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Bill Clinton: eager to hit the road for Obama
Associated Press - July 17, 2008 4:13 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) - Former President Clinton says he's eager to get out campaigning again, this time for Barack Obama.
KAIT8.com – Jul 17, 2008 8:13 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Associated Press - July 17, 2008 4:13 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) - Former President Clinton says he's eager to get out campaigning again, this time for Barack Obama.
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Bill Clinton says he's ready to campaign for Obama
Former President Clinton says he is ready to campaign for Barack Obama whenever the Democrat needs him.
International Herald Tribune – Jul 17, 2008 6:31 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Former President Clinton says he is ready to campaign for Barack Obama whenever the Democrat needs him.
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Malaria drug pricing at center of deal
NEW YORK, July 17 (UPI) -- A plan to help stabilize prices for malaria drugs is the core of an agreement reached by former U.S. President Bill Clinton's foundation, the foundation said.
United Press International – Jul 17, 2008 4:31 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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NEW YORK, July 17 (UPI) -- A plan to help stabilize prices for malaria drugs is the core of an agreement reached by former U.S. President Bill Clinton's foundation, the foundation said.
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Vilsack will join Bill Clinton on Africa trip
DES MOINES (AP) -- Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack and his wife, Christie, will accompany former President Clinton on a weeklong trip later this month through Africa.
WCFCourier.com – Jul 17, 2008 09:34 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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DES MOINES (AP) -- Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack and his wife, Christie, will accompany former President Clinton on a weeklong trip later this month through Africa.
WCFCourier.com – Jul 17, 2008 09:34 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Kilpatrick's legal defense fund nearly out of reserves
A legal defense fund set up for Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has gone through nearly all the money it has raised over the past three months, a report filed with the IRS revealed Tuesday.The Detroit Justice Fund raised $185,600 between April 4 and June 30, the report said, though at least one contribution is in dispute. The fund spent $165,000 on legal bills. The report, however, does not show payments to some lawyers hired by the mayor, such as $700-an-hour criminal attorney Dan Webb of Chicago.And at least one contributor raised objections after learning his name was on the list, complaining late Tuesday that he'd been told his money was going to a youth group.In all, 31 individuals, companies and political action committees -- most of them outside Detroit -- donated to the fund, which was created to raise cash for the mayor's defense against felony charges and other fallout from the text-message scandal.Much of the cash came from two donors.Donald Davis, chairman of First Independence National Bank, gave $50,000, according to fund records, though Davis disputed that late Tuesday.Davis of West Bloomfield was one of the first people named to the Detroit Justice Fund committee. His bank and two others formed Minority Alliance Capital LLC, which won a $4.5-million contract from the city to install a new cash-management system.Records indicate Davis contributed $25,000 to the fund April 4, the first day it was formed, and another $25,000 May 22.But Davis told the Free Press he gave only $25,000 and then quit the defense fund "a good while ago" because he had trouble convincing people to contribute."That was the beginning and it was the end, and it is the end," he said.Davis said his contribution had nothing to do with any business with the city, "it's just that good old Constitution, due process. I just believe in it, that's all. But it's tiring."Fund records also show a $50,000 contribution from Medici Homes of Clinton Township. Company officials could not be reached Tuesday.Advance Air Services Inc. gave a $1,500 contribution on May 14.But Ross Bates, president of the Livonia-based heating and cooling firm, complained late Tuesday that his company was improperly listed.His company's contribution, he said, "was to go to a youth organization. ... I had no knowledge of making a contribution to Kwame Kilpatrick and have no support for him, whatsoever."Bates said he did not want to provide any more details until he investigates what happened.Chris Garrett, a spokesman for Kilpatrick's legal efforts, said he could not immediately explain the discrepancies late Tuesday.City Councilwoman Sheila Cockrel said she was glad to know who is contributing to the fund so council members "can evaluate that as a factor when approving contracts.""Donald Davis has been doing business with the city for 35 years, so this becomes a very slippery slope," said Cockrel, a Kilpatrick critic. "This is just another reason that the mayor should resign."Conrad Mallett Jr., chairman of the fund and a former state Supreme Court justice, said no one was pressured to contribute."This is an absolutely, purely voluntary effort," he said.Mallett said anyone may contribute and that there are some potentially large donors who have not yet been contacted.The Detroit Justice Fund was established to pay the mayor's lawyers and the Washington, D.C.