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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• Give ‘Em Hell, John

  
  Publius Forum — Authority: 616
  Watch it and weep…The United States of America was murdered today by a vote of 219 to 212.I should note how ill-mannered the Democrats are by their hoots, catcalls, and generally immature behavior the evidence of which can be heard on this video.Bookmark to:
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• Obamas Place In History

  
  The New Republic - The Plank Feed — Authority: 145
  Let me offer a ludicrously premature opinion: Barack Obama has sealed his reputation as a president of great historical import. We dont know what will follow in his presidency, and its quite possible that some future event--a war, a scandal--will define his presidency. But we do know that he has put his imprint on the ...
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• Another Gatto Gem, Unearthed

  
  Marginalizing Morons — Authority: 137
  The following is a quote from homeschooling patron saint, John Taylor Gatto: When Bill Clinton was nominated by the Democratic Party for the presidency in 1991, I think that was July 17th, the New York Times printed his acceptance speech for the nomination. The speech ended with the tribute to a college professor ...
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• Obama – Stupak Deal Brings Dems Over 216

  
  Taylor Marsh — Authority: 620
  –updated– “It may not happen in my lifetime, or Dick Cheney’s, but hopefully by Easter. … “I found Rahm. I created him. I made him what he is today. I am so sorry.” – President William Jefferson Clinton ( at Gridiron Dinner ) “There is no deal yet,” according to Major Garrett, with ...
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• Health Care Free For All

  
  Taylor Marsh — Authority: 620
  –updated– “It may not happen in my lifetime, or Dick Cheney’s, but hopefully by Easter. … “I found Rahm. I created him. I made him what he is today. I am so sorry.” – President William Jefferson Clinton ( at Gridiron Dinner ) “There is no deal yet,” according to Major Garrett, with Rep. ...
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• Racism alive and Well at Yesterday’s Healthcare Rally

  
  politics from the eyes of an ebony mom — Authority: 433
  It is wonderful that today there will finally be a vote on healthcare. This debate has gone on for far too long, but somewhere along the way it went from rational to radical, and yesterday the racists were loud and in charge in Washington. Racial ephitets were hurled like greetings at black members of Congress made ...
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• Spring: “otherwise known to Al Gore as proof of global warming.”

  
  Cold Fusion Guy — Authority: 140
  Clinton Returns to Washington, Needling Himself, Obama and the Press Excerpt: Elsewhere in his remarks, he noted he was speaking on the night before the start of spring, “otherwise known to Al Gore as proof of global warming.” Of the current vice president, he said: “Vice President Biden, God bless his ...
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• Stupak Says Close to a Deal on Abortion Language

  
  Today With President Barack Obama — Authority: 445
  Bill Clinton made calls last night to hash out abortion language. Bill always comes through in a pinch. Stupak said he engaged in talks late into Saturday night. The possible deal would focus on an executive order that would specify there would be no public funding for abortions in the healthcare bill. "Were close ...
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• EXCLUSIVE: Plouffe and Rove Battle It Out Over Health Care Reform

  
  BeltwayBlips - Top Political News, Videos, and Blogs — Authority: 509
  With a vote on health care reform looming in the House of Representatives, it was a no-holds barred debate this morning on "This Week." "We are going to be much better positioned politically…if we pass this," David Plouffe, who managed Barack Obama’s campaign, told ABC’s Jon Karl this morning ... — full ...
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• EXCLUSIVE: Plouffe and Rove Battle It Out Over Health Care Reform

  
  The Note — Authority: 765
  With a vote on health care reform looming in the House of Representatives, it was a no-holds barred debate this morning on "This Week." "We are going to be much better positioned politically…if we pass this," David Plouffe, who managed Barack Obama’s campaign, told ABC’s Jon Karl this morning on "This Week." ...
  21 hours ago

• Bill Clinton

  
  Swampland — Authority: 767
  was a hit at last nights 125th annual Gridiron Dinner, where he filled in for Barack Obama as the main speaker. The punchline of the evening was his prediction for the health care bill:"It may not happen in my lifetime, or Dick Cheneys, but hopefully by Easter."
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• Bill Clinton Makes Fun of Dems, Republicans And Himself

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 505
  Former President Bill Clinton poked fun at Republicans, Democrats, his own health and his audience of reporters Saturday night, telling the Gridiron Clubs annual dinner he was there because "I really didnt have anything much better to do tonight."
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• Weekend Update 3/20/10–The Broadband Plan Edition

  
  Digital Daily — Authority: 733
  BoomTown traveled to Washington, D.C. this week for festivities surrounding the 25th anniversary of the registration of the first .com domain name , and while in our nation’s capital–in addition to lugging a giant binder containing a paper printout of the National Broadband Plan to various historic spots for ...
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• What were they thinking?

  
  SMOKE — Authority: 124
  The resurrection of Tiger Woods and his ongoing rehabilitation have gotten me to thinking about the high profile hi-jinx of the past decade or so. These things all involved men who were powerful in their own circles; men who weren’t considered to be of poor judgment at all; men who seemed to be on top of the world. ...
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• Health Care Reform And History

  
  The New Republic - The Plank Feed — Authority: 145
  In many ways, the health care debate is a repeat over Bill Clintons 1993 budget. The administration hailed it as a worthwhile step in restoring progressivity to the tax code and reducing the budget deficit. The opposition featured the same basic combination of apoplexy on the right and cynicism in the center. Start ...
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• Giggity Giggity

  
  Pundit Kitchen: Lol News and Lol Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, John McCain, Joe Biden and more — Authority: 567
  Giggity Giggity (Bill Clinton) Alllll right! Picture by: dunno source Caption by: dunno source via Our LOL Builder » Recaption This! » View All Captions
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• The Quotable Jules Feiffer: Highlights from the Cartoonist’s Talk at Politics and Prose

  
  Arts Desk — Authority: 146
  Jules Feiffer spoke to a full, mostly gray-haired audience yesterday at Politics and Prose , after appearing on “The Diane Rehm Show” earlier in the day.  He read from his Backing into Forward , his new autobiography (pages 80-84, to be precise, and you can buy a CD recording from the bookstore if you want ...
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• The Other Huge Reform At Stake Sunday

  
  The New Republic - The Plank Feed — Authority: 145
  If health care reform werent such an enormous deal, people would be paying more attention to the sweeping student loan reform thats being attached to it and could pas on the same vote. Its a pretty simple issue, though opponents do their best to muck it up. The old student loan program was based on federal guarantees ...
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• March 19 roundup

  
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• Obamas Rage and the Palestinians Days of Rage

  
  The New Republic - The Spine Feed — Authority: 127
  They are not unconnected. They are not unconnected at all. Now, presumably the president didnt want to provoke the rage of the Palestinians. (Although, then again, he might just have anticipated it.) But Palestinian rage is very easy to provoke. Snap your fingers and, there, you have it. You dont even have to rent ...
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