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The Other Clinton

"We need not just a new generation of leadership but a new gender of leadership" - Bill Clinton

The former president and First Husband-hopeful keeps busy stumping for Hillary and raising funds for the Clinton Global Initiative.

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February 2008
- Bill's Critics Wrong About His Legacy
  
  Slate | Feb 13, 08 8:06 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton’s hold on poorer Democratic voters can be attributed to “unquestionable” leftward progress on the economy during her husband’s presidency, David Greenberg writes in Slate. Her campaign may downplay the first Clinton years, but that era produced a progressive budget that included “the most significant anti-poverty measure” since LBJ. That's contrary to revisionist spin, especially from Obama supporters, that calls Clintonism “a betrayal of liberalism." More »
- 'Bossy? Aloof?' Index of Hillary Bio Is Way Off
  
  New York Times | Feb 11, 08 7:39 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Readers looking for a crash course in everything Hillary can try the index of Carl Bernstein's A Woman in Charge, and find a laundry list of moody traits: "bossiness," "aloofness," "anger, temper and hurt" are only the A's and B's. But New York Times blogger David Kelly uncovers just one problem: the bio doesn't live up to its index. More »
- Bill Admits He Is Unlike 'Any Other Spouse'
  
  WCSH (Portland, Maine) | Feb 8, 08 2:21 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Bill Clinton said yesterday he took the wrong approach in defending his wife before the South Carolina primary. “The mistake that I made is to think that I was a spouse like any other spouse," he said in an interview with a TV reporter in Maine. "I can promote Hillary but not defend her, because I was president." More »
January 2008
- Clinton Helped Crony Land Mining Deal
  
  New York Times | 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 charitable foundation got a $31.3 million check from Giustra. More »
- Sniping Heats Up as Obama Calls Clinton a 'Step Back'
  
  Associated Press | Jan 31, 08 10:04 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - He claims he didn't snub her at the State of the Union, but Barack Obama was definitely on offense against Hillary Clinton yesterday, arguing that another Clinton in the White House would be a step backward, AP reports. "I know it is tempting, after another presidency by a man named George Bush, to simply turn back the clock, and build a bridge back to the 20th century," said Obama, speaking to a crowd of 10,000 in Denver. More »
- Carter Backs Obama, Almost
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jan 30, 08 11:07 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Jimmy Carter came tantalizingly close to endorsing Barack Obama in an interview with the Wall Street Journal , calling the Illinois senator's campaign "extraordinary and titillating for me and my family." While he's officially neutral, the former president and Nobel Prize winner heaped praise on Obama, predicting that he could win southern states that Democrats have written off in the past. More »
- Clinton Still Leads in the Big States
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jan 28, 08 1:34 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama's landslide win in South Carolina gave the Illinois senator a hefty boost in the lead-up to Super Tuesday, but the big states are voting on Feb. 5, and Clinton holds the lead in most of them. The sheer diversity will prevent candidates from doing the whistle-stop campaigning that's gone into the races so far, and the demographic seem to play to her strengths, with large numbers of Latinos and white women. But many Democratic voters remain undecided, polls are often inaccurate, and Obama has the Kennedys on his side. More »
- Hillary to Sideline Attack Dog Bill
  
  New York Times | Jan 28, 08 12:09 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - As Hillary Clinton reels from her blowout defeat in South Carolina, Democrats worry that her husband's attacks on Barack Obama may have done irreparable harm to her candidacy—and her aides are preparing to push Bill toward the wings. Step 1 will be returning Bill Clinton to the sunnier presence on display before the Iowa caucuses, reports the New York Times. More »
- GOP Will Lose, Unless Hillary Faces McCain
  
  New York Times | Jan 27, 08 3:33 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Despite a crippled GOP, the Dems could still lose the White House in '08, Frank Rich writes in the New York Times : All they need is for Clinton to face McCain. 'Billary' alone would provide "two fat targets" to unite Republican rage. Plus a vetting of donors to Bill's presidential library may turn up ugly surprises—not to mention any bad news that may lurk in Hillary's health care documents, millions of which remain under wraps. More »
- GOP Hopefuls Can Agree on Something
  
  Washington Post | Jan 25, 08 7:08 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A Hillary Clinton presidency is the only thing that makes fractious Republicans “forget their differences and join hands in common purpose,” ex-Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson writes in the Washington Post . It’s not her policies but the specter of a partisan past that means the senator is “the closest there is to an incumbent” in 2008—and thus the object of GOP hatred. More »
- Clintons, Obama Play Nice
  
  Washington Post | Jan 25, 08 4:06 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hostilities in the Clinton-Obama feud appear to have ceased for now, reports the Washington Post . Attack ads were pulled from South Carolina local radio, starting with one from Hillary Clinton's campaign calling Barack Obama a closet Republican and a Ronald Reagan fan. The Obama response ad, saying Hillary will "say anything and change nothing," was yanked soon after. More »
- $20M Payday May Await Bill Clinton
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jan 22, 08 12:30 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hoping to insulate his wife’s presidential campaign from potential conflicts of interest, Bill Clinton is negotiating to untangle himself from a business relationship with billionaire Ron Burkle that includes a potentially sensitive link to Dubai, the Wall Street Journal reports. In the process, Clinton could earn a $20 million payout. More »
- Obama Parries 2 Clintons in Harsh, Personal Debate
  
  Washington Post | Jan 22, 08 6:31 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Last night's acrimonious Democratic presidential debate saw Barack Obama confront an increasingly aggressive Hillary Clinton, reports the Washington Post , but the Illinois senator was really countering two Clintons at once. Over the past two weeks Bill has led the charge against Obama's credibility and record, most notoriously with his "fairy tale" remark, and last night Obama retorted, "I can't tell who I'm running against sometimes." More »
- Top Dems Tell Bill to Chill
  