-based public relations firm that advises the mayor and comments on legal matters.Fund records show Kilpatrick attorney James Thomas of Detroit has been paid $85,000. Birmingham, Ala.-based attorney Jim Parkman's firm was paid $80,000.Thomas said he is "proud of the people who have stepped forward" as Kilpatrick fights a complex criminal case and overlapping civil actions."All my bills are being paid monthly as they are submitted -- and not with one penny of city money," he said.Of the 31 listed donors, 18 are from outside Detroit, nine are from the city and four did not have addresses listed on the report. Less than 10% of the donations came from people or companies listed in Detroit.Other contributions include $5,000 from the Bridge Political Action Committee, set up by influential Democratic Congressman James Clyburn of South Carolina, the House majority whip who made national news in April when he rebuked former President Bill Clinton for remarks he made about Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., during South Carolina's presidential primary.Jerome Morgan, a major contractor for the City of Detroit, gave $4,300.Morgan, who owns Jermor Plumbing and Heating of Redford Township, also gave $50,000 to Kilpatrick's Generations Political Action Committee shortly before the 2005 election.Besides Davis, only two of 11 listed Detroit Justice Fund committee members made contributions.Committee member Michael Eric Dyson, a Detroit-born author and Georgetown University professor, gave $2,500.Committee member Gregory Eaton, a Lansing lobbyist and president of Metro Cars, contributed $5,000. He could not be reached.Waste Management of Houston gave $10,000. Company spokesman Tom Horton said, "We viewed this as a donation to the city."Horton said Waste Management does about $15 million a year in business with Detroit -- including trucking services and ash and sludge hauling -- and has had city contracts for more than 20 years."Our take was to get closure for the city as soon as possible," Horton said, adding that it was not solicited for a contribution.He said the company also contributes to the city's annual Motor City Makeover volunteer clean-up effort.Able Demolition of Sterling Heights donated $3,000. Its Web site says it has demolished 32 apartment buildings for the Detroit Housing Commission.Mayoral appointee James J. Tyler Jr., listed on the city's Web site as director of the Human Resources department, contributed $600.Brian Jeffries, president and chief executive officer of Ambassador Capital Management, one of the country's largest money managers, contributed $10,000 to Kilpatrick's defense fund April 4, records show.Jeffries could not be reached.Shubh Hotels, operators of the Sheraton Riverside Hotel, better known as the former Hotel Pontchartrain, gave $3,000.Cecilia Walker, director of the city's Butzel Family Center, said she didn't want to comment about her $1,000 contribution other than to say, "I think he's done a great job."Marcel Leonard, 80, of Detroit, who said he was an architect, said no one asked him to contribute, but he sent in $500 anyway."None of us can cast the first stone," said Leonard, who said he knew Kilpatrick's father. "Hey, he's a young guy and then he made a mistake. ... Give him a second chance. That's my opinion."S.A. Restaurants Inc. is reported as donating $3,000 on May 14. The listed address -- 20771 W. Eight Mile -- is now occupied by the Penthouse Club Detroit, a topless bar.City Heat, another topless bar, was previously located at the address and was featured in a front-page Free Press story in 2001 when one of its operators, the son of a reputed organized crime figure, was gunned down in a gangland-style killing in the middle of West Eight Mile.Records from the state office of Consumer and Industry Services in 2002 listed S.A. Restaurants Inc. as doing business as City Heat.Kilpatrick faces eight felony counts, ranging from conspiracy to perjury to misconduct in office and obstruction of justice. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy charged Kilpatrick in March in the wake of revelations first published in the Free Press that the mayor and his then-Chief of Staff Christine Beatty lied on the witness stand during a police whistle-blower lawsuit. Kilpatrick later persuaded the Detroit City Council to settle the case for $8.4 million.Beatty has been charged with seven felony counts.Contact M.L. Elrick at (313) 222-6582 or mlelrick@freepress.com. Staff writers Jennifer Dixon and Suzette Hackney contributed to this report.
