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Sunday, July 31, 2011

VIDEO Former President Clinton Addresses Walden University Graduates

During his commencement address the former President stressed the constant importance of education. He made note that an online university helps students who used to be considered nontraditional get degrees.

"it used to be graduates brought parents to ceremony, and most of you probably brought your kids, and good for you, if your children are out there they should be very proud of you, very proud," said Clinton.

To watch his entire address click here.


http://kstp.com/article/stories/s2221498.shtml

Friday, July 29, 2011

Former US President Bill Clinton paid tribute to Maureen O'Hara

President of Ireland Mary McAleese and Former US President Bill Clinton celebrated the event with letters of good wishes.

President Mary McAleese celebrated Maureen's lifetime achievements
http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/0729/maureenohara.html

Thursday, July 28, 2011

August Programs at the Clinton Center

In August, the Clinton Center celebrates President Clinton’s 65th birthday with free admission to the Library, along with our first annual back-to-school family festival. With the fall semester around the corner, the Center invites all Arkansas educators to our annual reception where we preview educational programming for the upcoming school year. "Elvis at 21, Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer" closes on August 21, and the second Elvis-inspired exhibit, "Elvis," is on display until September 11. All of this and more at the Clinton Center this month!

Click here for a complete listing of events.

http://www.clintonpresidentialcenter.org/events/

Bill Clinton to speak at Walden University commencement

Former President Bill Clinton will be the keynote speaker Saturday at Walden University's commencement ceremony in downtown Minneapolis.

The ceremony will be at 1:30 p.m. at the Minneapolis Convention Center and can be seen live at WaldenU.edu. The ceremony is not open to the public.

http://www.twincities.com/education/ci_18564649?source=rss

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Tweet and $5 goes to Healthier Generation Fund

Help @HealthierGen fight childhood obesity. Tweet @samsclub and #childhoodobesity
& they'll earn $5/tweet

Paul Farmer, Muhammad Yunus, and Bill Clinton at Rockefeller Fnd Innovation Summit tomorrow. Webcast

Join us on July 27 from 2:30 - 3:30 pm EDT and again at 9 pm EDT for a live streaming event with featured guests Dr. Paul Farmer, Prof. Muhammad Yunus, and President Bill Clinton. Follow the live tweets all day and streaming video of the opening panel and awards ceremony.

http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/news/events/2011-innovation-forum

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Statement by President and Secretary Clinton on the Passing of Chuck Manatt

"Hillary and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Chuck Manatt. We were friends for 30 years, and saw firsthand how he used his energy, intellect, and common sense to help restore the Democratic Party after 1980, to make America more prosperous and just, and to make friends for our nation around the world. I was proud of his service as ambassador to the Dominican Republic during my second term and Hillary and I will always be grateful for his support and friendship. Our thoughts and prayers are with Kathy, Michele, Timothy, Daniel, and his grandchildren."
http://www.clintonfoundation.org/news/news-media/statement-by-president-and-secretary-clinton-on-the-passing-of-chuck-manatt

Friday, July 22, 2011

VIDEO Bill Clinton in Haiti

http://www.ntn24news.com/node/2154

Clinton foundation offers $1.2 million for Haiti

Former US president Bill Clinton said on Thursday that his foundation would provide more than $1 million to help thousands of Haitian students with their schooling.

"My foundation is going to make a grant of $1.25 million to the Haitian Ministry of Education to insure that 10,000 more children will be able to attend primary school, and get a big meal every day while they are there," Clinton said at a ceremony
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/Clinton-foundation-offers-1-million-for-Haiti/articleshow/9320599.cms

The commitment – made in support of the Haiti government’s plan -- will also ensure they receive free meals

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Support the work of the Clinton Foundation and Clinton Presidential Center! Become a Bridge Builder!

Moreover, your gift is 100% tax deductible.

