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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• Where Thinking Goes to Tank

  
  HYSTERICAL RAISINS — Authority: 470
  From THE HUFFINGTON POST : The George W. Bush Institute — the “action- oriented think tank” that is part of Bush’s Presidential Center — will co-produce a public television show hosted by its executive director, Ambassador James Glassman, in a rare convergence of public broadcasting and a partisan ...
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• Away With The Manger by Chuck Norris

  
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  I’m willing to bet that President Obama’s Christmas address this week will shine with religious significance about as bright as his unusually short Thanksgiving Proclamation , which gave a token reference to God via a quote from George Washington. Even in Obama’s superstar Christmas interviews with Oprah ...
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• The Fate Of G.W Bush

  
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  George W. Bush dies. Obviously he goes to hell, where the Devil is waiting for him. ‘I’m not sure what to do’ says the Devil. ‘You’re on my list, but I have no room for you. As you definitely have to stay here, I’m going to have to let someone else go. I’ve got three folks here who weren’t quite as ...
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• Not News: Obama EO Removes Restrictions on INTERPOL

  
  NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — Authority: 815
  Here are some examples of Executive Orders issued by President Obama that have received New York Times or Associated Press coverage: NYT, October 29 -- "Obama Order Strengthens Spy Oversight" (the browser window title is "Obama Moves to Roll Back Bush Changes to Intelligence Oversight Board"). NYT, October 2 -- ...
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• Top Ten Best And Worst Gay Marriage Videos Of 2009

  
  The New Civil Rights Movement — Authority: 510
  We Loved Them, We Hated Them. (And Some We Loved Hating!) What About Gay Marriage? Joy Behar, Carrie Prejean, Maggie Gallagher, Stephen Baldwin on Larry King Rachel Maddow – auditions for anti-gay marriage commercial Bill Clinton Explains To Anderson Cooper Why He Now Supports Gay Marriage Rep. ...
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• Sketch o’the Week

  
  Tom's MAD Blog — Authority: 426
  I’m busy drawing a lot of political caricatures right now for a series of character designs that will be modeled into 3D animations for a  documentary film, so I have been doing a lot of studies of past and present politicians in the sketchbook. These studies are helpful in trying to “figure out” the faces, so ...
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• Top 10 Similarities Between Obama and Bush

  
  THE WORLD ACCORDING TO DR CASTRO — Authority: 128
  Nothing really has change with the new President of United States. Same ol same ol. Obama continues the same policies that his predecesor, George W. Bush. But dont take me wrong, policies of control, manipulation of data and corruption a grand scale really started to worsen with President Clinton. These are my ten ...
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• Dude. OBL came within minutes of killing Bill Clinton?

  
  Report on Arrakis — Authority: 516
  Thats what is being alleged in a new book From The Telegraph : The US leader was saved shortly before his car was due to drive over a bridge in Manila where a bomb had been planted. The foiled attack came during Mr Clintons visit to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in the city in 1996 . At ...
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• Bill Clinton came within minutes of being killed by Osama bin Laden

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 727
  Washington, Dec. 23 (ANI): Osama Bin Laden-controlled terrorists came within minutes of assassinating former US President Bill Clinton during his 1996 Philippines visit, a new book has revealed. Clinton was saved shortly before his car was due to drive over a bridge in Manila where a bomb had been planted. The attack ...
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• Bin Laden tried to kill Clinton in 1996

  
  PrairiePundit — Authority: 523
  Telegraph: The US leader was saved shortly before his car was due to drive over a bridge in Manila where a bomb had been planted. The foiled attack came during Mr Clintons visit to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in the city in 1996. At one point during his stay, he was scheduled to ...
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• Atmosphere of fear at Christmas in north China

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  Anyone still think China "Most Favored Nation" decision was right? Also, read Bill Clintons statement in defense of it in 1993. Does anyone think Clinton and the Congressman who supported it were right? From Yahoo:LINFEN, China (AFP) – Christians in north China are facing a Christmas of fear after 10 local religious ...
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• Today’s Blogmarks

  
  New Trommetter Times — Authority: 135
  Obama sued for secret abortion meetings A legal firebrand whose work fighting corruption left both Bill Clinton and Dick Cheney on the defensive today took on Barack Obama , suing the president for secret meetings with Planned Parenthood and other lobbyists on his plans to nationalize health care . Obamacare ...
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• Book says Osama bin Laden tried to assassinate Bill Clinton

  
  Applesauce — Authority: 146
  .  .     A book due out in February from Ken Gormley, a Duquesne University Law School professor, says Bill Clinton narrowly avoided an assassination attempt in Manila in 1996. .    There’s more on the matter HERE . .
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• Osama bin Laden came within minutes of killing Bill Clinton

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 968
  Bill Clinton came close to being assassinated in the Philippines.
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• Clinton nearly assassinated in 96

  
  Early Returns — Authority: 480
  Timothy McNulty | December 22, 2009 Last week we wrote about a groundbreaking new book on Whitewater and the Clinton sex scandals by Duquesne Us Ken Gormley. Its the first scholarly look at the scandals that shook Washington for five years in the 1990s and is filled with new revelations, befitting a book that took ...
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• Osama bin Laden: Bill Clinton Assassination Attempt? (Open Talk)

  
  Right Pundits — Authority: 141
  A new book is making a rather unremarkable claim that Osama bin Laden plotted to kill Bill Clinton while he was still president and before the Twin Towers collapse. Read the story here but this news should hardly be surprising. That is what terrorists do in a dangerous world and almost every president understands ...
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• Odds and ends for 12/21

  
  Blog on the Run: Reloaded — Authority: 477
  Let God sort ‘em out : A new book makes both Bill Clinton and the FBI that went after him look bad. Release the e-mails : There’s more to know about AIG before we let it off the taxpayers’ hook, and the taxpayers deserve to know it. (More interestting but depressing details here .) Relatedly : How ...
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• Better than Ambien? Obama sued for secret abortion meetings!

  
  lgstarr — Authority: 140
  In haste to socialize medicine, president violated commitment to transparency PS: I saw an ad for "Ambien" when I was reading this article and it struck me that, yes, knowing about this lawsuit against Hussein Obama just might be able to help us sleep at night!
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• Obama sued for secret abortion meetings

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  A legal firebrand whose work fighting corruption left both Bill Clinton and Dick Cheney on the defensive today took on Barack Obama, suing the president for secret meetings with Planned Parenthood and other lobbyists on his plans to nationalize health care. Larry Klayman, founder of Judicial Watch and, more recently, ...
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• New Book to Rehash Monica and Bill Saga

  
  Minor Ripper — Authority: 132
  Fifteen years later, it almost seems quaint and unimportant. But as this article states, it is of the utmost importance to Bill Clinton, who is looking to set the record straight for the ages. How many millions of taxpayer dollars and thousands of hours were spent in proving that President Clinton cheated on his ...
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