  Newsweek | Jan 21, 08 1:01 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Top Democrats are telling Bill Clinton to tone down his anti-Obama rhetoric, Newsweek reports. He draws crowds, money, and support for his wife, but Democratic leaders like Ted Kennedy and Rahm Emanuel have confronted Clinton about his down-and-dirty approach. They see it as unpresidential, not beneficial to the party, and possibly harmful to his international image. More »
- Nev. Union Bullied Voters, Clinton Claims
  
  Politico | Jan 19, 08 5:20 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Bill Clinton said today he personally witnessed reps from the pro-Obama Culinary Workers union threaten members who vowed to vote for Hillary in the Nevada caucuses. Workers who weren't pro-Obama would have their schedules changed to keep them from voting, Clinton claimed. “This is ludicrous,” the union’s political director told Politico, noting that workers can take time off to vote without consulting the union. More »
- Who's the Iron Fist, Who's the Velvet Glove?
  
  CNN | Jan 18, 08 6:39 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - As the former First Couple endeavors to become the future First Couple, they’re splitting up on the campaign trail so Hillary can stay positive while Bill plays the attack dog, CNN reports. Compare their responses to the Nevada caucuses lawsuit: Bill jumped down a reporter’s throat with scorn for special sites even as Hillary said “obviously” she wants to maximize voter participation. More »
- Tyra, Hillary Dish About Bill
  
  People | Jan 15, 08 4:54 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton talked about her husband's affair with Monica Lewinsky during a taping of The Tyra Banks Show yesterday, People reports. No tears were shed (it's New York, not New Hampshire), and Clinton said she "never doubted Bill’s love for me, ever." Asked to offer advice to other women going through the same thing, she responded, “I say you have to be true to yourself." More »
- Clintons Try Easing Racial Flap
  
  Washington Post | Jan 12, 08 5:33 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Bill Clinton was in damage control mode yesterday, going on Al Sharpton’s radio show to clear the air over remarks that some have called racially insensitive. Clinton offended by calling Obama’s campaign a “fairy tale,” but Bill says he was referring to Obama’s statements on an Iraq vote. Clinton backers meanwhile attacked Obama for aggravating the issue, the Washington Post reports. More »
- Bill Loses It, Calls Barack Story 'Fairytale'
  
  ABC News | Jan 8, 08 4:51 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - While his wife was nearly in tears yesterday, Bill Clinton was losing his cool, angrily telling a crowd that the press has given Barack Obama a free ride and that his seductive political narrative is “the biggest fairy tale I’ve ever seen.” The ex-prez said Obama had sanitized his record and both Clintons had been “blistered” by unfair and inaccurate attacks. More »
- 'Comeback Kid' Hitting Wall in Granite State
  
  New York Times | Jan 7, 08 8:41 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Bill Clinton is running into a Granite wall. Stumping for Hillary's floundering campaign in the state that catapulted his own floundering 1992 campaign to the White House, the master politician is finding half-empty gyms and half-asleep crowds, reports the New York Times. Bill's turned down the wattage, to avoid upstaging his less charismatic wife, and the result isn't working crowds into a fervor. More »

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This image from video released by Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign shows Hillary and Bill Clinton on a Web video that spoofs the final scene of the popular HBO mobster series "The Sopranos". The... (Associated Press)

This image from video released by Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign shows former president Bill Clinton and wife Hillary (not shown) on a Web video that spoofs the final scene of the popular HBO... (Associated Press)

State Fairgrounds Monday, July 2, 2007 in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) (Associated Press)

Former President Bill Clinton and his wife Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., during a rally, Monday, July 2, 2007, at the Iowa state fairgrounds in Des Moines,... (Associated Press)

Former South African president Nelson Mandela, left, is escorted by former U.S. president Bill Clinton into the auditorium at the Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday July 19, 2007.... (Associated Press)

Former President Bill Clinton, right, answers a reporter's question during a meeting with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, left, at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007... (Associated Press)

U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., gives her husband, former President Bill Clinton, a hug as Little Rock Nine member Minnijean Brown Trickey, left, applauds after the former president spoke to... (Associated Press)

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton shakes hands with awaiting fans as he leaves a central London bookstore, after he signed copies of his new book 'Giving (Associated Press)

Former President Bill Clinton speaks in Dublin on Sept. 29, 2006, after Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern signed an agreement to commit millions to the global foundation run by Clinton, for its program... (Associated Press)

Former President Clinton sits on a set of steps as he listens to his wife, presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., as she speaks during a fundraiser in Washington, Tuesday, March 20, 2007.... (Associated Press)

Former President Bill Clinton pauses during an address to an audience at Stevens High School in Claremont, N.H., Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007. Clinton said Tuesday that if reporters covered the candidates' public... (Associated Press)

Former President Bill Clinton looks on as his wife Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks during a rally, Monday, July 2, 2007, at the Iowa state fairgrounds... (Associated Press)

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton waves to awaiting fans as he leaves a central London bookstore, after he signed copies of his new book 'Giving (Associated Press)

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Hillary Rodham Clinton
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Hillary Rodham Clinton , 1947-, American lawyer and political figure, wife of U.S. President Bill Clinton , b. Chicago, grad. Wellesley College (B.A. 1969), Yale Law School (L.L.B., 1973). After law school she served on the House panel that investigated the Watergate affair . She was in private ...

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Bill Clinton
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Bill Clinton (William Jefferson Clinton), 1946-, 42d President of the United States (1993-2001), b. Hope, Ark. His father died before he was born, and he was originally named William Jefferson Blythe 4th, but after his mother remarried, he assumed the surname of his stepfather. After graduating ...

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