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About the Clinton Presidential Park Bridge Renovation
The renovation of the Clinton Presidential Park Bridge, formerly known as the Rock Island Railroad
http://clintonpresidentialcenter.org/get-involved/support-the-work-of-the-clinton-foundation-and-clinton-presidential-center-become-a-bridge-builder-

PHOTOS today President Bill Clinton being honored by President Michel Martelly

http://carelpedre.com/post/7906204771/president-bill-clinton-being-honored-by-president

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/u-n-special-envoy-haiti-former-u-president-photo-001603360.html


U.N. special envoy to Haiti, former U.S. President Bill Clinton, speaks after inspecting numerous model homes displayed in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, July 21, 2011. Clinton and Haiti's President Michel Martelly toured a site with proposed houses that could be build in a large housing project to relocate people displaced by the January 2010 earthquake. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)...

Bill Clinton to attend Haiti - Reconstruction : 7th meeting of the IHRC

This Thursday, July 21, 2011 and tomorrow July 22, will be held the 7th meeting of the Board of the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission (IHRC). Around 11 am will be held the official opening of the Exhibition of Prototype Houses anf of the technology site, Green environment to the Zoranger, in the presence, among others, of the former President Bill Clinton and co-chair of the IHRC and the President Martelly.

In the afternoon the members of the IHRC will attend various thematic presentation, 16 neighborhood slideshow & Housing video, debris presentation and video...

Always in the afternoon the education plan of the President Martelly will be presented to the president Clinton. The personal support of the Clinton Foundation and the steps that former President will undertake to support the project, will be announced.

Parallely, at 3pm the President Martelly will decorate the President Clinton at the National Palace.

Tomorrow Friday will be held the introduction and the presentation of new members of the Board, and
http://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-3417-haiti-reconstruction-7th-meeting-of-the-ihrc.html

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Former President Clinton to Honor Lew Rudin at The First Tee 10th Anniversary Gala in October

Former President Bill Clinton will pay tribute to the life and legacy of the late Lewis Rudin, founding Trustee of The First Tee of Metropolitan New York, at the Chapter’s 10th anniversary gala celebration, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8656359.htm

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Clinton Foundation :Stories of triumph against the odds -- thanks to you

Agnes Spinala, the mother of a critically handicapped son in Malawi, needed to raise money to pay school fees for her son. She found work at the Clinton Foundation's Anchor Farm Project, and with her new income she's bought a reliable roof for her house and sent her son to school.

These are just two of the millions of lives that have been dramatically and forever changed because of your support.

Want to know more about Juan and Agnes and other Clinton Foundation beneficiaries? Find their stories here >>

President Clinton had a vision when he left office in 2001: to establish a foundation dedicated to implementing sustainable long-term solutions to some of the world's biggest challenges. By fostering partnerships with governments, businesses, nongovernmental organizations
http://clintonfoundation.org/buildingabetterworld/?utm_campaign=AR2011&utm_medium=email&utm_source=071911AR2011

Monday, July 18, 2011

Nonprofit gets unexpected donation from Clinton Family Foundation

She sent the note to the William J. Clinton Foundation, which doesn’t accept unsolicited proposals. She said she thought the letter must have resonated with Clinton or his staff because the letter was forwarded to the Clinton Family Foundation for consideration — “without a real request on our part at all,” she said — and the check arrived.

http://cjonline.com/news/2011-07-18/nonprofit-gets-unexpected-donation

PHOTO Bill Clinton "Today is Nelson Mandela’s 93rd birthday"

"Today is Nelson Mandela’s 93rd birthday. He is one of the most caring and inspiring humanitarians I have ever met. Through the way he has lived—fighting apartheid and improving the lives of millions of people—Nelson Mandela has shown us all what it means to be free."
– President Clinton
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.80803687251.82448.65646572251#!/photo.php?fbid=10150250960967252&set=a.80803687251.82448.65646572251&type=1&theater

Sunday, July 17, 2011

NASCAR's Gordon to work at refugee camp in Congo through Clinton Foundation

Gordon's work is through the Clinton Global Initiative, an organization founded by former President Bill Clinton. The group's goal, according to its website, is to "inspire, connect and empower a community of global leaders to forge solutions to the world's most pressing challenges."

