Topic: Clinton Global Initiative
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Bill Clinton marks 20th anniversary of presidential bid this weekend
You can almost hear Fleetwood Mac's 'Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow' in the background as the former First Couple prepares to mark the 20th anniversary of Bill Clinton’s announcement of his presidential candidacy in Little Rock, Ark., this weekend.
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What this feminist and child-marriage proponents have in common
When I met my fiancé, I had to reconsider my objection to marriage. Likewise, as the campaign known as Girls Not Brides kicks off, patriarchs who support child marriage will also have to reconsider their views; fortunately, there are models for how to change social norms about women.
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The New Economy
Finally, socially responsible investors can measure their impact
A new social-impact rating system promises to tell socially responsible investors where their money can best be used. The mix of philanthropy and finance is called 'impact investing.'
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Chelsea Clinton leads family reunion as Clinton Global Initiative closes
Chelsea Clinton asked her mother about issues ranging from technology to the world's food needs. Along the way, she let the audience know that she helped her mother send her first text message and that her father still referred to the Internet as the World Wide Web.
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Chapter & Verse
Bill Clinton's new book will tell us how to fix the US economy
Former president Bill Clinton's new book "Back to Work," scheduled for November release, will outline his plan to get the US economy back on track.
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Bypassing the jobs impasse in Washington
If the president and GOP dig in their heels and wait for 2012 to decide who’ll get their way on creating job, others will have to fill the void.
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A Complicated Man
More than 170 interviews with those who knew him present Bill Clinton – the politician and the man– in all his complicated splendor.
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In Pictures: Current women heads of state
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Africa Monitor
Rwandan Education Ministry could cut all scholarships for university students
The Rwandan Education Ministry announced that it may cut scholarship funding for university and use that money for primary education, where it leads the region in enrollment.
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Africa Monitor
At UN, elites mull MDG. Did poor weigh in?
Talk of the Millennium Development Goals at the UN General Assembly this week’s brought home one very clear fact: Western thinking about development is elite-driven.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 09/22
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'Clean cookstove' program aims to improve health of world's women
Exposure to smoke and toxins from cooking fires is blamed for the deaths of millions of women and children each year. A public-private partnership, announced by Hillary Clinton Tuesday, is on a global clean cookstove mission.
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Difference Maker
Maria Teresa Leal helps women stitch together a way out of poverty
The Coopa-Roca co-op, in one of Rio's poorest neighborhoods, sews high-fashion garments for international labels and designers.
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Michael Moore ignores capitalism's blessings
'Capitalism: A Love Story' seems more like a documentary of capitalism's authoritarian losers, rather than its democratic winners.
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What Bush should do next: run for Congress
He's in the perfect spot to be effective there.
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Fund the fight against global poverty
The Millennium Challenge Corporation is a critical investment.
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Obama aide: McCain likely to be at debate
While Obama is a great orator, debating isn't his strong suit, says communications chief Robert Gibbs.
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Bright Green
Does Al Gore think he's too old for civil disobedience?
Speaking at the annual Clinton Global Initiative meeting, the former vice president and climate activist called for young people to engage in "civil disobedience." But why not old people, too?
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