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July 4th, 2012
08:57 AM ET
The politics of presidential vacations in an election year CNN White House correspondent Dan Lothian reports the Obamas will not be vacationing again in Martha's Vineyard this year. He examines the "optics" of presidential vacations especially in an election year.
June 6th, 2012
07:50 PM ET
Is Bill Clinton off message?(CNN) – Former President Bill Clinton has landed in the headlines recently for making some seemingly off message comments while campaigning on behalf of President Barack Obama. As the current White House occupant’s most high profile surrogate and a popular national figure, Clinton’s words carry weight. They’ve prompted Congressional responses, comments from the White House and even a clarification from Team Clinton. Watch more from CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jessica Yellin above.  President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton at a campaign fundraiser in New York City Monday. (Photo Credit: Getty Images)
June 5th, 2012
09:08 AM ET
Obama and Bill Clinton together again but on the same page? Appearing together at three high dollar, star-studded fundraisers in New York City Monday evening, President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton raised millions for Obama's campaign. They're on the same team but are they always reading from the same playbook? CNN White House correspondent Brianna Keilar has more on the curious relationship.  Monday, former President Bill Clinton will appear with President Obama at three fundraisers in New York City Monday. The two presidents are pictured touring an energy efficient building in DC last year.
June 4th, 2012
02:02 PM ET
Obama and Clinton headline high dollar star-studded fundraisers(CNN)–Joining forces with Hollywood and Broadway starpower, President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton are looking to add more than three and a half million dollars to the Obama campaign coffers and that of the Democratic Party Monday during a whirlwind seven hour trip to New York City. 
June 1st, 2012
12:14 PM ET
Obama campaign reacts to Clinton on CNN The Obama re-election campaign is glossing over the off message positive comments former President Clinton made about presumptive Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, during an interview on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight Thursday. They are instead focusing on one line where Clinton described the tactics some private equity investors use. "Invest in a company, run up the debt & force people to lose their retirement and fire them," a senior campaign official pointed out in paraphrase. However, Clinton was making a comparison of two kinds of investors. Those who buy, strip and destroy companies for profit, and others also driven by profit, but with the goal of making the companies better, even though they too can fail with equal consequences. In the interview the former president said Romney's time at Bain Capital formed a "good business career," and he referred to that career as "sterling." Asked by CNN to comment on a message that runs counter to the campaigns attack on Romney's record, the official insisted the key point was Romney was "good at making money for himself and his partners." 
April 30th, 2012
05:53 PM ET
President Clinton joins forces with Obama re-electionWashington (CNN) - If case you had any doubts, don't - Bill Clinton's fully on board President Barack Obama's re-election effort. "Barack Obama deserves to be re-elected president of the United States," the former president said Sunday night, as he joined the current officeholder at a fundraiser for the Obama re-election campaign. It was a very different story four years ago, when Clinton was the biggest and most vocal supporter of his wife, Hillary Clinton, in her historic battle against Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination. Read the full story here. 
April 3rd, 2012
09:13 AM ET
Clinton, Obama teaming up for cashBill Clinton is teaming up with Obama for a hight dollar fundraiser at the end of this month, CNN's Kevin Bohn reports:
It's the first of three events the two will attend jointly in the coming weeks. More HERE 
January 30th, 2012
08:29 AM ET
Obama 'hanging out' with the help of Google (CNN) - In the latest iteration of the administration's efforts to connect to supporters via social media, President Barack Obama will take part Monday in a Google+ 'Hangout," a chat room-like feature of Google+ that allows users to connect with each other via video connections. The White House pledges the president will answer "several of the most popular questions" submitted through YouTube while some questioners will be invited to participate in a live conversation on Google+. The latest social media push follows a Twitter town hall the president held over the summer. To the disappointment of some, the president merely answered pre-selected questions from Twitter users in that forum. 
January 27th, 2012
05:02 PM ET
It pays to be an EX-presidentWashington (CNN) - Being president pays; $400,000 a year, in fact. There's the free transportation in the presidential limousine, Marine One and Air Force One. And don't forget the free housing in Washington's most famous mansion, complete with a killer view of the Washington Monument, along with other perks (a personal chef, for one). When a president leaves the White House he's still on the government payroll, receiving an annual pension of about $200,000, health care, paid official travel and an office. Rent for President Jimmy Carter's Atlanta office is $102,000 per year, according to 2010 figures compiled by the Congressional Research Service. President George H. W. Bush's Houston office costs $175,000 per year. President Bill Clinton's office in the pricey real estate market of New York City is $516,000. Not too bad, huh? For the complete story, read it on CNN.com 
December 2nd, 2011
12:16 PM ET
Obama, Clinton $4 billion energy investment(CNN) – President Obama announced Friday the federal government and private sector partners will invest $4 billion over the next two years in energy upgrades to buildings across the country, an initiative the White House says will create several thousand new construction jobs. The president made the announcement on the top floor of a building currently under renovation and only steps from the White House with former President Bill Clinton at his side. The collaboration is part of the White House’s “We Can’t Wait” campaign – a series of executive orders Obama has issued over the last two months without congressional involvement. "Making our buildings more energy-efficient is one of the fastest and cheapest ways for us to create jobs, save money, and cut down on harmful pollution. It is a trifecta,” the president said. “It could save our businesses up to $40 billion a year on our energy bills." Obama also called on Congress to provide added incentives to private sector businesses that agree to undergo energy upgrades. Half of the $4 billion commitment is the result of a presidential memorandum to upgrade federal buildings nationwide. The White House says the up-front costs will be completely defrayed by the long-term savings that the more energy-efficient upgrades will produce. The other $2 billion investment pledge comes from a partnership of 60 mayors, university presidents, business CEOs, and labor leaders. The goal is to achieve a 20 percent upgrade in energy performance by the year 2020 in 1.6 billion square feet of office space. “Over the past decades we’ve seen what happens if we don’t make investments like these - wages flat line, incomes fall, and employment stall. But we’ve also seen what happens if we do what’s right,” Obama also said. The new partnership builds on one already forged by the Clinton Global Initiative, which has secured commitments from 14 private sector partners to make a $500 million investment in energy upgrades. The announcement won quick plaudits from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, an organization that often spars with the Obama administration over economic policy. In a statement, U.S. Chamber of Commerce president Thomas Donahue, who was also at the event, said the new initiative has “tremendous potential.” “It is a surefire way to create jobs and make our nation’s federal buildings more energy-efficient, all without using a penny of taxpayer money,” he said. |
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