The Clinton Initiative was formed in 2005 and each member creates a Commitment to Action, a plan to address a specific global challenge. Gordon's initiative is a refugee camp in Congo.

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/07/nascars-gordon-work-refugee-camp-congo

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Under Bill Clinton, the budget balanced

As the nation confronts an unprecedented deficit crisis, it would be well to recall the circumstances - and consequences - of how we handled the last such challenge in our history.

It was just 18 years ago. Bill Clinton had been elected president on a platform celebrating the values of "opportunity, responsibility and community,"



Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/07/16/1346965/under-clinton-the-budget-balanced.html#ixzz1SGvE6ECE

Thursday, July 14, 2011

PHOTOS Bill Clinton today Ford's funeral in MI

former President Bill Clinton arrived at funeral for former first lady Betty Ford at Grace Episcopal Church Thursday, July 14, 2011, in Grand Rapids, Mich. (AP Photo/The Grand Rapid Press, Rex Larsen, Pool http://news.yahoo.com/photos/former-first-lady-barbara-bush-escorted-former-president-photo-204138180.html


http://news.yahoo.com/photos/former-first-lady-barbara-bush-second-left-greets-photo-213546510.html

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

President Clinton's keynote at Las Vegas Market shifted to Tuesday, Aug. 2

Because of a scheduling conflict, President Bill Clinton's keynote speech at the Las Vegas Market has been shifted to Tuesday evening, Aug. 2.

The former president, whose appearance originally was scheduled for Monday, will speak at 6:45 p.m. in the market's World Pavilions area. Every market attendee is welcome, and can RSVP at http://www.lasvegasmarket.com/show-highlights/presidentclinton.html.

Clinton's speech will describe the challenge of globalization, emphasize our growing interdependence and point the way toward a common future based on shared goals and values.

http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/article/540710-President_Clinton_s_keynote_at_Las_Vegas_Market_shifted_to_Tuesday_Aug_2.php

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Bill Clinton wants you to send a tweet today

Help The Alliance for a Healthier Generation fight childhood obesity. Send a tweet today with both @samsclub and the hashtag #childhoodobesity in the message, and the Alliance will earn $5 from Sam’s Club® for every tweet and retweet — up to $500K
http://www.healthiergeneration.org/parents.aspx?id=4294967460

Monday, July 11, 2011

photos and video Mixner on Clinton, AIDS and the Times of His Life

After more than 40 years of activism – as a prominent protester against the Vietnam War to helping elect his friend Bill Clinton President of the United States curing the height of the AIDS crisis to speaking out for full LGBT equal rights at the most recent March on
http://www.lgbtpov.com/2011/07/mixner-on-clinton-aids-and-the-times-of-his-life/

Clinton Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative Announces Training and Certification Program for 5,000 construction workers in Colombia

Today we announced a new program in Colombia that will provide on-site job training and certification for 5,000 low-income housing construction workers. The program aims to create more stable job opportunities and reduce accident rates while also developing housing solutions for up to 150,000 residents.
http://www.clintonfoundation.org/news/news-media/press-release-clinton-giustra-sustainable-growth-initiative-announces-training-and-certification-program-for-5-000-construction-workers-in-colombia

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Statement by President and Secretary Clinton on the Passing of First Lady Betty Ford

"We are deeply saddened by the passing of First Lady Betty Ford. As a staunch advocate for women’s and equal rights, Betty paved the way for generations of women to follow. Her courage, compassion, and commitment to helping our nation deal with drug and alcohol abuse and addiction helped thousands of people to a successful recovery and in the process she helped to
http://www.clintonfoundation.org/news/news-media/statement-by-president-and-secretary-clinton-on-the-passing-of-first-lady-betty-ford

Friday, July 8, 2011

Clinton Foundation and UBS Wealth Management Americas Launch CEO-UBS Small Business Advisory Program

The William J. Clinton Foundation and UBS Wealth Management Americas (UBS WMA) today announced the launch of the CEO-UBS Small Business Advisory Program, a philanthropic partnership aimed at providing small business owners in underserved communities with the knowledge and skills necessary to support business expansion and job growth. The partnership will see the Foundation’s Clinton Economic Opportunity Initiative (CEO) and UBS WMA conducting a series of financial advisory mentorship programs. Each participating small business owner will receive tailored pro bono advice from a dedicated UBS Financial Advisor, as well as access to UBS WMA’s client network of experienced business leaders and the firm’s intellectual capital.

