Posted by Curmilus Dancy II (Butch) on September 18, 2011
Former president Bill Clinton says all the political fighting in Washington, D.C., is hurting the economy, and the American people themselves are partly to blame because they keep electing some of the biggest brawlers.
"We need a little bit of help from the American people," Clinton said on ABC’s This Week With Christiane Amanpour. "I mean, conflict has proved to be remarkably good politics. (Read more)
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Posted by Curmilus Dancy II (Butch) on February 25, 2011
Former President Bill Clinton has become the highest-profile figure to wade into the controversy involving the future of Wake County’s public schools.
Clinton chose the opening of an exhibit in his presidential library in Little Rock, Ark. on one of the nation’s most dramatic school integration events to criticize Wake County’s change in direction on keeping schools’ populations balanced by students’ socioeconomic backgrounds. (Read more)
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Posted by Curmilus Dancy II (Butch) on October 29, 2010
Rep. Kendrick Meek said he trusts the counsel of longtime friend Bill Clinton, but insists the former president’s advice never included dropping out of the Florida Senate race.
"We did not come to any kind of agreement that I would get out of a race," Meek said in appearance on CBS’ "The Early Show" Friday. "The president [Clinton] did not push me to do so. I did not tell him that I wanted to do it. We talked about it and that’s it.
He called the day-long controversy about his possible withdrawal "made up." (Read more)
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