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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Clinton Global Initiative

Clinton Global Initiative stories: 10 news summaries
INTERVIEW

Bill Clinton:
Obama Will Win Health Battle

Up to 6 GOP senators may back Baucus bill, says former president

Sep 18, 09 7:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama will prevail in his fight to pass a health reform bill, his predecessor Bill Clinton insists in an interview with Bloomberg. The former president predicts that Olympia Snowe and probably Susan Collins, Maine's two moderate Republican senators, will be persuaded to vote for the Baucus bill, which he... More »

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Barack Obama • Bill Clinton • president • Olympia Snowe • Susan Collins • health care reform • Clinton Global Initiative • interview

Clinton Donor List Loaded With Foreign Governments

Saudi Arabia tops list

Dec 18, 08 11:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Bill Clinton is disclosing all the donors to his foundation today, and the list is full of foreign interests, the AP reports. Saudi Arabia alone pitched in more than $10 million to Clinton’s causes. Governments from Norway, Kuwait, Qatar, Brunei, Oman, Italy, Jamaica, and India also pitched in, as... More »

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Saudi Arabia • Bill Clinton • donor • Clinton Global Initiative • Frank Giustra • Clinton Foundation

 Bill Subject to 
 Toothless Rules 

Obama's regulations may do little to restrain ex-prez

Dec 9, 08 1:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Bill Clinton agreed to rules covering his charity work and earnings so his wife can run the State Department, but the new restrictions still offer the former president plenty of leeway, Politico reports. Clinton may stick to the rules at first, but  “then perhaps—just because he has this... More »

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Barack Obama • Bill Clinton • Clinton Global Initiative • regulations • President Obama

OPINION

 Who Are You Calling 
 a Liability? 

Clinton doing good work

Dec 2, 08 2:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Washington’s pundit class has furiously argued that Bill Clinton’s mountain of foreign entanglements will prove a liability for the Obama administration. Poppycock, writes Joe Conason in Salon. Clinton has accepted some restrictions on his activities, and those make sense. “What would not make sense, however, is to... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • Clinton Global Initiative • Obama administration

Bill's $500K Kuwait Speech Shadows Hillary Vetting

Pricey talk to Kuwaiti bankers is the kind of situation that raises concern

Nov 19, 08 5:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Bill Clinton hailed the prospect of Hillary becoming Barack Obama's secretary of state in a speech to a group of Kuwaiti bankers Sunday, and the $500,000 he pocketed for the talk highlights the kind of complications that have ensnarled his wife's vetting process, reports the Daily Beast. Clinton, who... More »

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Hillary Clinton • secretary of State • Bill Clinton • Clinton Global Initiative • Clinton Foundation • Obama administration

 To Vet Her, 
 Obama 
 Looks at Him 


Clinton Global initiative work could create conflict of interest for No. 42

Nov 17, 08 7:41 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s lawyers are looking into Bill Clinton’s international endeavors, afraid they might create conflicts of interest if Hillary lands the secretary of state job. Clinton works closely with foreign governments and officials on philanthropic projects, and more problematically, has accepted millions in speaking fees from them. “... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • secretary of State • Bill Clinton • Clinton Global Initiative • President Obama

 Gore Calls for Civil 
 Disobedience Vs. Coal 

Says world is losing climate change battle

Sep 25, 08 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Earth defender Al Gore is calling for a campaign of civil disobedience and protest to halt construction of 48 coal plants that lack the technology to capture and store carbon, Reuters reports. "If you're a young person looking at the future of this planet, I believe we have reached... More »

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climate change • Al Gore • global warming • Clinton Global Initiative • civil disobedience • carbon sequestration • geo-sequestration

Blair to Take Yale Post This Fall

Former British PM will combine religion, politics classes with Middle East peace mission

Mar 7, 08 7:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Tony Blair’s ties to President Bush are getting thicker by the minute: The former British prime minister will take a teaching position at Yale, Dubya's alma mater, this fall, the Guardian reports; Blair's son Euan is a grad student at the university, the Yale Daily News reports. Blair, who's... More »

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Tony Blair • Yale University • Bill Clinton • The Quartet • Clinton Global Initiative • Iraq war • London School of Economics • Blair Faith Foundation • George W. Bush

Clinton Helped Crony Land Mining Deal

After trip to Kazakhstan, buddy tapped uranium, Bill's charity got $31M

Jan 31, 08 12:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Two days after former president Bill Clinton took pal and mining mogul Frank Giustra to meet Kazakhstan's de facto dictator, Giustra landed a monster contract to mine uranium with state-run mining company Kazatomprom, the New York Times reports—despite his firm’s lack of relevant experience. Shortly thereafter, Clinton’s... More »

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Hillary Clinton • mining • Bill Clinton • corruption • charity • Kazakhstan • uranium • Clinton Global Initiative • Kazatomprom • Frank Giustra

Clinton Summit Pulls in Billions

Norway, Netherlands, Brangelina vow to help

Sep 27, 07 7:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Over 1,000 philanthropists pledged billions of dollars at this year's Clinton Global Initiative, where the ex-president annually brings together world leaders, corporate biggies and change-minded celebs. Angelina Jolie plans to educate 1 million children in conflicted areas; Brad Pitt pledged $5 million to build homes in New Orleans, and... More »

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philanthropy • Africa • Angelina Jolie • pregnancy • Brad Pitt • New Orleans • Bill Clinton • Netherlands • Norway • infant mortality • charity • donation • Clinton Global Initiative

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