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Clinton Global Initiative

The Two Presidents Are In Sync Using the Media to Deliver the Message: CGI Opens in NYC.

Michelle Kraus | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics

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Michelle Kraus

The Clinton Global Initiative is a magnificent prelude to the meetings to be held later in the week with the Chinese government and other world leaders at the United Nations. This is a true gesture of unity.

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Live Blogging from CGI

Jack Hidary | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics

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Jack Hidary

Obama about to speak -- Matt Damon, Ashton Kutcher in the house. A well-coiffed Bill Clinton opened the 5th Clinton Global Initiative.

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Bill Clinton May Help This Woman Change the World

Katherine Gustafson | Posted 11.22.2009 | World

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Katherine Gustafson

Ruchira Gupta will be awarded the 2009 Clinton Global Citizen Award, which will make a tremendous difference in her ability to pursue her ambitious goal of dismantling the prostitution system in India.

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"Climate Week" and My Talks With China's Top Negotiator

Frances Beinecke | Posted 11.21.2009 | Green

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Frances Beinecke

Minister Xie said he hopes that Congress will pass a U.S. climate bill before international negotiations begin in Copenhagen in December.

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Bill Clinton Discusses Upcoming 2009 Meeting Of Clinton Global Initiative In Exclusive Video

Posted 11.21.2009 | World

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The fifth annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) begins tomorrow, September 22nd. The CGI describes their annual meeting on their webs...

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Reflecting on Sudan...

Mandy Moore | Posted 11.21.2009 | World

Read More: Nile River, New York, Sudan, Clinton Global Initiative, Conde Nast, Southern Sudan, Five and Alive, Pur, Mandy Moore, World News
Mandy Moore

My visit to Southern Sudan this past April changed my life. I remember stepping off the plane into 100-degree weather, and walking to the Nile with a woman and her son to collect their daily drinking water.

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Helping Women: Eliminating Obstetric Fistula in Developing World

Jim Luce | Posted 08.28.2009 | World

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Jim Luce

EngenderHealth focuses on far more than fistula repair and prevention. They are dedicated to improving the overall health and well-being of people in the countries where they work.

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Bill Clinton's Spokesman Denies Report Of 'Baile Hot' In Argentina

Washington Post | Al Kamen | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics

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Back when President Obama was considering Hillary Rodham Clinton for secretary of state, there were questions raised as to how to handle potential con...

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Bill Clinton's Viennese Ball

Sabine Heller | Posted 06.20.2009 | Style

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Life Ball, Bill Clinton, Clinton Global Initiative, Slideshow, Vienna Life Ball, Clinton Global Initiative AIDS, Fran Drescher, Bill Clinton AIDS, Maggie Rizer, Bill Clinton Life Ball, Austria, Vienna, Style News
Sabine Heller

After the concert, in typical Clintonian manner, the empathetic former president warmed the room by bowing to and hugging the lead violinist. The gathering focused attention on the real reason behind the celebration -- raising money for the fight against AIDS.

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The End is Near: What's Your Personal Apocalypse?

Dan Dubno | Posted 04.02.2009 | World

Read More: Clinton Global Initiative, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Nuclear Weapons, TED Conference, Pakistan, AQ Khan, Global Warming, Iran Nuclear Weapons, War on Terror, Disarmament, Ufo, Nobel Peace Prize, Barack Obama, World News, Israel, World Economic Forum, Natural Disasters, Disaster, Iran, Iran Nuclear Program, World News
Dan Dubno

It's always good fun predicting how our world will end. So many of us engage in this sport, I'm hoping we can somehow harness the considerable intellectual energy that goes into this question.

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Sam Stein

Clinton's Global Initiative, Despite Controversy, Remains A Force For Good

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics

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For nearly two years, Bill Clinton's foundation and his work at the Clinton Global Initiative has hovered like an ominous cloud over his wife's politi...

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Washington Network Watch: Learning from Bill

Bradley W. Bloch | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics

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Bradley W. Bloch

Obama's State Department needs to have a core of career diplomats, yes, but it should also draw heavily from the new generation of bottom-line entrepreneurial leaders.