"Small businesses are our nation’s most vital source of job creation. They have driven
http://www.clintonfoundation.org/news/news-media/press-release-clinton-foundation-and-ubs-wealth-management-americas-launch-ceo-ubs-small-business-advisory-program

New Bill Clinton video 7/8 Income Generation Story: Cataracts Project

In today's video, Juan Isaac Zapata Ruiz, a taxi driver in Lima, shares how the Clinton Foundation's cataracts project restored his vision and his livelihood. "Since my operation, my life has changed tremendously," he says. "It's almost like I have been reborn."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yUp2QgQVdM&feature=player_embedded

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Bill Clinton Today's video: U.S. small businesses grow with help of mentors:

In today's video, Amy Hilliard, founder of the ComfortCake Co., shares how our Entrepreneur Mentoring Program helped her small business: “Entrepreneurship sometimes can be a lonely place. It’s very important for people like me to be able to work with people like Katrina who have gone through the challenges that I’m going through, and they’ve come out on the other side, and they’re still smiling."
http://clintonfoundation.org/buildingabetterworld/stories.php?focus_area=Strengthening%20Economies

President Bill Clinton's involvement seen as a major draw for the Bob Hope Classic

President Bill Clinton’s involvement in the Bob Hope Classic provides an important connection to his humanitarian foundation, which holds the potential to draw corporate and philanthropic leaders to a conference in the Coachella Valley.

The Clinton Global Initiative is recognized worldwide
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20110707/SPORTS0504/107070004

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

VIDEO Bill Clinton today Center for American Progress Campus Progress

Campus Progress, the youth division for the Center for American Progress, held its annual national conference. This portion of the event included former President Bill Clinton and a panel discussion on impact of the
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300358-1
Clinton tribute and his speech begin at the 1 hour 9 minutes mark on the video

Bill Clinton showcasing a video a day of personal stories

This week we're showcasing new videos from our online annual report. Follow us for a new story each day, and help us build a better world by sharing with your friends and family.

Today's story comes from Malawi, where Joyce, an HIV-positive mother, recently gave birth to an HIV-negative daughter. Watch her story below.
http://www.clintonfoundation.org/buildingabetterworld/stories.php?focus_area=Improving%20Global%20Health

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Democratic Leadership Council Documents added to Clinton Archives

I am pleased to report that the historical records of the
Democratic Leadership Council will become part of the
Clinton Foundation.

In 1985, the Democratic Party was out of ideas and out of power.
A small group of reform-minded governors - including Arkansas
Governor Bill Clinton - senators and house members and I formed
the DLC to change both. And over the last quarter century, I
believe the record will show that we did just that.

With then-Governor Clinton as chairman, the DLC championed bold
and innovative reform ideas that challenged old orthodoxies.
National service (AmeriCorps), an expanded Earned Income Tax
Credit, welfare reform, charter schools, community policing,
expanded trade and re-inventing government - all DLC ideas put
into action during the Clinton Presidency - have changed America
for the better.

Our nation and our politics have changed significantly since
1985. The DLC has accomplished much of what we first set out
to achieve. As a result, the DLC itself ceased operations earlier
this year, but the records and materials prepared and formulated
by the DLC over the years have significant historical value.

Because many of these materials show and explain the growth and
development of President Clinton's policies, passions and
legacy, the William J. Clinton Foundation has purchased all
of the records and materials of the DLC. The Clinton
Presidential Center is an important location for telling the
story not just of the Clinton administration but also of the
world at the latter part of the 20th century. We believe these
records are an important part of that history, and believe the
Clinton Foundation is an appropriate and fitting repository.

