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  • Possible Clinton Return To Oxford Gets Mixed Reviews

    01/17/2003 4:55:54 AM PST · by Brian Allen · 21 replies · 226+ views
    CNSNews.com ^ | Thursday January 16 2003 | Mike Wendling - CNSNews.com London Bureau Chief
    London (CNSNews.com) - The British rumor mill is swirling with suggestions that the last U.S. president may become the next chancellor of the one of the world's most prestigious universities. Opinions are mixed, however, on whether Bill Clinton would make a suitable ceremonial leader for Oxford University. Speculation began after Oxford's last chancellor, influential British politician Roy Jenkins, died earlier this month. Clinton's name was mentioned as a possible candidate for the post in a story two days later in The Times newspaper, which quoted one Oxford don as saying the idea would be "tremendously good fun." Although Clinton attended...
  • CURIOUS ABOUT CLINTON

    12/04/2002 6:44:33 AM PST · by 7thson · 32 replies · 282+ views
    This has probably been discussed many times before, so I apologize in advance if I am beating a dead horse. Just recently I had discussions with a couple of individuals concerning Clinton. The first person made the claim that Clinton is an intelligent person and to back it up, he put forth Clinton's ability to get into Georgetown, and then continue on. The other person wanted to know just how exactly Clinton got into Georgetown. Who sponsored this guy? How did someone from such dirt-poor, white-trash beginnings, get accepted into Georgetown, accepted into the Rhodes Scholar program, and then from...
  • A General for Democrats?

    11/19/2002 11:57:48 AM PST · by DTA · 14 replies · 222+ views
    CNN ^ | 2002-11-18
    <p>A General for the Democrats? Are dyspeptic Democrats ready to turn to a military man for leadership?</p> <p>Retired four-star general Wesley Clark, who has been famously opaque about his party preference and political future, met privately last week in New York City with a group of high-rolling Democrats and told them he was seriously considering a run for the White House, sources tell TIME.</p>