Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton was the 42nd President of the United States, serving two terms in the oval office from 1993 until 2001. Although the Clinton presidency was marked by economic prosperity, including record low inflation and unemployment as well as an all-too-rare balanced budget, the Clinton years were also plagued by political scandal.

Despite enjoying near record high public approval ratings, scandals like Whitewater and Travelgate, as well as several well publicized extra-marital dalliances left a mark on Clinton, and in 1998 he became the second U.S. president in history to be impeached by congress, as a result of alleged improprieties with intern Monica Lewinsky. Clinton however remained in office to serve out his second term as president when the Senate failed to convict him.

In 2008, Clinton's wife Hillary mounted an unsuccessful campaign for the Democratic nomination for President, which she lost to Barack Obama. She later accepted Obama's appointment to become Secretary of State in the Obama administration. Clinton continues to support causes such as AIDS research through the efforts of his Clinton Foundation. In 2009, former President Clinton once again made news by winning the release of American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, who had been imprisoned for 140 days in North Korea.

On the blogosphere, you'll find Clinton fans at sites like Huffington Post, as well as his detractors at sites like World Net Daily.

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• ‘The Approval Gap’

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 157
  Brian Frederick’s debunking of Andrew Malcolm’s claim that “the approval gap between Barack Obama and Sarah Palin is shrinking” is well done, although Malcolm’s much-linked argument has probably gotten too far around the Web to be really demolished. Frederick’s main point, however, is solid. Public ...
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• WaPo Editorial: "Yes, She Can. Palin Has a Shot at the Presidency."

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 173
  The gap between Obamas approval rating among Democrats and among Republicans is nearly 70 percentage points -- a higher partisan divide than either Bill Clinton or George W. Bush experienced. Obamas agenda and actions this year, and some mistakes, have solidified this divide. Polls show that Palins favorability ...
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• Palin’s Going Rogue is Going Crazy

  
  Book Case — Authority: 419
  She was reportedly paid an advance of $7 million to write it and if the first day sales of Sarah Palin’s Going Rogue are anything to go by – Harper Collins are not regretting it. With sales of 300 000 copies on its first day in the US, an initial print run of 1.5million and [...]Related posts: Zapiro, Zuma, ...
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• US must reassure India that it is a valued strategic partner: Burns (Part-I)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 719
  Washington, Nov.24 (ANI): Nicholas Burns, the lead negotiator on theU.S.-India nuclear deal in the Bush administration, has said thatWashington must reassure New Delhi that it is a “valued strategicpartner.”In an interview given to the Council of Foreign Relations (CFR) hereduring Indian Prime Minister Dr. ...
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• Playbill

  
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• South Carolinas Sanford facing 37 ethics charges

  
  Arkansas Tonight — Authority: 132
  Dang, 37 ethics violations charges. It sucks to be Mark Sanford, although it was probably fun while it lasted. I am guessing that Sanford will still not resign from office, even though he will likely be 1) censured or 2) impeached (lets hope). Many people ask me, "Ryan, why do you want Sanford impeached? What makes ...
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• Exclusive: Ann Coulter on Obama, Terrorism and Afghanistan.

  
  Big Government — Authority: 813
  Washington News Observer recently sat down for an exclusive interview with acclaimed author and commentator Ann Coulter. As always, Ann Coulter is blunt about her opinions of President Obama and the War on Terror.  Ann Coulter is the author of seven New York Times bestsellers. This interview is part one of a two part ...
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• Could denying bedroom privileges save the planet?

