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Ex-president Bill Clinton said Saturday that global warming is a bigger threat to the future of America than terrorism. Speaking to the graduating class at University of Texas' Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, Clinton insisted: "Climate change is more remote than terror but a more profound threat to the future of the children and the grandchildren and the great-grandchildren I hope all of you have." Clinton explained: "It's the only thing we face today that has the power to remove the preconditions of civilized society." The theme is not a new one for the former president. Last September,...

Clinton and Bush First published: Saturday, June 28, 2003 Comparisons between Bill Clinton and George W. Bush persist. I don't ever recall the specter of the last president looming so large over the incumbent as Clinton looms over Bush. The nation must be close to evenly divided over which one has been the better president. If you are going to argue their merits as leaders, you have to exclude their personal shortcomings. George W. had a drinking problem and now his opponents are accusing him of being a liar. Bill Clinton's appetite was not for alcohol but he lied and...