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Clinton: Romney's Dad 'Turning Over in Grave'

Mar 2, 2012 8:14 AM CST

Clinton: Romney's Dad 'Turning Over in Grave'

Saving auto industry is Obama's greatest achievement, Bill says

(Newser) - Bill Clinton got personal yesterday while attacking Mitt Romney over his opposition to the auto industry bailout. "Every time I hear Mr. Romney talking about this I think his daddy must be turning over in his grave. We could not afford to lose a million and a half to...

PBS Clinton Documentary
Has Lewinsky in Spotlight

Feb 16, 2012 5:16 PM CST

PBS Clinton Documentary Has Lewinsky in Spotlight

Two-part series begins airing Monday

(Newser) - PBS begins airing a two-part documentary on Bill Clinton's presidency Monday night, with much of the early press focusing on its coverage of the Monica Lewinsky affair. Many advisers speak publicly about it for the first time, notes the Los Angeles Times , including Dick Morris: "When the Lewinsky...

Hey, GOP:
Bring Back
Our 2nd Party

Thomas Friedman

Feb 12, 2012 1:17 PM CST

Hey, GOP: Bring Back Our 2nd Party

GOP as useless as 7 vowels in Scrabble, needs new letters

(Newser) - Just like you get to throw in your tiles when Scrabble gives you seven useless vowels, so too do Republican voters keep picking again—and coming up with the same useless tiles, says Thomas Friedman in the New York Times . That's because the GOP is an out-of-date "captive...

Let's Revive Bill Clinton to Battle Gingrich

Let Bill Clinton
Run Against Gingrich

opinion

Jan 23, 2012 4:33 PM CST

Let Bill Clinton Run Against Gingrich

The Comeback Kid would trump Newt in debates: David Maraniss

(Newser) - If the GOP can revive Newt Gingrich from his political grave, Democrats are allowed to play retro too—and bring back Bill Clinton, David Maraniss writes in the Washington Post . True, "the law prohibits the Comeback Kid from coming back to serve a third term, and Obama might not...

DSK Story May Be
Heading to Big Screen

Dec 28, 2011 1:00 AM CST

DSK Story May Be Heading to Big Screen

Script deals with DSK, Berlusconi, Clinton, say sources

(Newser) - The sordid tale of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, as well as the sexual hijinks of Bill Clinton and Silvio Berlusconi, may soon be playing at a movie theater near you. Gerard Depardieu and Isabelle Adjani are being eyed as stars in a possible project involving Bad Lieutenant director Abel Ferrara and writer...

Best Black President?
Still Might Be Clinton

L. Douglas Wilder

Dec 13, 2011 1:18 PM CST

Best Black President? Still Might Be Clinton

Obama has work to do to take that title: L. Douglas Wilder

(Newser) - When Bill Clinton got tagged as the nation's "first black president," L. Douglas Wilder—the first black governor of Virginia—never quite bought it. When Barack Obama got elected, Wilder figured the US finally had the real deal. Three years in, however, Wilder isn't so sure...

Chelsea
Clinton
Steps Out

PROFILE

Dec 4, 2011 3:17 PM CST

Chelsea Clinton Steps Out

Former first daughter begins to embrace public life

(Newser) - She's the only child of one of the most powerful couples in American history, the gangly teen who has spent her life ducking the glare of the spotlight her parents craved, the bride whose wedding was watched as if she were royalty, and the would-be journalist whose latest gig...

Obama on AIDS:
We Will 'Win This Fight'

Dec 1, 2011 11:59 AM CST

Obama on AIDS: We Will 'Win This Fight'

US increasing spending on HIV treatment by $50 million

(Newser) - President Obama marked World AIDS Day with a promise of more money and increased attention both in the US and abroad, reports AP :

The US will increase spending on HIV treatment within its own borders by $50 million.
He promised to help 6 million people in hard-hit countries get access

...

Clinton on Gingrich: He Thinks

Nov 27, 2011 12:31 PM CST

Clinton on Gingrich: He Thinks

Ex-president predicted his old foe would surge

(Newser) - Disagreements between Newt Gingrich and Bill Clinton ground the federal government to a halt more than once, so it's a little unusual to hear the former president giving his old foe props. Clinton tells Newsmax that the former House speaker is surging in the polls because "he’s...

Gingrich: Don't
Compare My Affair
to Bill Clinton's

Nov 19, 2011 7:28 AM CST

Gingrich: Don't Compare My Affair to Bill Clinton's

Candidate's website takes on some of the seedier knocks against him

(Newser) - Another sign that he is indeed a contender in the world of modern politics: Newt Gingrich's website has added a page intended to act as a sort of scandal deflector, notes Politico . It takes on some of the common "attacks" being leveled against him, including those under a...

