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Harvard Law has topped numerous Best Of lists, and now Business Insider has created a new ranking-of the most famously successful Harvard Law alumni. From the President of the United States to the CEO of Goldman Sachs, Business Insider thinks these 14 alums are the cream of the crop.
Over the past 25 years we have seen the government take different approaches to tackling crime. In the 80's we saw the emergence of President Ronald Reagan's 'War on Drugs' and in the 90's we saw President Bill Clinton Prison reforms could increase terror risk Hillary's deadly Iran deal Bill Clinton, Gary Johnson to speak at Asian-American and Pacific Islander forum MORE Barack Obama Prison reforms could increase terror risk Harry Reid's final fight Obama plays 300th round of golf as president MORE has "shortened the prison sentences for dozens of additional drug offendersa " according to CNN as a part of his continuous efforts to "reign in lengthy punishments for nonviolent crimes."
The Hillsborough County Democratic Party's annual Kennedy-King fundraising dinner Saturday night was an unprecedented success for the recent, generally dysfunctional history of the local party, with a big, excited crowd swelled by dozens of local candidates and party officials. They included everyone from state party chairwoman Allison Tant and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson to most of the Tampa City Council.
Donald Trump wants to keep us out of the country altogether. But Bill Clinton, former president and husband of a Democratic presidential nominee, does not mind us staying, as long as we, Muslims, behave ourselves.
I believe in our two-party system and respect Republican contributions to our country's greatness. I am a liberal Democrat who listens to MSNBC, FOX News and conservative talk radio.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a sign during a campaign rally at the BB&T Center, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump attacked each other Wednesday over dueling controversies dogging both candidates -- new Trump comments on gun control that even have shaken up some supporters, and the old Clinton email controversy that her backers wish would go away already.
Hillary Clinton took a break from the presidential campaign on Tuesday to attend the funeral in Rhode Island of her longtime friend, Mark Weiner, a major Democratic donor and fundraiser. Former President Bill Clinton delivered the eulogy, saying he was there to represent the "much despised and maligned political class, those of us who wouldn't have gotten as far in life - and certainly wouldn't have had half as much fun - if it hadn't been for Mark Weiner."
In a rare, more than hour-long interview with The Washington Post, Howard Stern said "the ultimate Hillary interview hasn't been done yet." Hillary Clinton said it herself.
Former President Bill Clinton will deliver a eulogy at the Rhode Island funeral for a longtime friend and major Democratic donor and fundraiser. The service for Mark Weiner will be held Tuesday at noon at the Temple Beth-El synagogue in Providence.
It was a variant on a traditional convention for a party seeking a third straight term in the White House, attempting to overcome an apparent post-convention bounce for the opposition's candidate: shades of 1988 or 2000 or 2008. Usually it starts with a valedictory speech by the incumbent president, followed by celebration of the new nominee and ending with a rousing acceptance speech.
Ahh, progressivism, where time and ideas stand still. Philosopher William James coined the phrase "the moral equivalent of war" at the dawn of the 20th century; the concept immediately spread like wildfire amongst his fellow "Progressives" as way to organize Americans and end-run their pesky notions of freedom and individuality, as Jonah Goldberg noted in his 2012 book, The Tyranny of ClichA s: And creating a moral equivalent of war was just the perfect way to get this organic cooperative life off the page and into American hearts and minds.
It was hard to imagine that Bill Clinton could make as powerful a speech on behalf of his wife as he did on behalf of Barack Obama four years ago. Advocating Obama's re-election required an extended argument about public policy, a persuasive mobilization of facts and figures, and a series of pokes at the Republican Party.
Donald Trump sparked bipartisan backlash, after the Republican attacked the bereaved parents of a Muslim U.S. Army captain who spoke at the Democratic convention last week. Critics from both parties on Saturday questioned whether Trump had the empathy and understanding to be president, particularly after he questioned why mourning mother Ghazala Khan stayed silent during her husband's Thursday night address.
A crowd packed into a hot gymnasium at Youngstown's East High School Saturday night, waiting to hear from the first woman nominated by a major political party to run for President of the United States. They waited longer than expected to see Hillary Clinton and her running mate Senator Tim Kaine who took to the stage two hours and fifteen minutes after the program was scheduled to begin.
Yes, now that the Democratic convention is over and the nomination is official, we are confronting the possibility of not only the first woman president but also the first ex-president first spouse. A few months ago, this seemed incredibly exciting to Democrats.
There was a thrill ride on Jewish Democratic social media Wednesday night when Bill Clinton was spotted at the Democratic National Convention sporting a button backing his wife in Hebrew. Robert Wexler, a former Democratic congressman, indulged in a little partisan kvelling when he appeared Thursday with Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer on a panel.
The campaign buses carrying Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Democratic vice presidential candidate, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and their spouses, former President Bill Clinton and Anne Holton, depart from a rally at K'NEX, a toy company, in Hatfield, Pa., Friday, July 29, 2016, to travel to Broad Street Market in Harrisburg, Pa. The campaign buses carrying Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Democratic vice presidential candidate, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and their spouses, former President Bill Clinton and Anne Holton, depart from a rally at K'NEX, a toy company, in Hatfield, Pa., Friday, July 29, 2016, to travel to Broad Street Market in Harrisburg, Pa.
Hillary Clinton accepted the Democratic nomination Thursday, pledging to unite a divided country and casting herself as a tested, steady hand in troubled times. She said she would work to improve the lives of all Americans, not just those at the top.
Does Hillary Clinton understand that the biggest divide in American politics is no longer between the right and the left, but between the antiestablishment and the establishment? I worry she doesn't -- at least not yet. A Democratic operative I've known since the Bill Clinton administration tells me, "Now that she's won the nomination, Hillary is moving to the middle.
Donald Trump is the Republican nominee, which is frightening.We must make sure his hateful rhetoric does not even come close... Sign if you agree: Presidents do not stop working in the final year of their term. Neither should the Senate.