Bill Clinton
Democrat from Arkansas
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Bill Clinton was president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He is married to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
Clinton's statements by ruling
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Recent statements by Bill Clinton
Denies that he said the Obama campaign "played the race card."
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 in Pittsburgh
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"Hillary (Clinton), one time late at night when she was exhausted, misstated and immediately apologized for it, what happened to her in Bosnia in 1995."
Thursday, April 10th, 2008 in Boonville, Ind.
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"Everything I have said (on the campaign trail) has been factually accurate."
Thursday, February 7th, 2008 in Portland, Maine
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"The 1990s were a time of prosperity. We created more than 22-million new jobs, moved 8-million people out of poverty, and turned our economy around."
Friday, January 25th, 2008 in
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Recent attacks by Bill Clinton
Obama spent "40 percent of the PAC money, 43 percent to be exact, on Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina politicians."
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"(Obama) did accept donations from lobbyists and PACs and he spent money in this campaign from that, through his political action committee."
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Obama said that "since 1992, the Republicans have had all the good ideas..."
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Barack Obama "said in 2004 there was no difference between (Obama) and George Bush on the war."
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Recent stories featuring Bill Clinton
It's not the Clinton you think: "Clinton pastor" convicted of child sex abuse, says a newspaper Web site and a posting on an Obama campaign blog. It's a recipe for outrage.
Bill's Bosnia blunder: In defending his wife's mistakes about sniper fire in Bosnia, Bill Clinton makes a few of his own.
President Clinton again on attack: Former President Bill Clinton claims Sen. Barack Obama "said one thing and did another" by accepting lobbyist money.
When presidents play politics: Bill Clinton defends himself but gets it wrong, while George W. Bush takes a questionable shot at Barack Obama.
He said, she said: The Democratic debate in Myrtle Beach featured sharp comments by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. We found Clinton continued to distort Obama's comments about Ronald Reagan, while other claims were closer to the truth.
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