President Bill Clinton

Pentagon Official's Commutes Cost An Absurd Amount

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 04.06.2012

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WASHINGTON -- It's turning out to be a costly commute home for Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. The Pentagon chief has traveled on military aircraft t...

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Is New Jersey Governor Chris Christie the One Being Groomed for 2016?

Michelle Kraus | Posted 05.25.2012

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Hmm, if the GOP intelligentsia keeps ruminating on Christie we may see more of this new, improved, thoughtful Chris Christie making the rounds before 2016.

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Look Who Loves The Heat

AP | By TIM REYNOLDS | Posted 02.20.2012

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MIAMI -- Former President Bill Clinton did something Sunday that many celebrities do when visiting South Florida. He watched the Miami Heat....

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Former Clinton Adviser Sounds Off On Obama's Gay Marriage Stance In The New Yorker

newyorker.com | Posted by Richard Socarides | Posted 12.20.2011

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After a year in which we saw a number of high-profile gay-rights victories, including the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" and the legislative enactm...

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O'Reilly To Interview Bill Clinton On 'The O'Reilly Factor'

Posted 12.16.2011

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Bill O'Reilly will interview President Bill Clinton on his Fox News show on Tuesday. Clinton is visiting O'Reilly's show to promote his new book. It w...

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Obama, Clinton Make Big Push

AP | BY JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 02.01.2012

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WASHINGTON — In a potent political pairing, President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton evoked a more prosperous time in America Fr...

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Why America Needs a One-Term President

Donald Craig Mitchell | Posted 01.17.2012

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Is a six-year presidential term the solution to every problem that vexes the nation? Of course not. But is it a constitutional reform that merits serious public discussion? Absolutely.

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Bill Clinton Discusses Term Limits, Running Again

Posted 01.08.2012

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Former President Bill Clinton sat down with MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Tuesday to discuss a variety of issues, including presidential term limits and th...

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WATCH: Congolese Doctor Honored For Work With Wartime Rape Survivors

HuffingtonPost.com | Rebecca Carroll | Posted 11.23.2011

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The civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been raging for over 10 years and has left in its wake a horrific trail of human destruction, wi...

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Newt Gingrich To Unveil A New 'Contract With America'

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.20.2011

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Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich will unveil a "21st Century Contract With America" next week in Iowa, reports the Des Moines Register. ...

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What's Your Idea For Solving The U.S. Unemployment Crisis?

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 11.01.2011

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Nearly three years into Barack Obama's presidency, major solutions to the jobs crisis appear to be in as short supply as the jobs themselves. Do yo...

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Wall Street Warns Congress: The Economy Post-Default Is A Man Post-'Suicide'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.12.2011

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UPDATE -- 5:50 p.m.: By the end of Wednesday, the market seemed fully aware of the debt ceiling debate. U.S. stock-index futures fell after Moody's In...

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Mitch McConnell: 'I Refuse To Help Obama Reelection'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.12.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), under siege from conservatives over his opt-out proposal for the debt ceiling debate, de...

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Judge Known For Halting California Death Penalty Moving To DC

AP | Posted 08.31.2011

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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The San Jose federal judge who halted California executions five years ago is leaving the bench to lead the Federal Judicial Cente...

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Starving the Beast of Government Starves U.S.

Harlan Green | Posted 08.30.2011

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Why hasn't the 'no new taxes' pledge succeeded? Because Republicans are no better at cutting government spending than Democrats -- in fact, worse.

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Everybody Eats Where? In Los Angeles, Il Ristorante di Giorgio Baldi, a Final Toast to My Friend

Mara Gibbs | Posted 06.14.2011

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I received sad news on Monday that my friend, teacher and favorite restaurateur Giorgio Baldi died over the weekend. Giorgio was a legendary character.

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Tribute To My Dear Friend, Secretary Ron Brown

Rep. Charles Rangel | Posted 05.31.2011

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I am proud that our nation remembers a dedicated public servant who devoted to promoting the basic American principles of equal opportunity and democracy throughout the world.

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Libya and Obama's Embrace of the Imperial Presidency

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

Obama believes that as commander-in-chief he has the power to order the U.S. military into battle. But by attacking Libya he has greatly expanded the unchecked executive powers that Bush's excesses and overreach established.

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Losing the Narrative on Public Employee Unions

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

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The attack on public employee unions has just begun and won't go away. With the disempowerment of labor in our society, any sociologist will tell you, the living standards of all working people will be lowered.

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Hot Springs, Arkansas: The Best Kept Secret In America

Christine Buckley | Posted 05.25.2011

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I'm revealing the big secret that the locals have begged me not to divulge: Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas is one of the most magical places in...

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Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 'Silly Shirts' Tradition Nixed For 2010 Japan Summit (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 05.25.2011

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The choice to host this year's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Japan has reportedly resulted in the loss of a tradition simultaneou...

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President Bill Clinton Lost Nuclear Codes While in Office, New Book Claims

ABC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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When you're President of the United States, you can lose a vote, you can lose popular support, and you can lose a round of golf. But you're never, eve...

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What Does Bill Clinton Have That Obama Doesn't?

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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The GOP hatchet job on Obama has been so diabolically effective that Democrats have scattered to the hills in panic, despair, and disillusionment.

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Israel's Settlements Are Not the Real Problem, Only a Red Herring

Anav Silverman | Posted 05.25.2011

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As articles blaming Israel for failed Mideast peace continue to stream into the headlines, it is clear that the Mideast reality will continue just as it always has -- with Iran as an increasingly mobilizing force.

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Rahm Emanuel's Legacy

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

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The toughness of Rahm Emanuel was always something of a myth embraced by a somewhat unquestioning media who happily mistook bluster and machismo for toughness and strength.

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