In addition to being an important part of America's historical
narrative, the DLC was a transformative organization for the
political landscape of the country. It was founded on the belief
that if we held firmly to the first principles of the
Democratic Party but furthered them with fresh ideas and
modern means, the American people would once again turn to
us for national leadership.

Running on ideas shaped during his DLC chairmanship, President
Clinton became the first Democrat to be elected and re-elected
president in six decades. Most important, the DLC ideas he put
into action restored the American Dream for tens of millions of
Americans and became the model for resurgent progressive parties
in countries across the globe.

The New Democrat model is as powerful today as ever. Statehouses,
state legislatures, and local governments across America are led
by a new generation of leaders whose political philosophies were
shaped by President Clinton and the DLC. We are thankful these
documents and ideas will live on, and the new generation of
leaders can learn from the politics that President Clinton and
the DLC forged.

Al From

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Bill Clinton Says BofA Deal May Lead to Principal Reductions

House MD Hugh Laurie image on this Bill Clinton story is a real treat. I LOVE that show HOUSE
http://www.celebritysentry.com/post/bill-clinton-says-bofa-deal-may-lead-to-principal-reductions/

PHOTOS Bill Clinton at Aspen Ideas Festival

President Clinton at it again today (tackling the fiscal crisis that is) http://instagr.am/p/G1VgR/
http://twitpic.com/5kbeng

Bill Clinton at Ideas Festival today in CO: Advice for Obama

Aspen, Colo.—Former President Bill Clinton Saturday night urged President Obama not to “blink” at Republican demands to exclude revenue increases from any agreement to extend the government’s debt ceiling.

If Republicans maintain their opposition to revenue increases, Clinton said, Obama should pursue a short-term deal to extend the debt ceiling based on spending cuts both sides have already accepted in the negotiations between the administration and Congressional leaders from both parties.

“I hope they will make a mini-deal,” Clinton said in an interview conducted with him at the Aspen Ideas Festival here.

http://nationaljournal.com/clinton-calls-on-obama-not-to-blink-on-debt-ceiling-deal-with-gop-20110702

Bill Clinton has uploaded tons of PHOTOS of CGI-AMERICA 2011

over 100 photos on flickr uploaded by his Foundation and includes behind the scenes meeting shots
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cgiphotos/sets/72157626955918375/

Friday, July 1, 2011

Bill Clinton Interview with Al Hunt Full Transcript

Former President Bill Clinton, in an interview on Bloomberg Television’s “Political Capital with Al Hunt,” predicted that http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-01/bill-clinton-says-jobless-rate-drop-will-help-obama-transcript-.html

Transcript CNN Interview with Former President Bill Clinton

BLITZER: Mr. President, thanks very much for joining us.

BILL CLINTON, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Thank you, Wolf.

BLITZER: Good to be here at the CGI America.

This is the first time you have done this as far as the U.S. economy is concerned.

CLINTON: Yes, it is. Yes.

BLITZER: Normally, it's global
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/06/30/interview_with_former_president_bill_clinton_110442.html

Bill Clinton: Jobs planned for Joplin

During a Clinton Global Initiative conference in Chicago, the Democrat announced that the Macon-based outsourcing firm Onshore Technology Services plans to create 1,000 jobs in rural Missouri over the next five years with a focus on Joplin.
http://www.news-leader.com/article/20110701/NEWS11/107010348/-1/RSS

Bill Clinton Predicts Speedier Unemployment Drop Will Assure Obama Victory

The former Democratic president, interviewed in Chicago during his Clinton Global Initiative conference, said he envisions a scenario where U.S. unemployment, at 9.1 percent in May, drops more quickly than most analysts assume.

Clinton said in an interview on Bloomberg Television’s “Political Capital with Al Hunt” airing this weekend.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-01/bill-clinton-predicts-speedier-unemployment-drop-will-aid-obama.html