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See This Year's Medal of Freedom Winners

Bill Clinton, Oprah, Gloria Steinem among recipients

(Newser) - President Obama today recognized 16 Americans with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, an award whose modern version was created by John F. Kennedy. Among the honorees were Bill Clinton, Oprah, and Gloria Steinem. In addition to those pictured, astronaut Sally Ride, former Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye, and civil rights leader...

Bill Clinton: Obama Should Honor His Health Promise

Let people keep plans if they want, says former president

(Newser) - President Obama has apologized for his false promise that anyone who liked their health plan could keep it under ObamaCare, but Bill Clinton thinks he should go one better: Honor the promise. Here's the quote he gave to new website Ozy.com that's getting attention:
  • "I personally
...

Bill Clinton: GOP Cuts &#39;Draconian, Spiteful&#39;
 Bill Clinton: 
 GOP Cuts 
 'Draconian, 
 Spiteful' 
SUNDAY TALK SHOWS
Sep 29, 2013 9:40 AM CDT

Bill Clinton: GOP Cuts 'Draconian, Spiteful'

Says Obama is right to refuse to negotiate, even though former prez himself did

(Newser) - As the nation teeters toward a government shutdown , a guy who knows a thing or two about what happens when the feds turn off the lights is offering up his two cents. Appearing on This Week today, Bill Clinton defended President Obama's refusal to negotiate with the GOP over...

6 Highlights From New York's Meaty Hillary Interview

2016, shockingly, comes up

(Newser) - New York magazine just dropped a long cover story on Hillary Clinton. We read all 5,934 words and plucked out some highlights:
  1. Hillary is "not in any hurry" to decided whether she'll run in 2016. She explains: "It's like when you meet somebody at
...

Obama's New Hurdle: Ticked-Off Democrats

Opposition has centered on Syria, NSA, Summers

(Newser) - House Republicans haven't made things easy for President Obama—but now, he's facing hurdles within his own party. The New York Times notes that liberals have lately disagreed with Obama on Syria, NSA surveillance, and the consideration of Larry Summers for the Fed chairmanship; they're also unhappy...

And the Medals of Freedom Go to...

Oprah, Clinton, Steinem among this year's recipients

(Newser) - This year marks the 50th anniversary of the executive order, signed by President Kennedy, establishing the highest US civilian honor. "The Presidential Medal of Freedom goes to men and women who have dedicated their own lives to enriching ours," President Obama said. "This year's honorees have...

Why Do Famous People Get Paid So Much?
Why Do Famous People
Get Paid So Much?
OPINION
Jul 24, 2013 1:05 PM CDT

Why Do Famous People Get Paid So Much?

Ex-politicians jump on the star gravy-train and cash in, George Packer observes

(Newser) - Harry Truman once said he could "never lend myself to any transaction, however respectable, that would commercialize on the prestige and dignity of the office." But boy has that sentiment ever gone out of style. Bill Clinton made $17 million in speaking fees last year, and Hillary makes...

Bieber Calls Bill Clinton to Apologize

Tweets that former prez is a 'great guy'

(Newser) - We're not sure why Bill Clinton would take a call from Justin Bieber, but a source "close to the situation" tells E! that's exactly what happened. Bieber called to apologize for a recently released video of Bieber peeing into a restaurant bucket and then shouting , "F---...

Clinton&#39;s 11th-Hour Pardon Dead at 78
 Clinton's 11th-Hour 
 Pardon Dead at 78 
obituary
Jun 26, 2013 2:50 AM CDT

Clinton's 11th-Hour Pardon Dead at 78

Marc Rich, 'King of Commodities' trader, died in Switzerland

(Newser) - Marc Rich, the trader known as the "King of Commodities" whose controversial 2001 pardon by President Bill Clinton just hours before he left office unleashed a political firestorm of criticism in 2001, died today. He was 78. Rich died of a stroke in a hospital in Lucerne, Switzerland, near...

Clinton Is Right: Obama Did Too Little, Too Late on Syria

Maureen Dowd: Bill Clinton has schooled Obama on the fallacy of governing via polls

(Newser) - News that both Bill Clinton and John McCain think Obama is being a wuss on Syria should be a wake-up call for the President, says Maureen Dowd in the New York Times . "When the man who polled where to take his summer vacation and whether to tell the truth...

