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OPINION

 What the GOP Needs 
 Is a Bill Clinton 

Douthat: Way out of this mess is to find a new breed of moderate

May 5, 09 9:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Republican moderates like Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe, and Arlen Specter are right that the GOP has a hole in the center, writes Ross Douthat in the New York Times. The problem is that they’re not the right kind of centrists to fill it. Yankee Republican moderates are either just... More »

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Bill Clinton • Arlen Specter • Republican Party • centrist • Gary Hart • moderate • Ross Douthat

Analysis

On Hot-Button Issues, Obama Keeps Cool

Takes steps thought
to be sudden death
for pols—and scores

Apr 22, 09 10:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has been “dancing on cultural third rails with seeming impunity,” reports Jonathan Martin of Politico. He’s gone to France and called America “arrogant,” liberalized relations with Cuba, and eased up on medical marijuana—all moves that Bill Clinton wouldn’t have touched with... More »

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Barack Obama • Bill Clinton • Clinton administration • social liberals • culture wars • Obama administration

 Bush, Clinton Plan 
 Public Chat in Toronto 

Will discuss past 16 years, current issues

Apr 21, 09 9:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will appear in Toronto next month for a two-hour, moderated “conversation,” the Globe and Mail reports. But don’t expect a bloodbath: The former presidents will likely hold a friendly discussion of past events and current issues. Still, the meeting promises to... More »

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Canada • Bill Clinton • president • Toronto • George W. Bush • conversation

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton has a deal for you. Longtime buddy James Carville sent a letter to supporters today asking for donations to help retire her campaign debt, reports the Washington Independent. For $5 or more, donors are entered to win one of three prizes: a day with Bill Clinton in New... More »

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Hillary Clinton • American Idol • secretary of State • Bill Clinton • James Carville • Paul Begala • campaign debt

Quaid, Moore
to Play Clintons
in HBO Movie

Film will examine rocky US/UK relationship  during Blair years

Mar 25, 09 2:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dennis Quaid and Julianne Moore have been picked to play Bill and Hillary Clinton in a planned HBO film, Variety reports. Special Relationship will examine the often rocky relationship between Bill and Tony Blair in the late '90s. Michael Sheen and Helen McCrory are set to reprise their Queen roles... More »

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Hillary Clinton • HBO • Bill Clinton • Dennis Quaid • movies • Julianne Moore

(Newser) - The Decider, aka George W. Bush, will write a book titled Decision Points, the New York Post reports. The former president's rumored advance for the book, due out in 2010, is $7 million. That’s $5 million short of Bill Clinton’s deal for My Life, $1 million less than... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Tony Blair • Bill Clinton • publishing • memoir • Random House • George W. Bush • book deal • Crown Publishing Group • My Pet Goat

 Clinton Turns 
 Back on Burkle, $20M

Amount owed from former business deal may have diminished with economy

Mar 16, 09 9:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Clinton has called it quits with Ron Burkle's Yucaipa Cos, walking away from a payment once estimated at up to $20 million, the Wall Street Journal reports. Clinton began distancing himself from Yucaipa in 2007 as Hillary Clinton’s run for the White House heated up, and continued to... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Ron Burkle • Bill Clinton • Dubai • Senate confirmation hearings • Yucaipa • Clinton Foundation

(Newser) - Be careful, President Obama. Your poll numbers are high, but political danger lurks, writes Fred Barnes in the Weekly Standard. The moderate candidate has shifted left as president, just as Bill Clinton did to his own detriment, and an "embryonic" centrist-right opposition is stirring. “Obama may be fostering... More »

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Newt Gingrich • GOP • Bill Clinton • centrist • economic stimulus package • Obama administration • backlash • President Obama • economic downturn

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton had some serious business in Turkey today, but a stop at a talk show revealed a gushier side, Reuters reports. When asked about the "last" time she fell in love, she proved her diplomatic mettle. “It was so long ago, with my husband,” she said,... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Turkey • diplomacy • secretary of State • Bill Clinton • love • Obama administration • television interview

OPINION

 Obama Makes 
 GOP Miss Clinton 


Mar 5, 09 2:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Back in the '90s you wouldn’t hear many Republicans waxing poetic about Bill Clinton, but these days, that’s exactly what Steve Chapman of the Chicago Tribune is doing. “Clinton, for all his appetites and excesses, was a cautious, centrist sort of Democrat” who “proclaimed—or conceded—... More »

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Barack Obama • Bill Clinton • conservative • budget deficit • balanced budget • fiscal policy • Republicans

ANALYSIS

GOP's Cantor Plays Foil in Obama's Bipartisan Push


Feb 26, 09 11:40 AM CST
(Newser) - At a time when congressional Republicans hold little power, Minority Whip Eric Cantor has finagled a pivotal role for himself in Washington. Cantor—Barack Obama’s Republican of choice in bipartisan overtures—has coyly positioned himself against House Democrats instead of the popular president, Rick Klein notes for ABC News.... More »

