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Hillary’s shadow looms large over Stephen Colbert’s confab with Bill Clinton
Appearing on the final day of this year’s Clinton Global Initiative, President Bill Clinton sat for an interview and Q&A session with Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert, during which he slyly hinted that the slate of presidential candidates in future contests will offer “a lot of talented people” for voters…
Romney jokes about post-Clinton appearance ‘bounce’
If only Mitt Romney had Bill Clinton on his side. The would-be Republican president stood on the podium beside the two-term White House Democrat at the Clinton Global Initiative on Tuesday, hoping a bit of stardust would sprinkle onto his own struggling candidacy. Clinton is President Barack Obama’s chief surrogate,…
Geithner urges governments to fuel growth
NEW YORK — US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Tuesday that sparking faster growth in the global economy should be the priority of all developed countries to combat unemployment. Geithner told the Clinton Global Initiative conference that slashing government spending at this point is counter-productive, even if countries need to…
Watch live: Obama speaks to Clinton Global Initiative
President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting in New York City. Watch live, broadcast by NBC News on Sept. 25. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Romney speaks at Clinton Global Initiative
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney speaks at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting in New York City on Tuesday. Former President Bill Clinton established the Clinton Global Initiative in 2005 with the objective to convene global leaders “to forge solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges.” Attendees are typically philanthropists who…
Obama: Passing my jobs bill is good for the world
Speaking before a friendly audience at the Clinton Global Initiative, President Barack Obama took a broader view on the jobs bill he’s been pushing Congress to pass. Not only is it good for Americans, he said, but it’s also in the best interest of the world. “The single most important…
Young dissidents demand more than rhetoric from the U.N.
While Burmese opposition leader Aung Sun Sui Kay and South African Bishop Desmond Tutu addressed the monied crowd this morning at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York City, a younger generation of dissidents across town hailed the rise of social media and called upon the United Nations and its…
Watch live: Clinton Global Initiative begins in New York
This video is a live stream from the 2011 Clinton Global Initiative. To find out more about the annual event, click here. Watch live streaming video from cgi_plenary at livestream.com…
Bill Clinton on Obama’s numbers: Polls don’t matter now
Bill Clinton’s thoughts on national polls for 2012 at the moment: Who cares? The former president appeared on Meet The Press on Sunday morning, talking with host David Gregory on a wide arrange of issues including his upcoming “Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting” this week. When asked about President Obama’s…
Bill Clinton on Obama’s numbers: Polls don’t matter now
Bill Clinton’s thoughts on national polls for 2012 at the moment: Who cares? The former president appeared on Meet The Press on Sunday morning, talking with host David Gregory on a wide arrange of issues including his upcoming “Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting” this week. When asked about President Obama’s…
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