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Bill and Barack Buddy Up Over Lunch

Relations have improved between president, ex-president

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 15, 2009 8:41 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Rapping knuckles on Wall Street is hard work, so when Barack Obama finished yesterday, he hopped over to Greenwich Village to grab a bite with Bill Clinton, reports the Washington Post. On the menu? "Fish, pasta and salad," said Clinton. "Even I was healthy." And up for discussion? The economy, and health care—in the latest sign that relations have warmed between the president and his Democratic predecessor.

The two were archenemies on the campaign trail, but these days Obama and Clinton meet almost regularly. They caught up at Walter Cronkite’s funeral last week, and a few weeks earlier Clinton came to Pennsylvania Avenue to report on his North Korea mission. Next week, Obama will speak at a Clinton Global Initiative meeting. The pair have “a very strong relationship,” says Robert Gibbs, adding that they “split the bill” at lunch.

Barack Obama walks with Bill Clinton after having lunch at Il Mulino, a Greenwich Village restaurant in New York, Monday, Sept. 14, 2009, following Obama's speech on Wall Street.
Barack Obama walks with Bill Clinton after having lunch at Il Mulino, a Greenwich Village restaurant in New York, Monday, Sept. 14, 2009, following Obama's speech on Wall Street.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Barack Obama talks with Bill Clinton outside a restaurant in Greenwich Village in New York, Monday, Sept. 14, 2009, after Obama spoke about the financial crisis at Federal Hall on Wall Street.
Barack Obama talks with Bill Clinton outside a restaurant in Greenwich Village in New York, Monday, Sept. 14, 2009, after Obama spoke about the financial crisis at Federal Hall on Wall Street.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Barack Obama walks with Bill Clinton after having lunch at Il Mulino, a Greenwich Village restaurant, following Obama's speech on Wall Street in New York, Monday, Sept. 14, 2009.
Barack Obama walks with Bill Clinton after having lunch at Il Mulino, a Greenwich Village restaurant, following Obama's speech on Wall Street in New York, Monday, Sept. 14, 2009.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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COMMENTS
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Guest
Sep 17, 2009 3:55 AM CDT
Those two leaders of the Free World....losers....House Majority Leader...loser....man what do you do for a living that you call these people losers.
passinthru
Sep 15, 2009 1:29 AM CDT
sorry man...it didnt take 8 years...it took three planes of citizens, 1 naval ship, 1 patriot act, AND 8 years of 'IN-OFFICE" stupidity. bush has been a dipshit his whole life.
Caps
Sep 15, 2009 1:04 AM CDT
atomick, your comment is so true, but thanks for a good laugh, especially the "Captain Dipshit" remark.

 
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