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Barack Obama • Newt Gingrich • Republican • Bill Clinton • House minority whip • bipartisanship • House Republicans • Eric Cantor • President Obama

Republicans Hope for 1994 All Over Again

But Dems are in a
better position than
they were under Clinton

Feb 23, 09 2:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama is banking on change, but Republicans are betting things haven’t changed much at all. They’re hoping to bounce back from the political wasteland using the same playbook that swept them into power in 1994, Jeanne Cummings writes in Politico. The strategy: Unite against Democrats' economic policy,... More »

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Barack Obama • Newt Gingrich • health insurance • Bill Clinton • health care reform • Grover Norquist • economic stimulus package • political strategy • Republicans

(Newser) - Socks is no more. The First Cat of the Clinton White House died today at the age of 20, People reports. The feline, who had lived with Bill Clinton’s former personal secretary, Betty Curie, since leaving the White House, was put down after a bout with throat cancer.... More »

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Hillary Clinton • White House • Bill Clinton • euthanasia • cat • feline • Socks the Cat • Betty Currie • throat cancer

Clinton Gives Obama High Marks, Blasts Bush

Bill Clinton praises Obama, urges him not to get depressing

Feb 20, 09 9:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Bill Clinton knows a thing or two about dealing with recalcitrant Republicans, and he has some advice for President Obama: "It takes two to tango." The ex-president tells ABC News he gives Obama an “A” for his performance so far, along with a warning about appearances.... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • secretary of State • Bill Clinton • economic stimulus package • George W. Bush • former presidents • Obama administration • Obama Cabinet

OPINION

It's Been
3 Weeks,
Not 4 Years

A rocky stretch this early won't define Obama's presidency

Feb 11, 09 9:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Stop worrying. “Sure, President Obama had a lousy week. A week is not a presidency.” In fact, writes Ruth Marcus in the Washington Post, despite Tom Daschle's withdrawal and the bumpy rollout of the stimulus, Obama is outperforming any reasonable standard. He’s signed major laws on pay... More »

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Barack Obama • Bill Clinton • SCHIP • economic stimulus package • bipartisanship • George W. Bush • Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act • Obama administration • President Obama

 Bill and Vlad Pal Around Davos 

Sec. of State's hubby wastes no time slipping into global role

Jan 30, 09 7:55 AM CST
(Newser) - With the ink barely dry on Hillary Clinton’s confirmation as secretary of state, her husband is already glad-handing on the world stage, holding meetings with foreign leaders at Davos that culminated with a 90-minute sit-down with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. At a private party, Putin toasted Clinton as... More »

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Moscow • Vladimir Putin • Bill Clinton • international relations • World Economic Forum • Davos

(AP) - Bill Clinton earned nearly $6 million in speaking fees last year, almost all of it from foreign companies, say financial documents filed by his wife. Of the former president's $5.7 million in 2008 honoraria, $4.6 million came from foreign sources, including Kuwait's national bank and firms in Canada,... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • foreign donors • speaking engagements • Clinton Foundation

OPINION

25 People Responsible
for the Crisis

Greenspan, King, and Clinton all played a role, the Guardian writes

Jan 26, 09 3:25 PM CST
(Newser) - The current recession is a wholly man-made phenomenon, the Guardian reminds us, and they’ve got the names of those responsible. Here are four from their list of 25:
  • Alan Greenspan: Fed chair for 19 years, Greenspan kept interest rates low as the housing bubble developed, backed subprime lending
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Bill Clinton • Alan Greenspan • credit market • Bank of England • Standard and Poor • Mervyn King • George W. Bush • Phil Gramm • financial crisis • recession depression

 Clinton, Cornyn Share Words 


Jan 20, 09 3:42 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and John Cornyn shared some spirited words today after the inauguration, Politico reports. Cornyn is blocking a Senate vote today on Clinton’s confirmation as secretary of state over concerns about the transparency of Bill Clinton’s foundation. While the conversation seemed animated, a rep for Cornyn said... More »

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Hillary Clinton • secretary of State • Bill Clinton • John Cornyn • delay • Senate confirmation hearings • Clinton Foundation • transparency • President Obama

Carter Gives 
Clinton the
Cold Shoulder 

Ex-presidents, in longtime feud, frostily ignore each other

Jan 20, 09 2:17 PM CST
(Newser) - The bad feeling between Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter was on display today as the two ex-presidents ignored each other on the way to the inaugural platform, ABC reports. Carter greeted Barbara and George HW Bush warmly but walked straight past Bill and Hillary. The feud goes back to 1980,... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Jimmy Carter • Bill Clinton • feud • Monica Lewinsky • inauguration • snub • former presidents • President Obama • Inauguration Day

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