Bill Clinton
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - JUNE 18: Former U.S. President Bill Clinton (L) and Israeli President Shimon Peres attend Peres' 90th birthday gala June 18, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. The celebration also marks the start of the Israeli Presidential Conference, a gathering of global figures in Jerusalem.
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The search for peace and reconciliation and a shared future does not fit easily within the flow of life that we normally think of. We live in a time where we truly are interdependent. We cannot escape consequences of what others do or what we do. There is a constant struggle for Tikkum Olam
Under aiding and abetting the way it was, they could have convicted [former US President] Bill Clinton, [US diplomat] Richard Holbrooke. They all authorised weapons to go to the Bosnian Muslims at a time when they knew they were committing crimes - so it needed to be reined in a little bit.
We have buried people we loved together, we have celebrated great hopes, we have endured great disappointmentsMore quotes »
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President Bill Clinton receives Father of the Year award
president Bill Clinton was named Father of the Year by the nonprofit National Father's Day Council in Manhattan Tuesday. Visibly moved as he accepted the award, Clinton said: "When Chelsea was born, I rushed her out to show her to my mother and everyone else Read more »
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Chelsea Clinton eyes global projects, gay rights
international health projects of her father's foundation and to speak out for gay rights.The only child of former U.S. President Bill Clinton told The Associated Press during a visit to Malaysia that her focus will be on the Clinton Foundation's work, especially Read more »
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Clinton announces Latin America initiative
Initiative is taking its formula of a powerhouse gathering of global leaders to a new part of the world.Former President Bill Clinton said Monday that the first Clinton Global Initiative Latin America is scheduled for December 8-10 in Rio de Janeiro. He made Read more »
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US calls for NKorea amnesty for sentenced American
or released without serving out their terms, some after trips to Pyongyang by prominent Americans, including former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter.Analysts say Bae's sentencing could be an effort by Pyongyang to win diplomatic concessions in the Read more »
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Komisarjevsky: Bill Clinton demonstrates the importance of conversation
was an evening to remember -- a small dinner with former President Bill Clinton . At dinner, just before his speech in the distinguished lecture series at Temple Sinai in Roslyn, the former president was gracious with his time and shared his thoughts. Speaking Read more »
Around the web
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Obama to deliver Berlin speech
used a speech to a crowd of 450,000 in the then-divided city to denounce the Soviet bloc. Presidents from Ronald Reagan to Bill Clinton have used Berlin speeches to talk about freedom and international alliances. Mr Obama, fresh from the two-day G8 summit 2:54 AM from Irish Independent Read more »
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Peres to award Clinton with Israel's highest civil honor
together at the Peres Academic Center in Rehovot, July 17, 2013. Photo by Reuters this story is by Former U.S. President Bill Clinton will be honored Wednesday morning with Israel's highest civil distinction, at the opening plenary session of the fifth Israeli 1:58 AM from Haaretz Read more »
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Ed Koch Tombstone off by 20 Years
to the report, obtained by the [...] There is no alternative to a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, Bill Clinton said at an event to honor Israeli President Shimon Peres. Clinton was speaking Monday night at the Peres Academic Center in 1:43 AM from The Jewish Press Read more »
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Ed’s partisan puffery
voters could be forgiven if they thought Bill Clinton was back for another shot at the big time, given the obsequious introduction that U.S. Rep. Ed Markey afforded the 42nd president at a campaign event in Worcester on Saturday. “In a few minutes, you will 12:38 AM from Boston Herald Read more »
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Jerusalem Journal: A-List Celebration Traces Leader’s Trajectory, and Israel’s
gala in honor of Mr. Peres, who is already the world’s oldest leader and turns 90 in August. There were former statesmen (Bill Clinton, Mikhail Gorbachev), celebrities (Robert DeNiro, Sharon Stone), scholars and scions (five Nobel laureates and authors of 6/18/13 from The New York Times Read more »
