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Bill Agrees to Short Leash if Hill Goes to State

Ex-president agrees to put business, charitable activities under ethics review

By Gabriel Winant,  Newser User

Posted Nov 19, 2008 7:36 AM CST
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(Newser) – Bill Clinton is willing to do whatever he needs to do to get out of the way of Hillary's becoming secretary of state, reports the Wall Street Journal. That includes vetting in advance his speaking engagements and putting on hold charitable and business activities that might pose conflicts of interest if she is nominated.

If his wife is at Foggy Bottom, Bill will disclose all new donors to his foundation, as well as “major” past donors. He will also submit all new donors, and requests for him to give paid speeches, to ethics review. While she’s secretary, he’d step down from the foundation’s daily operations. “Bill Clinton will not be the obstacle to whether Hillary gets this job or not,” says a Democrat familiar with the situation. That said, Hillary hasn't decided whether to take the job, insiders tell the Journal; she's said to be still weighing the relative merits of staying in the Senate.

Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, at a rally in Orlando, Fla. on Oct. 20, 2008. Bill Clinton will scale back globe-trotting deals and fundraising while his wife is at State.
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, at a rally in Orlando, Fla. on Oct. 20, 2008. Bill Clinton will scale back globe-trotting deals and fundraising while his wife is at State.   (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, talks to former President Bill Clinton after addressing supporters at a rally in Kissimmee, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008.
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, talks to former President Bill Clinton after addressing supporters at a rally in Kissimmee, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008.   (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Then-presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., sits on the stage with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-NY, and President Bill Clinton, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008.
Then-presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., sits on the stage with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-NY, and President Bill Clinton, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008.   (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Guest
Nov 18, 2008 11:15 PM CST
Obama is our next president, so get over it sore loser.
Guest
Nov 18, 2008 8:27 PM CST
Bill doesn't want to part with his foreign cash cows. Obama will be the same. "I did not...have sexual relations...with that woman..." A typical lying democrat. Obama has no new ideas...bringing back all of Clinton's old hands...God (with a capital G) help the USA. Bill Clinton part 3.
Guest
Nov 18, 2008 8:16 PM CST
Bill is begging her to stay in the senate,he doesn't want any part of Latvia or Gitmo.

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