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 136
  There will be a record number of side events at the United Nations-sponsored climate talks in Copenhagen next month, but one woman’s one-woman show could give the delegates, most of whom will be men, the incentive they really need to agree a new global warming treaty. In “ The Boycott “, Kathryn Blume plays ...
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• Obamas First Thanksgiving Proclamation: Just OK [Holidays]

  
  Gawker — Authority: 867
  Thanksgiving Proclamations are, for the most part, pretty routine. Namecheck settlers, Washington, Lincoln, God, and our Troops. Encouraged people to give thanks. The end. But there are some key...
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• The Accelerating Decline Of Europe

  
  The New Republic - The Spine Feed — Authority: 121
  There were two high points in the career of Tony Blair. One was 2003 when Hugh Grant played the British prime minister in Love Actually.  The second was in 2006 when Michael Sheen played him in The Queen who was herself portrayed by Helen Mirren. Frankly, its been downhill ever since. Of course, he had been the ...
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• Sarah Palin’s Book Starts Off With A Bang

  
  Famecrawler — Authority: 162
  Sarah Palin’s constant presence in the press has paid off. Her book, Going Rogue: An American Life , is already setting sales records and making her political opponents look bad. Publisher HarperCollins reports that Palin’s book sold 300,000 copies its first day on the market. For those keeping track, ...
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• Did Rann Screw The Labor Party By Having Sex With Michelle Chantelois

  
  What A Load Of Bullshit — Authority: 112
  Well, it’s all over the news, South Australia is having it’s first ever major political sex scandal, and it involves our previously squeaky clean Premier Mike Rann. The allegations were made by Michelle Chantelois who at the time was a waitress at Parliament House. Although she didn’t come out in public until ...
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• Rethugs, I hope this gives you some cloture…I mean, closure

  
  HYSTERICAL RAISINS — Authority: 469
  From POLITICS DAILY : With no votes to spare, Democratic senators moved health care reform past its first major hurdle Saturday night, with a party-line, 60-to-39 vote to begin consideration of the 2,000-plus page bill that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled this week. …snip… The bill that senators ...
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• A Joke Too Far

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 173
  A tasteless joke – one that saw earlier popularity during the administrations of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush – has resurfaced across America.  It is being told in whispers, emails, and even bumper stickers.  During Mr. Clinton’s administration it even found its way into some Sunday church bulletins.  And it ...
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• 11/21-PCW Extreme Political TV on P-SPAN:

  
  Political Championship Wrestling — Authority: 123
  PCW Extreme Political TV ‘The Palace of Political Extreme’ aka PCW Hall Saturday November 21st Host: Johnny Suave PCW RANKINGS PCW WORLD CHAMPION: ‘Hollywood A-Lister’ Stone Chism (Progressive Alliance) PCW TELEVISION CHAMPION: SNAFU (Independent) CONTENDERS : #1- Starz N. Stripes ...
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• Comment of the day

  
  Corrente — Authority: 623
  Via Emma at Historiann : HRC’s ability to go around the press and mobilize great numbers of voters in the face of relentless press excoriation and wall-to-wall “why won’t the stupid b**** quit” press coverage was remarkable. It surpassed even Bill Clinton’s ability to retain public support against a press ...
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• China Solar Panel Maker (Who Already Has Installed a Solar Farm On a U.S. Military Base), Now Sets Up 1st U.S. Plant

  
  InsightAnalytical -- Watching Our World — Authority: 117
  ~~By InsightAnalytical-GRL I just watched a BBC America show about the reticent Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, and over the last couple of days on NPR radio, the Stardate segments have been devoted to the anniversary of  the Apollo 12 mission when Pete Conrad (the third man to make that walk) ...
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• Another reason Bill Clinton’s “sell by” date is past due!

  
  Alohapolitics.com — Authority: 128
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• Bill Clinton Blames Keith Olbermann for Having to Skip Charity Event

  
  NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — Authority: 834
  A major charitable event is happening in Little Rock, Arkansas, Saturday, and former Bill Clinton apparently will not be in attendance because MSNBCs Keith Olbermann has politicized it on his "Countdown" program. As Arkansas News reported hours ago, "Nine hundred people or more will get free medical attention from ...
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• President Clinton vs. Keith Olbermann: No Contest

  
  Mediaite — Authority: 802
  On Thursday, former President Bill Clinton was asked if he would attend the Little Rock C.A.R.E. free clinic today. Rather than simply begging off of the event with the usual non-answer boilerplate about scheduling conflicts, he decided to slam Keith Olbermann for “politicizing” the event , saying Olbermann ...
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