Clinton: 'Big Mistake' Not to Act in Syria

Presidents who don't act because of polls risk looking 'like total wuss'

(Newser) - With the body count mounting in Syria, Bill Clinton has joined the chorus calling for American intervention, in what some are seeing as a sharp turn away from the White House. At a closed-to-the-press event on Tuesday night, Clinton sided with John McCain—the Obama administration's biggest critic on...

Obama Struck Secret Deal to Back Hillary in 2016: Book

Obama offered endorsement in exchange for Bill's in 2012: Edward Klein

(Newser) - A new book by journalist Edward Klein says Obama has been pushed into supporting a 2016 presidential run by Hillary Clinton. Obama offered the endorsement in exchange for Bill Clinton's enthusiastic nominating speech at the 2012 Democratic convention, writes Klein in an extract of The Amateur: Barack Obama in ...

Bill Clinton Tried to Broker Led Zeppelin Reunion

Couldn't get the band back together for benefit concert

(Newser) - Bill Clinton may have both Southern charm and years of high-level diplomatic experience on his side, but even he could not convince Led Zeppelin to reunite. He asked the band to get back together and perform at last year's Superstorm Sandy benefit concert in New York, and was roundly...

Colbert Signs Up @PrezBillyJeff on Twitter

Bill Clinton sends first tweet, sort of

(Newser) - Stephen Colbert dragged Bill Clinton into the social media revolution on last night's special Colbert Report . In an interview that aired last night, Colbert asked the former president if he was on Twitter. No, Clinton confessed, "I think I'm sort of insecure. What if you tweet and...

Goodbye Flip-Flopping, Hello 'Evolving'

Howard Kurtz: It's too late for John Kerry, but now all the cool kids are doing it

(Newser) - John Kerry once got nailed for saying he voted for a measure "before I voted against it"—he was called a flip-flopper. But that was the old days. Now, politicians have a "linguistic escape hatch" to avoid such accusations, writes Howard Kurtz at the Daily Beast : They...

Ex-Presidents Cost US $3.7M Last Year

Nancy Reagan waived her $20K pension

(Newser) - Don't expect this budget item to be chopped any time soon: The government spent $3.7 million on the four living ex-presidents last year, excluding Secret Service costs, according to a Congressional Research Service report. The cash covered pensions, benefits for office staff, and expenses like travel and postage,...

Top Dems Turn on Ashley Judd
 Top Dems Turn 
 on Ashley Judd 
Mar 20, 2013 11:22 AM CDT

Top Dems Turn on Ashley Judd

Clintons and others woo another candidate for Kentucky Senate race

(Newser) - Ashley Judd can do drama, comedy, and action, but top Democrats are increasingly skeptical that she has the chops to play the junior senator from Kentucky. While Judd looks toward a run for Mitch McConnell's seat next year, party power brokers—including Bill Clinton—are trying to convince Kentucky...

Romney's '47%' Filmer: You Can Thank Bill Clinton

Former prez inspired barman to bring camera to Mitt event

(Newser) - President Obama has Bill Clinton to thank—indirectly—for the 47% tape that helped doom Mitt Romney's campaign, the Huffington Post finds. The bartender who filmed Romney's now-infamous remarks at a private fundraiser had worked at an event where Clinton shook hands with all the staff and posed...

US Schools Need $542B in Repairs: Report

Bill Clinton calls for federal review

(Newser) - America's schools are in such disrepair that it would cost more than $270 billion just to get elementary and secondary school buildings back to their original conditions—and twice that to get them up to date, a report released today estimates. In a foreword to the report, Bill Clinton...

Why We Must End DOMA
 Bill Clinton: 
 Why We Must 
 End DOMA 
OPINION
Mar 8, 2013 4:30 AM CST

Bill Clinton: Why We Must End DOMA

Ex-president calls on Supreme Court to reject law he signed

(Newser) - The Supreme Court is preparing to take up the Defense of Marriage Act—and the very president who signed it is urging justices to strike it down. DOMA came at "a very different time" in US history, writes Bill Clinton in a Washington Post editorial. No state recognized same-sex...

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