Clinton: Give
Presidents
3rd Term

Clinton: Give Presidents 3rd Term

But not him, he tells Joe Scarborough

(Newser) - Bill Clinton thinks presidents should be able to serve more than two terms—not that he’s thinking of himself or anything. Clinton appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe this week to promote his new book, and in a brief exchange that caught Politico ’s eye was asked if...

Keith Richards Wins Distinguished Memoir Prize

Nov 9, 2011 3:14 AM CST

Keith Richards Wins Distinguished Memoir Prize

Bill Clinton introduces Mailer Prize-winning Rolling Stone

(Newser) - In a scene that would have made a lot of people in the '60s think they were tripping, Keith Richards stood before a highbrow crowd at a Manhattan hotel last night to accept the Mailer Prize for Distinguished Biography. The Rolling Stones guitarist joked, chuckled, and swore as he...

Clinton 'Gently Dings'
Obama in New Book

Nov 4, 2011 12:13 PM CDT

Clinton 'Gently Dings' Obama in New Book

He faults strategy on debt ceiling

(Newser) - Bill Clinton thinks the country is "a mess" right now, and while he mostly blames conservatives' anti-government views, he also "gently dings" President Obama for some miscues in his new book, reports the AP . For one thing, Clinton says he was able to persuade the rich to pay...

Dorothy Rodham,
Hillary's Mom, Dead at 92

obituary

Nov 1, 2011 10:52 AM CDT

Dorothy Rodham, Hillary's Mom, Dead at 92

Clinton cancels Europe trip

(Newser) - Dorothy Rodham, Hillary Clinton’s mother, died shortly after midnight, surrounded by her family at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, the Clinton family announced today. She was 92, and had been living with her daughter in Washington since 2006. Clinton canceled a planned trip to London and Istanbul to be...

Who's to Blame
for America's
Massive Debt?

'post' analysis

Oct 30, 2011 2:27 PM CDT

Who's to Blame for America's Massive Debt?

Bush policies account for $7T: Washington Post

(Newser) - The United States started 2001 with a cozy nest egg of more than $2 trillion, and now the country owes about $10 trillion—but who's to blame? Put simply, Obama-era policies account for $1.7 trillion of the debt, and Bush policies for over $7 trillion, the Washington Post...

Occupy's
Next Targets:
Bush, Clinton

PROTESTS ROUNDUP

Oct 20, 2011 7:58 AM CDT

Occupy's Next Targets: Bush, Clinton

And more Occupy developments across the globe

(Newser) - Not even Bill Clinton is safe from the ire of the Occupy movement. Occupy Surrey protests are expected near Vancouver today outside an economic summit featuring Clinton and George W. Bush, CNN reports. (Yep, this is the visit during which Amnesty International would like Canadian authorities to arrest Bush .)...

Lady Gaga
Channels
Marilyn at
Clinton Fete

F-BOMBS, WARDROBE MALFUNCTIONS

Oct 16, 2011 9:16 AM CDT

Lady Gaga Channels Marilyn at Clinton Fete

Usher rips his pants, Bono sings opera, the usual

(Newser) - In perhaps a case of history repeating itself, a blonde bombshell serenaded a notoriously libidinous Democratic president last night: But this time it was Lady Gaga sending up Bill Clinton, so things wouldn't have been complete without some extra raunch and an F-bomb. Appearing at last night's "...

Lost Moon Rock
Found in Clinton Files

Sep 23, 2011 3:41 AM CDT

Lost Moon Rock Found in Clinton Files

Apollo 17 rock languished in gubernatorial files

(Newser) - In the 1970s, NASA presented a moon rock to all 50 states. Some, including Alaska and New Jersey, have lost theirs. In Arkansas, the rock had been thought lost for more than 30 years until it turned up in the files of former governor Bill Clinton. The rock—presented to...

Paul Ryan:
Obama Waging
'Class Warfare'

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Sep 18, 2011 11:13 AM CDT

Paul Ryan: Obama Waging 'Class Warfare'

'Buffett Rule' finds no fan in Budget Committee chair

(Newser) - The so-called Buffett Rule, President Obama's pending plan to raise taxes on the rich named for Warren Buffett , found an outspoken critic in Paul Ryan today, Politico reports. "Class warfare might make for good politics, but it makes for bad economics," the House Budget Committee chairman tells...

Clinton, Bush, Biden
Speak at Flight 93 Memorial

pics inside

Sep 10, 2011 2:08 PM CDT

Clinton, Bush, Biden Speak at Flight 93 Memorial

Heroism on 93 an example of democracy in action: Bush

(Newser) - The 40 passengers and crew who fought back against their hijackers aboard Flight 93 on 9/11 performed one of the most courageous acts in US history, former President George W. Bush said today at a ceremony dedicating the first phase of a memorial at the nation's newest national park....