Lansing State Journal – Jul 16, 2008 4:24 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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A legal defense fund set up for Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has gone through nearly all the money it has raised over the past three months, a report filed with the IRS revealed Tuesday.The Detroit Justice Fund raised $185,600 between April 4 and June 30, the report said, though at least one contribution is in dispute. The fund spent $165,000 on legal bills. The report, however, does not show payments to some lawyers hired by the mayor, such as $700-an-hour criminal attorney Dan Webb of Chicago.And at least one contributor raised objections after learning his name was on the list, complaining late Tuesday that he'd been told his money was going to a youth group.In all, 31 individuals, companies and political action committees -- most of them outside Detroit -- donated to the fund, which was created to raise cash for the mayor's defense against felony charges and other fallout from the text-message scandal.Much of the cash came from two donors.Donald Davis, chairman of First Independence National Bank, gave $50,000, according to fund records, though Davis disputed that late Tuesday.Davis of West Bloomfield was one of the first people named to the Detroit Justice Fund committee. His bank and two others formed Minority Alliance Capital LLC, which won a $4.5-million contract from the city to install a new cash-management system.Records indicate Davis contributed $25,000 to the fund April 4, the first day it was formed, and another $25,000 May 22.But Davis told the Free Press he gave only $25,000 and then quit the defense fund "a good while ago" because he had trouble convincing people to contribute."That was the beginning and it was the end, and it is the end," he said.Davis said his contribution had nothing to do with any business with the city, "it's just that good old Constitution, due process. I just believe in it, that's all. But it's tiring."Fund records also show a $50,000 contribution from Medici Homes of Clinton Township. Company officials could not be reached Tuesday.Advance Air Services Inc. gave a $1,500 contribution on May 14.But Ross Bates, president of the Livonia-based heating and cooling firm, complained late Tuesday that his company was improperly listed.His company's contribution, he said, "was to go to a youth organization. ... I had no knowledge of making a contribution to Kwame Kilpatrick and have no support for him, whatsoever."Bates said he did not want to provide any more details until he investigates what happened.Chris Garrett, a spokesman for Kilpatrick's legal efforts, said he could not immediately explain the discrepancies late Tuesday.City Councilwoman Sheila Cockrel said she was glad to know who is contributing to the fund so council members "can evaluate that as a factor when approving contracts.""Donald Davis has been doing business with the city for 35 years, so this becomes a very slippery slope," said Cockrel, a Kilpatrick critic. "This is just another reason that the mayor should resign."Conrad Mallett Jr., chairman of the fund and a former state Supreme Court justice, said no one was pressured to contribute."This is an absolutely, purely voluntary effort," he said.Mallett said anyone may contribute and that there are some potentially large donors who have not yet been contacted.The Detroit Justice Fund was established to pay the mayor's lawyers and the Washington, D.C.-based public relations firm that advises the mayor and comments on legal matters.Fund records show Kilpatrick attorney James Thomas of Detroit has been paid $85,000. Birmingham, Ala.-based attorney Jim Parkman's firm was paid $80,000.Thomas said he is "proud of the people who have stepped forward" as Kilpatrick fights a complex criminal case and overlapping civil actions."All my bills are being paid monthly as they are submitted -- and not with one penny of city money," he said.Of the 31 listed donors, 18 are from outside Detroit, nine are from the city and four did not have addresses listed on the report. Less than 10% of the donations came from people or companies listed in Detroit.Other contributions include $5,000 from the Bridge Political Action Committee, set up by influential Democratic Congressman James Clyburn of South Carolina, the House majority whip who made national news in April when he rebuked former President Bill Clinton for remarks he made about Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., during South Carolina's presidential primary.Jerome Morgan, a major contractor for the City of Detroit, gave $4,300.Morgan, who owns Jermor Plumbing and Heating of Redford Township, also gave $50,000 to Kilpatrick's Generations Political Action Committee shortly before the 2005 election.Besides Davis, only two of 11 listed Detroit Justice Fund committee members made contributions.Committee member Michael Eric Dyson, a Detroit-born author and Georgetown University professor, gave $2,500.Committee