Epstein Secrets

was rewarded with a second term in office. But Republican's concern over the federal deficit hasn't been this high since Democratic budget balancer Bill Clinton was in office. All of which suggest the Republicans' born-again disdain for deficits ranks among the greatest - and most successful - political dou

Policy Center analysis not by disputing the figures but by criticizing the center for having the cheek to analyze Mr. Romney's ideas. As President Clinton said, the Romney/Ryan budget arithmetic does not work. In E.J. Dionne's article in The Washington Post, Obama's not-so-hidden second-term agenda, th

ving the cheek to analyze Mr. Romney's ideas. As President Clinton said, the Romney/Ryan budget arithmetic does not

untry will have sent a signal to the rest of world that the American dream of equality is a lie. Finally the real Teflon Don, former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (76) was convicted on tax fraud on Friday and sentenced four years in prison. Mr. Berlusconi is also currently on trial over charges that he paid fo

d. In 1972, Nixon won another term by a popular-vote margin of twenty-three points. In 1984, Reagan won his reelection by eighteen points. In 1992, Clinton won his by nine points. In 2004, Bush beat John Kerry by just 2.5 points, the smallest margin of victory for the reelection of a President since t

reelected Obama could suddenly find his best historical opportunity thrust upon him. Here the arc of Obama's Presidency begins to resemble that of Bill Clinton's. Both pursued bold domestic agendas in their first two years before Republicans made large midterm gains in Congress, which led to repeated clashes

eality of whatever situation they've inherited. "President Clinton used to say to us, `Look, this is what every Pre

e a constellation of European leaders as sympathetic to the Jewish state as figures like British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, Sarkozy, and -- the lone survivor among them today -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The prevalence of

tion now or in EFTA00692533 the near-term will only make these worse. Today the deficit is now down to about 5 percent of GDP -- where it was when Bill Clinton took office. And it is only projected to mushroom in later years mainly because healthcare costs are expected to rise faster than the economy is exp

about 5 percent of GDP -- where it was when Bill Clinton took office. And it is only projected to mushroom

ity, Italian Style — things aren't looking good as Mr. Monti's party appears likely to come in fourth; running well behind the former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi who has been convicted of fraud, and also behind comedian, Beppe Grillo, "whose lack of coherent platform hash t stopped him from becoming a powerf

ve been organized by the Al-Assad government, came after visits by the U.S. and French ambassadors last week to the opposition stronghold of Hama. Clinton's comments were the strongest public criticism yet by a senior U.S. official. A French Foreign Ministry official said the Syrian authorities had do

ddafi. Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini called for a political solution to the deadlocked fighting in Libya after his boss, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, said he never supported the war on Libya while France has complained about the slow pace of efforts to end the crisis. The U.S., meanwhile, warned

Several allies needed little comfort. “Don’t worry about it,” one leader told Hillary. “You should see what we say about you.” Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi wasn’t so forgiving. In 2008 the loutish media baron and billionaire had described Barack Obama as “young, handsome and bronzato (bronzed),” but afte

White House about her own exasperation with Holbrooke (a position she didn’t advertise after his death), Obama’s treatment of the envoy rankled both Clintons. “I never could understand people who didn’t appreciate him,” Bill Clinton said in his eulogy at Holbrooke’s Kennedy Center memorial service. This wa

rtime to soothe Bibi. “She’s indispensable—the only one trusted on all sides [of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict],” says Sandy Berger, who served as Bill Clinton’s National Security Council adviser. Most conspicuously, Hillary has championed what has come to be known as “civil society.” In practice that means m