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  • Calling Burkle and Bing!


    When we saw this New York Times headline (since changed ), we thought it could mean only one thing: Barack Obama was planning to recruit Bill Clinton buddies and all-around bad influences Ron Burkle and Steve Bing . Because if there's anything missing Read More...
  • Best Spin of the Day


    So a Clinton campaign office in Terre Haute, Ind., goes up in flames last night, and reporters ask Bill Clinton, fresh off his Bosnia revival tour , whether he thinks it's a bad omen. He was ready for it: “No, I think this is a good omen. We’ll rise from Read More...
  • The Bill/Hillary Gap


    For all the talk about how Mark Penn undermined Clinton’s credibility on free trade by advising the Colombian government, there’s been less attention to how Bill could be doing the exact same thing. Today, Ben Smith and Sam Stein fleshed out Bill Clinton’s Read More...
  • More "Judas"


    In yesterday’s Washington Post , Bill Richardson offered his best retort yet to James Carville’s comparison of Richardson to “Judas”: Carville and others say that I owe President Clinton's wife my endorsement because he gave me two jobs. Would someone Read More...
  • The M-Bomb, Finally


    Perhaps the most shocking thing about Gordon Fischer’s Monica joke is that it didn’t happen until now. A key Obama organizer and adviser in Iowa, Fischer posted an item on his blog over the weekend slamming Bill Clinton for his comment late Friday that Read More...
  • Who's Injecting Race?


    As long as we’re dissecting telling Bill Clinton moments, here’s one more. Heading out the door of a Charleston bar and grill Wednesday, the former president heatedly responded to reporters asking about race on the campaign trail: "This is almost like Read More...
  • Bill Clinton On Marriage


    At the same Kingstree event , Bill Clinton called on a small girl and was thrown a curved: “What do you do when you get married?” Clinton laughed, maybe a little nervously. “See the press people back there?” he said, pointing to the back of the room. Read More...
  • Bill's Peace Offering


    Kingstree, S.C. -- Speaking to a crowd at the Williamsburg County Recreation Center , Bill Clinton just now offered an olive branch: “If [Barack Obama] wins this nomination, I’m going to do what I can to help him become president.” The promise comes after Read More...
  • The Reagan Fallout


    In the same way that Hillary's waterworks dominated the last news cycle before the New Hampshire primary, it looks like Obama's comments about Ronald Reagan are dominating the pre-Nevada airwaves. Both Hillary and Bill went all out today criticizing Obama Read More...
  • Bill Clinton Supports Obama


    Are Bill and Hillary in a lover’s spat? A visit to presidentbillclinton.com or williamclinton.com redirects right to Barack Obama’s homepage . This is the same Obama that Bill Clinton hasn’t been too fond of recently . We’ve heard rumors of dissention Read More...
  • Why Bill Clinton Lashes Out


    Here’s an interesting bit from Matt Bai’s upcoming New York Times Magazine article (not online just yet) on how Bill Clinton’s legacy has shaped Democratic politics and the current presidential race. Over the past few weeks, Bill has been a bit more aggressive Read More...
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