member Gregory Eaton, a Lansing lobbyist and president of Metro Cars, contributed $5,000. He could not be reached.Waste Management of Houston gave $10,000. Company spokesman Tom Horton said, "We viewed this as a donation to the city."Horton said Waste Management does about $15 million a year in business with Detroit -- including trucking services and ash and sludge hauling -- and has had city contracts for more than 20 years."Our take was to get closure for the city as soon as possible," Horton said, adding that it was not solicited for a contribution.He said the company also contributes to the city's annual Motor City Makeover volunteer clean-up effort.Able Demolition of Sterling Heights donated $3,000. Its Web site says it has demolished 32 apartment buildings for the Detroit Housing Commission.Mayoral appointee James J. Tyler Jr., listed on the city's Web site as director of the Human Resources department, contributed $600.Brian Jeffries, president and chief executive officer of Ambassador Capital Management, one of the country's largest money managers, contributed $10,000 to Kilpatrick's defense fund April 4, records show.Jeffries could not be reached.Shubh Hotels, operators of the Sheraton Riverside Hotel, better known as the former Hotel Pontchartrain, gave $3,000.Cecilia Walker, director of the city's Butzel Family Center, said she didn't want to comment about her $1,000 contribution other than to say, "I think he's done a great job."Marcel Leonard, 80, of Detroit, who said he was an architect, said no one asked him to contribute, but he sent in $500 anyway."None of us can cast the first stone," said Leonard, who said he knew Kilpatrick's father. "Hey, he's a young guy and then he made a mistake. ... Give him a second chance. That's my opinion."S.A. Restaurants Inc. is reported as donating $3,000 on May 14. The listed address -- 20771 W. Eight Mile -- is now occupied by the Penthouse Club Detroit, a topless bar.City Heat, another topless bar, was previously located at the address and was featured in a front-page Free Press story in 2001 when one of its operators, the son of a reputed organized crime figure, was gunned down in a gangland-style killing in the middle of West Eight Mile.Records from the state office of Consumer and Industry Services in 2002 listed S.A. Restaurants Inc. as doing business as City Heat.Kilpatrick faces eight felony counts, ranging from conspiracy to perjury to misconduct in office and obstruction of justice. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy charged Kilpatrick in March in the wake of revelations first published in the Free Press that the mayor and his then-Chief of Staff Christine Beatty lied on the witness stand during a police whistle-blower lawsuit. Kilpatrick later persuaded the Detroit City Council to settle the case for $8.4 million.Beatty has been charged with seven felony counts.Contact M.L. Elrick at (313) 222-6582 or mlelrick@freepress.com. Staff writers Jennifer Dixon and Suzette Hackney contributed to this report.
Lansing State Journal – Jul 16, 2008 4:24 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Bill Clinton and Al Gore to deliver addresses on healthcare and environment
The former president and vice-president are set to discuss healthcare costs and battling climate change, respectively
The Guardian – Jul 16, 2008 4:13 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The former president and vice-president are set to discuss healthcare costs and battling climate change, respectively
The Guardian – Jul 16, 2008 4:13 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Bill Clinton Leaves Bruised Feelings Behind to Support Obama
The healing process has begun for the Clintons and the Democratic Party.
U.S. News & World Report – Jul 1, 2008 8:01 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The healing process has begun for the Clintons and the Democratic Party.
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Clinton says husband determined to help Obama
Hillary Clinton brushed off suggestions Wednesday that her husband, former President Bill Clinton, does not seem to share her enthusiasm for campaigning for Democratic White House candidate Barack Obama.
Canada.com – Jun 25, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Hillary Clinton brushed off suggestions Wednesday that her husband, former President Bill Clinton, does not seem to share her enthusiasm for campaigning for Democratic White House candidate Barack Obama.
Canada.com – Jun 25, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Bill Clinton speaks of global warming in EdmontonAlmost 2,000 people packed a banquet hall in Edmonton today to listen to former U.S. President Bill Clinton speak.
Canada.com – Jun 20, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Analysis: The second 'black president'?AP - If Bill Clinton was the "first black president," his wife and Barack Obama are vying to be the second.
Yahoo! – Jun 29, 2007 4:04 PM [GMT] ¦ 1 comment
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