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Clinton administration stories: 31 news summaries

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OPINION

2010 Won't See Another Republican Revolution

Parallels with 1994
are exaggerated

Sep 29, 09 9:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hopeful Republicans are starting to play up the similarities between 1994 and 2010 but any talk of a second Republican Revolution is probably just wishful thinking, writes Ed Kilgore in the New Republic. The Republican capture of the House in '94 was made possible by retiring Democrats—some 22 of... More »

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Congress • Newt Gingrich • Senate • House of Representatives • Clinton administration • Republican Party • Election 2010

Historian Sheds Gossipy Light on Clinton Years

In new book, ex-prez discusses Lewinsky, Yeltsin's drunken caper

Sep 21, 09 1:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Between 1993 and 2001, historian Taylor Branch met regularly with then-President Clinton for a series of taped interviews. The transcripts form the basis of a new book, The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President, to be released next week. USA Today got a look and singles out some highlights:... More »

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John McCain • Al Gore • Boris Yeltsin • White House • Bill Clinton • president • Democrat • Clinton administration • Monica Lewinsky • George W. Bush • interview • Taylor Branch • Blair House • The Clinton Tapes

OPINION

Liberals Ought to Ditch the Public Option

An incentivized private market can cover everyone, at lower cost

Sep 8, 09 11:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Liberals need to abandon the notion that no health care reform is acceptable without a public option, former Clinton aide and health industry consultant Matt Miller writes in the Washington Post. Progressives’ top priority should be to make sure every American can access group coverage outside an employment... More »

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Switzerland • Netherlands • health care industry • Clinton administration • health care reform • public option

ANAlYSIS

 Clinton Health Care 
 Defeat Molds 
 Dem Strategy 

Democrat's all-encompassing issue is 'too big to drop,' warn Bill's aides

Sep 6, 09 8:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Top aides to Senate Democrats met with former Clinton administration advisers before the congressional summer break in another bid to determine where the last health care reform push went wrong, and how to avoid a repeat of the mistakes, reports the New York Times. Here are a few of the... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • Congress • Clinton administration

OPINION

 Obama Success 
 Could Hinge 
 on Address 

Big speech to Congress next week likely to make or break health care reform

Sep 3, 09 1:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama's address to a  joint session of Congress next Wednesday could well be the biggest moment of his presidency, Nate Silver writes in FiveThirtyEight. Two-thirds of voters are still confused about the president's plans for health care, and this speech will be a make-or-break chance to give them some... More »

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health care • Congress • Clinton administration • health care reform • speech • Obama administration • President Obama

OPINION

 Sorry, Mr. President, 
 Nobody Likes Change 

Let's reform health care, as long as it can stay the same

Aug 28, 09 9:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you listen to pandering politicians or ranting radio hosts, you’d think Americans want big, far-reaching change right away. They might disagree on what change, but nobody likes the way things are. Well, you’d be wrong, writes Michael Kinsley for the Washington Post. As the health care... More »

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protests • Clinton administration • health care reform • town hall meeting • change • Obama administration • President Obama • William Kristol

(Newser) - President Obama's job-approval rating slipped to 50% in Gallup poll results out today, a new low for the 10-month-old administration, the Los Angeles Times reports. The drawn-out health care reform debate apparently is dragging down the number, which hit 69% after the inauguration. The disapproval number is 43%. "It's... More »

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Bush administration • Bill Clinton • Richard Nixon • Clinton administration • George HW Bush • Gerald Ford • approval ratings • George W. Bush • Gallup poll • Gallup • Obama administration • President Obama

(Newser) - Presidents from FDR to Nixon to Clinton tried and failed to reform the health care system, but with Barack Obama closer than ever before, the left is already blasting him for compromising too much. That's a shame, writes Clinton strategist Paul Begala, who regrets "setting the bar at 100%"... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • Clinton administration • health care reform • Social Security • Paul Begala • public option

 Welfare Rolls Soar 
 Along With Unemployment 

Many make shift as jobless benefits run out

Jun 22, 09 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Welfare rolls are on the rise nationwide for the first time since President Clinton signed a bill overhauling the system in 1996, the Wall Street Journal reports. Welfare recipients’ ranks fell in some areas at the beginning of the recession, but now 23 of the 30 biggest US states are... More »

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Bill Clinton • Clinton administration • unemployment • jobless claims • unemployment benefits • welfare • food stamps • public assistance • jobless • welfare reform

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

(Newser) - Toughened by years in the political wilderness, liberal lobbyists are organized and ready to support President Obama on issues ranging from health care to taxing the rich, the New York Times reports. “This is no longer going to be Barack Obama standing by himself getting pilloried by the special... More »

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media • Clinton administration • liberals • health care reform • Center for American Progress • Obama administration • John Podesta • President Obama

