Bill Clinton

Presidents Praise George W. Bush at Opening of Library

Posted on 04/25/2013 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin Today | PoliticsBy Jaime Stengle, The Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Presidents past and present lionized one of their own Thursday, putting politics aside as President George W. Bush dedicated the library that documents his place in history. President Barack Obama praised his predecessor’s strength and resolve after Sept. 11, calling Bush a “good man” who faced the storm head on. “My deepest conviction, the guiding principle of the administration, is that the United States of America must strive to expand the …

Barbra Streisand: A Life in the Movies

Posted on 04/19/2013 by | Movies & TV | Comments

Bulletin Today | EntertainmentOne of the great what-if stories in Hollywood history has Elvis Presley turning down the starring role opposite Barbra Streisand in A Star is Born. Well, although we never got to see an Elvis-Babs pairing (he would have been SO much cooler than Kris Kristofferson), Monday, April 22, brings the next best thing: Streisand on the same stage with the Elvis of presidents, Bill Clinton. He’ll present her with the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Chaplin Award in honor of …

Bill Clinton: Hillary Will ‘Live to Be 120’

Posted on 01/16/2013 by | News | Comments

Bulletin Today | PoliticsDeparting Secretary of State Hillary Clinton may not yet know what’s next for her, but her husband certainly thinks she’s gotta lotta livin’ to do. “I tell her that, you know, she’s still got time to have three more husbands after me,” former President Bill Clinton joked during his second annual “Health Matters: Activating Wellness in Every Generation” conference in Palm Springs, Calif. “And I always know that she’s thinking about that,” he added. “Whenever I am stubborn about something, …

At the Democratic Convention, Bill Clinton Wades Into the Fray Over the $716 Billion in Medicare ‘Cuts’

Posted on 09/6/2012 by | Politics | Comments

Bulletin Today | PoliticsFormer President Bill Clinton always reveled in his position as explainer-in-chief, and he reprised the role at the Democratic National Convention last night with a plain-spoken account of the running battle over $716 billion of “cuts” to Medicare. In speeches at the GOP convention in Tampa last week, the top of the party’s ticket repeated claims that Democrats raided the Medicare program to fund President Obama’s health care law. At the podium in Charlotte, Clinton alternated between comedian and schoolteacher …