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Iciz Editorial: Tonight s Debate Should Reflect No. 2 s Exchange
Former President Bill Clinton said Wednesday that if his wife is elected president he will stop giving paid speeches and, if she asks, step down from the foundation that bears his name and has fueled attacks against her during her nascent campaign.The Clintons have been criticized for raking in millions of dollars from paid speeches since they left government service, as well as for letting foreign countries and companies with interests before Hillary Clinton s State Department give money to their foundation.In an interview with Bloomberg TV at the Clinton Global Initiative s Denver meeting, Clinton said he d stop giving paid speeches stanley termohrnek should Hillary Clinton return to the White House. He added that it would be his wife s call on whether he stayed at CGI.Bill de Blasio won t attend Hillary Clinton rallyHillary Clinton launches Instagram account She will have to decide what is my highest and best use, including being around to buck her up in the morning, he said.Clinton acknowledged that some of the $2 billion in donations the foundation has received may s stanley puodelis eem questionable when viewed through a political lens. But he said they were accepted with the best intentions. Has anyone proved we ve done anything objectionable with this money he asked. No. The charity was set up after Clinton s presidency more than a decade ago, and he said no one was thinking that Hillary Rodham Clinton would run for president someday and vaso stanley that everyth Kagw Illinois Democrats set to OK new legislative maps over criticism
A day after declaring victory in the battle of Iraq, President Bush turned his attention to the na stanley cup tion s shaky economy, urging Congress to quickly pass his tax cut plan.Mr. Bush used new unemployment figures released Friday to boost his proposal for at least $550 billion in tax cuts over 10 years. That 6 percent jobless rate should say loud and clear to both political parties of the United States Congress that we need robust tax relief so our citizens can find a job, the president said during a visit to a defense contractor in Northern California s Silicon Valley. When I get back to Washington, D.C., I want to see a bill on my desk that recognizes, Mr. Bush said, cutting himself off in mid-sentence. That may be a little fast, how bout a couple weeks after I get back to Washington The Silicon Valley has been among the hardest-hit by recession, a fact Mr. Bush used to pitch his tax cuts. I know there s people hurting here in Silicon Valley, he said. This incredibly vibrant part of the American economy over the last couple years has not been meet stanley thermos ing its full potential. ... T stanley hrnek he plan I just outlined is one that will boost the economy in Silicon Valley. Support for the president s package is tepid, and Democrats say a better way to stimulate the economy is to extend unemployment benefits a second time. The current extension expires at the end of the month, cutting off benefits for millions of jobless workers.Mr. Bush blew up