Emanuel and 3 Pals Never Miss Their Morning Calls

Emanuel, Carville, Begala, Stephanopoulos talk every day

Jan 27, 09 10:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel may have his hands full these days, but not too full to touch base every single morning with three longtime pals: James Carville, George Stephanopoulos, and Paul Begala, reports Politico. The four Dems never skip the chance to trade information and gossip, often in... More »

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Clinton administration • Rahm Emanuel • James Carville • George Stephanopoulos • conference call • Paul Begala • Obama administration

Supreme Court Strikes Down Web Porn Law

Overturns Child Online Protection Act on 1st Amendment grounds

Jan 21, 09 1:45 PM CST
(Newser) - The US Supreme Court closed the door today on legislation designed to protect children from Internet pornography, the New York Times reports. The legislation, which was signed into law in 1998 but never took effect, was repeatedly struck down on First Amendment grounds. It set strict fines and jail time... More »

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Bush administration • Internet • pornography • children • Clinton administration • Internet service providers • US Supreme Court • minor • Child Online Protection Act

 Bush White House 
 Empties Out Today 

Staffers wistful as all traces of them get wiped away

Jan 16, 09 12:06 PM CST
(Newser) - By the close of business today, the White House will be almost empty of staff, reports Politico. By Monday, there will be no physical trace of the Bush administration left in the building, as if 8 years of history could be unwritten by the crew of cleaners and painters. Says... More »

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Bush administration • White House • Clinton administration • inauguration • George W. Bush • White House political office

Holder Pushed Clemency
for Puerto Rican Militants

Obama's attorney-general pick helped commute sentences for PR nationalists

Jan 9, 09 12:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s attorney-general nominee fought for clemency for 16 militant Puerto Rican nationalists during his time in the Clinton administration, the Los Angeles Times reports. Eric Holder pushed Justice Department subordinates to pave the way to Clinton’s clemency grant, documents show, sparking fury from law-enforcement officials who’d... More »

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Attorney General • Bill Clinton • Clinton administration • clemency • Puerto Rico • nationalism • militant • Eric Holder • transition team • President Obama

OSHA Gutted by
Bush White House

Safety standards eased in response to industry pressure

Dec 29, 08 12:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Under President Bush, political appointees at OSHA caved to industry pressure by withdrawing or watering down workplace health and safety regulations, the Washington Post reports. From 2001 to 2007, the agency issued 86% fewer "economically significant" rules than it did under Clinton. It's "like turning a ketchup bottle... More »

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Bush administration • Clinton administration • workplace safety • OSHA

Next Stab at Health Reform Looks More Promising

Industry claims to be ready to compromise

Nov 20, 08 9:33 AM CST
(Newser) - If health care reform passes this time, a major factor will be that its erstwhile enemies are now rooting for it, the Wall Street Journal reports. An industry roadblock killed the Clinton administration’s attempt in the early 1990s, but this time, insurers are playing ball. “You see a... More »

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health care • Ted Kennedy • health care industry • universal health care • Clinton administration • health care reform • Max Baucus • Tom Daschle • health insurers • President Obama

OPINION

 Holder Is 'Sept. 10' Pick for AG 

Conservative mag urges GOP to vote against Obama's Justice nominee

Nov 19, 08 4:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Eric Holder is “a conventional, check-the-boxes creature of the Left,” the editors of the National Review write of Barack Obama’s reported choice for Attorney General, and his selection reveals a “September 10 mentality” and a “lack of seriousness about the terrorist threat.” They add,... More »

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Barack Obama • Department of Justice • Attorney General • Clinton administration • Janet Reno • National Review • Eric Holder • Marc Rich

 Obama Taps Holder for AG 

DC lawyer, who has accepted post, oversaw VP selection; confirmation looks likely

Nov 18, 08 3:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Eric Holder, a former US Attorney, judge, and deputy attorney general under Bill Clinton, will be Barack Obama’s nominee to head the Justice Department, Newsweek reports. Sources say Holder has been considered for the post from the beginning, and he ran the Democrat’s vice-presidential search along with Caroline... More »

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Barack Obama • Attorney General • Clinton administration • confirmation hearings • transition • Election 2008 • Eric Holder • President Obama • Marc Rich

ANALYSIS

Obama Hires Clinton Talent —to Avoid Clinton Mistakes

Hopes experience will smooth transition; Hillary's political team left out

Nov 14, 08 2:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama may be considering adding Hillary Clinton to his Cabinet, but his transition already has the feel of that other Clinton politician, Politico reports. Thirty-one of the 47 people named to new jobs so far are staffers who cut their Washington teeth in Bill Clinton's administration. The Obama camp... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • Clinton administration • Clintonites • transition team • President Obama

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