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Tuesday, November 04, 2003 - Page updated at 12:07 A.M.  Clinton event tab exceeds proceeds By J. Patrick CoolicanSeattle Times staff reporter A charity fund-raiser for Seattle Hebrew Academy and two local arts groups, which brought former President Clinton to town, was a financial bust — though not for the 42nd president. The September event at Marion McCaw Hall cost organizers $290,000 but brought in just $288,000, according to organizers — a shortfall of $2,000 sponsors blamed on sluggish ticket sales. It's not known how much Clinton was paid, but he did charge for his Seattle appearance, according to...

Give former diplomat Joseph Wilson an hour, and he'll come up with about 100 ways to condemn President Bush's policies in Iraq and his explanations for going to war. He'll talk of "deception" and "manipulation." Of weapons inspectors who were doing their job but weren't allowed to finish. Of a diminished world view of the United States — from practical and moral leader to rush-to-battle imperialist. In words carefully chosen for their sting, in newspaper opinion pieces and television appearances and now on the lecture circuit, the former ambassador has made a new career out of taking on the Bush...