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NEWS ABOUT: Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton stories: 333 news summaries

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Barack, Hillary Tangle
For Bill's Brain Trust

Clinton's Foreign Policy Wonks In Demand Again

Sep 7, 07 9:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democratic hopefuls Clinton and Obama are competing for the loyalties of Bill Clinton’s foreign policy advisers, Newsweek's Michael Hirsh reveals. While Hillary has poached a few mid-level aides from her husband's administration, several are informally allying with Obama—including counter-terrorism expert Richard Clarke, who has begun advising the Illinois... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • Richard Clarke • Election 2008

Writer Blames Clintons for Stalled DVD

'Path to 9/11' on hold as Hillary's campaign moves forward

Sep 6, 07 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Clinton campaign has blocked the DVD release of "The Path to 9/11," the writer of the controversial miniseries tells the LA Times. Democrats criticized it when it aired last year, and writer Cyrus Nowrasteh says the Clintons don't like the way it portrays Bill's presidency. "... More »

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Hillary Clinton • censorship • ABC • Bill Clinton • Cyrus Nowrasteh • Oliver Stone

Castro Casts
Lot With Clinton-Obama

Ailing dictator reminisces on presidents past

Aug 28, 07 3:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - One week after both Democratic hopefuls called for democracy in Cuba, Fidel Castro has called a Hillary Clinton-Barack Obama ticket “apparently unbeatable.” A Granma editorial attributed to the ailing revolutionary—who is rumored to be dead—says the US opposition he’s faced over the years is fodder... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Jimmy Carter • Fidel Castro • Cuba • Bill Clinton • Election 2008 • George W. Bush

Thompson Balanced in Probes

Thompson split difference between partisanship and truth

Aug 27, 07 12:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - With a critical role in several high-profile congressional investigations over three decades, Fred Thompson struggled to balance investigating targets and defending them. In its effort to illuminate the presidential hopeful’s political biography, the Times looks at Thompson’s role in the Watergate hearings, the probe into Reagan’s CIA... More »

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investigation • Fred Thompson • Watergate • Bill Clinton • Richard Nixon • scandal

Campaign Trail Awaits Chelsea Clinton—Again

She could be the first First Kid for two different administrations

Jul 31, 07 8:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - After nurturing a low profile for years, former First Daughter Chelsea Clinton, 27, is back in the public eye, stumping for her presidential candidate mom. During her mother's 2000 Senate campaign, she was little more than set dressing. She has reprised that role this time around but may play a... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • Chelsea Clinton • campaign trail • Election 2008 • presidential election

Hillary Preps for Trail Trouble From Brothers

Note to reporters: background Rodhams
may out-Roger Roger

Jul 23, 07 12:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton’s kid brother, long considered a campaign liability, is in fresh trouble: Bankrupt carnival owners who received 2000 presidential pardons are suing Tony Rodham for the repayment of loans made to him around the time of his brother-in-law's clemency. The New Republic reports Tony is still campaigning for... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • Tony Rodham

The Senator Wears Prada (Maybe)

Clinton's 'startling' show of cleavage gets
the Post's attention

Jul 20, 07 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton was discussing the high cost of college, but some eyes were trained on the low cut of her neckline. Under the senator’s pink blazer sat a black top that revealed a modicum of cleavage and caught the eye of Washington Post fashion editor Robin Givhan, who... More »

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Hillary Clinton • fashion • Prada • Bill Clinton • Oscar de la Renta • Donna Karan • Clinton 2008 • presidential election

Obama Says Hillary Is
Old News

Brands rival as candidate of the past, himself as for the future

Jul 5, 07 1:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Presidential hopeful Barack Obama took a swipe yesterday at his main Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, saying  "change can't just be a slogan" --a reference to the slogan she introduced just a few days ago, "Ready for Change, Ready to Lead."  In fact, her approach is more... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • presidential campaign • Bill Clinton • Democrat • Election 2008

Bill Stumps
With Hillary
in Iowa

Steps into helpmate role as she struggles
to regain momentum

Jul 3, 07 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Clinton is trying out the role of doting husband on a campaign swing through Iowa this week. Their first joint appearances  seem aimed to boost Hillary's likability and cut that 50% disapproval rating. Bill offers a warm introduction, affectionate hugs, and the claim that his wife is better qualified... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Iowa • presidential campaign • Bill Clinton • Democrat • campaign fundraising • presidential election

Clintons Sell Stock to
Avoid Bonds

Couple liquidates
blind trust to head off political fallout

Jun 15, 07 8:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nobody wants to see Whitewater II, least of all the Clintons. As Hillary barrels towards the White House, they've liquidated a blind trust worth $5 million to $25 million in an effort to avoid potential conflict-of-interest charges. The fund, invested on their behalf since Bill took office, included live-wire investments... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • Whitewater • presidential politics • trust fund • investments • trusts • Election 2008

Hillary Tied to Shady Donor

Lawsuit againt CEO reveals ethically questionable contributions

May 26, 07 7:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The CEO of infoUSA, a large consumer information broker, has given Bill and Hillary Clinton almost $3 million over the past four years. But a recent legal dustup between Vinod Gupta and his company's shareholders over extravagant spending and political donations is revealing a relationship with the Clintons that, according... More »

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Hillary Clinton • presidential campaign • campaign finance • CEO • Bill Clinton • Vinod Gupta • infoUSA • telemarketing • shareholders • lawsuit • campaign contributions

New Books Probe Hillary's Dark Side

Bernstein, Times writers relive Whitewater, chronicle drive to power

May 25, 07 5:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Washington Post gets a sneak peek at two upcoming books about Hillary Clinton, illuminating her turbulent marriage to Bill and voracious political ambition, just in time for 2008. A Woman in Charge, by Watergate star Carl Bernstein, details Hillary's terror of Whitewater prosecution and her annoyance at her husband's... More »

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Hillary Clinton • New York Times • presidency • Arkansas • Bill Clinton • Gennifer Flowers • Whitewater • Carl Bernstein • Election 2008

Records
Reveal Hawkish Hillary

Iraq vote may not have been anomaly

Mar 27, 07 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary  may be more hawkish than liberal supporters realize, Michael Crowley concludes after a lengthy look at the senator's history. Many assume she supported the Iraq war to look tough and won’t back down to avoid the label of flip-flopper. But long before 9/11, she was scornful of... More »

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Iraq • Hillary Clinton • military • politics • presidential campaign • Bill Clinton • Kosovo • war • Clinton administration • Marine • Election 2008 • Iraq war

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