Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton to speak at Democratic convention

Washington - Bill Clinton to speak at Democratic convention With two weeks left before Democrats meet in Colorado to nominate Barack Obama as their presidential candidate, much of the debate this week has been on what Hillary and Bill Clinton would do during the August 25-28 party unity event.

It appeared late Thursday that former president Bill Clinton, one of the Democratic Party's most important figures, has been invited by Obama to be a lead speaker on August 27, the evening before Obama accepts the nomination in Denver, media reports said, citing party and campaign officials.

Bill Clinton announces new drive against AIDS, malaria

Washington, Aug 5 : Former U. S. President Bill Clinton has announced initiatives that he said could immediately reduce AIDS-related infant mortality and, separately, extend affordable malaria treatment.

Speaking to two West African nations, Senegal and Liberia, Clinton said that hundreds of thousands of deaths caused by AIDS and malaria will be averted with better treatment programs.

He formally announced that his humanitarian foundation had helped negotiate a 30 percent reduction in the price of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT), a malaria treatment.

Under the new agreement, manufacturers of ACT have agreed to lower the price in return for the stabilization of demand.

Bill Clinton still far from saying that Barack Obama is ready for White House

New York,Former US president Bill Clinton Aug 5: Former US president Bill Clinton, whose role in Democrat presidential hopeful Barack Obama's election campaign remains to be worked out, is still far away from saying that Obama was ready to don the mantle of US President.

He said that even if one holds the office of the country’s Vice-president for eight years, it’s not sure that he would be ready to take on the pressures of the Office of US President.

Former president Bill Clinton: voting across racial divide not enough

Former US president Bill ClintonWashington - In the first extensive interview since his wife lost the bruising presidential primary elections, former US president Bill Clinton called Barack Obama "smart" but warned Americans that voting across the racial divide was not enough, the Washington Post reported Sunday.

Clinton gave the 45-minute interview in Kigali, Rwanda, where he was visiting some of the health and agriculture projects supported by his foundation.

Bill Clinton will campaign for Barack Obama

Washington - Democrats took another healing step on Thursday when former president Bill Clinton said he planned to campaign for Barack Obama whenever, wherever he was needed, according to broadcas

Obama telephones with former president and critic Bill Clinton

Washington  - Barack Obama spoke by telephone Monday with former president Bill Clinton, the first conversation between the two Democratic Party leaders since Obama clinched his party's nomination

Pages