How Hillary became Empress of Ireland Oct 13, 2009
Certainly this is why many Irish republicans have welcomed the Clinton family s adoption of Ireland as a pet issue: because they know that it sidelines the British government whom they have traditionally opposed. But there is nothing to celebrate in the usurpation of British power in Ireland by American power. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Should Americans Shop for Health Care the Way They Shop for Shoes? Sep 30, 2009
According to the , there was "no indication that the Clinton family was aware of the state report.". Mortality statistics from heart surgery future death risks (both for hospitals and individual surgeons) and also targeted improvement efforts. (Slate)
Kenyan offers cows, goats to woo Clinton's daughter Aug 10, 2009
Chepkurgor told the East African Standard that he was elated by the response, "I express joy and happiness that, after a long time, the Clinton family has responded," adding that he had been waiting for more than eight years for a response. According to CNN, since polygamy is legal in Kenya, Chelsea could only be Chepkurgor's second wife if she accepts, because he already married in 2006. (Xinhuanet, China)
Independent voters jury still out Aug 9, 2009
When asked with which political family the Obama s, McCain s, Palin s, or Clintons s they would prefer to vacation, three picked the Republican choices, but only three respondents named the Obama family; half would rather hang out with the Clinton family. Moriconi volunteered: Bill s a party guy. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Our country's love sustained us in darkest hours, say freed journalists Aug 7, 2009
It was an intimate homecoming, remarkably played out in a public setting that entwined politics, the Clinton family, journalism and the secrecy of a spy novel. Both women wept as they descended the stairs of the private plane, Lee bending over for a second as if overcome with her own joy, Ling pumping her fists in the air. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
The 'best feeling of my life' Aug 6, 2009
It was an intimate homecoming remarkably played out in a public setting that intertwined politics, the Clinton family, journalism and the secrecy of a spy novel. Both women wept as they descended the stairs of the private airplane they had taken from Korea, Lee bending over for a second as if overcome with joy, Ling pumping two fists in the air. (News & Observer)
Desi dishes have Clinton hooked Jul 21, 2009
Its a dish that the Clinton family had also reportedly enjoyed on their last visit in 2000. Not much of a dessert person, Clinton apparently preferred to stick to mint tea at Sundays dinner, though the rest of her eight-member party enjoyed Indian desserts. (India Times)
Labor chief silent on talk of D.C. post Jul 16, 2009
Hillary Clinton over President Obama in last year's primary out of, he said at the time, loyalty to the Clinton family. President Clinton tapped him to oversee welfare reform in the 1990s. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Goodbye to a famous cat Mar 4, 2009
Socks was the Clinton family cat, originally found as a stray in Arkansas, who moved to Washington in 1993 when Bill Clinton became president. His reign as America's first pet was threatened when the family took on a Labrador named Buddy with whom Socks never got on. (BBC News -- UK)
Many legislators' charities toe fuzzy line Mar 2, 2009
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is - along with her husband, former , and daughter Chelsea - an officer of the Clinton Family Foundation, also a private foundation, which took in $3 million in 2007 and donated money to other charities. But until Mrs. Clinton became a candidate for secretary of state, the public wasn't told how her husband's foundation had raised about a half-billion dollars since 1997, including tens of millions from foreign governments and other overseas sources. (Insight on the News)