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Bill Clinton's Loopholes: What He Can Still Do

Politico | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics

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Bill Clinton pledged to dial back his international charity work and personal earning power so Hillary Clinton can go to State. But in reality, a set ...

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Bill Clinton Jokes About 'Rebellious' Women: "Got Any Advice On That?"

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.02.2009 | Politics

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The Wall Street Journal reports on the Tuesday meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative in Hong Kong -- where the former President was overshadowed a ...

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Slate Plays Dumb About The Clinton Foundation

Eric Boehlert | Posted 12.27.2008 | Media

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Eric Boehlert

Interestingly, the piece never actually explains to readers what the Clinton Foundation does. Answer: It helps poor people around the world.

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: Masterstroke, Mousetrap, Or Both?

William Bradley | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics

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William Bradley

Potential Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Is it a masterstroke by President-elect Obama? A mousetrap for the Clintons? Is it even happening at all?

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A Quiet Voice From the Clinton Global Initiative: Helps to Feed 600,000 Children Right Here in the US

Michelle Kraus | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, United States, Clinton Global Initiative, Children, Social Programs, Malnourishment, Poverty, Politics News
Michelle Kraus

It is almost more courageous to focus on the blight of children in this country and acknowledge that there is a problem right here in the US.

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How to Win the Nobel Prize in Literature

Bradley W. Bloch | Posted 11.08.2008 | Media

Read More: Council on Foreign Relations, Clinton Global Initiative, Nobel Prize, Social Networks, Social Networking, World Economic Forum, Nobel Prize Literature, Media News
Bradley W. Bloch

The Nobel Prize in Literature is just one example of a larger and more interesting phenomenon: how elite gate-keeping institutions are influenced by personal connections.

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Foreign Assistance Crucial To World Health And U.S. Security

Jirair Ratevosian and David Bryden | Posted 11.08.2008 | Home

Read More: International Community, Foreign Aid, International Affairs, Clinton Global Initiative, Economic Crisis, Election 2008, Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Aid, Barack Obama, John McCain, Campaign 2008, Home News
Jirair Ratevosian and David Bryden

Why are both parties, who have repeatedly spoken in favor of increasing foreign assistance, now so quick to propose slowing down or canceling aid that can help fight urgent disease threats and restore America's battered image abroad?

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World Economic Forum's New Champions Talk Markets, Growth as World Faces "a Crisis of Confidence"

J. Carl Ganter | Posted 11.07.2008 | Business

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J. Carl Ganter

The World Economic Forum was more college than commitment. But this meeting, to my ears, was surprisingly candid and left its participants with plenty of homework.

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Unsung Heroes

Arthur Fournier | Posted 11.03.2008 | Living

Read More: Poverty and Health, Philanthropy, Haiti Poverty, International Philanthropy, Clinton Global Initiative, Haiti, Floods, Flooding, Living News
Arthur Fournier

After reports of devastating floods in Haiti, Americans opened their hearts to flood victims. Dignitaries and celebrities visited and international relief agencies ministered emergency aid.

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McCain, Obama Bailout Strategy Laid Out At Clinton Global Initiative

AP | DEEPTI HAJELA | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics

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NEW YORK — Republican presidential candidate John McCain expressed confidence Thursday that Congress and the Bush administration can reach conse...

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Bono Joins Heavyweights At Clinton Global Initiative

AP | DEEPTI HAJELA | Posted 10.26.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Bill Clinton, Bono, U2, Clinton Global Initiative, Poverty, Entertainment News

NEW YORK — Bill Clinton's annual summit of world leaders and celebrities opened Wednesday with the former president sharing the stage with rock ...

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Al Gore Encourages Civil Disobedience To Stop Coal Plants

Reuters | Michelle Nichols | Posted 10.26.2008 | Green

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nobel Peace Prize winner and environmental crusader Al Gore urged young people on Wednesday to engage in civil disobedience to st...

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Bill Clinton And The Difference Of Collective Responsibility

James Boyce | Posted 10.25.2008 | Politics

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James Boyce

In the middle of this election cycle with a divided nation and escalation of rhetoric, the very fact that the Clinton Global Initiative exists at all made me proud once again to be a Democrat.

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