Clinton kicks off appeal to fight global problems
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Former U.S. President Bill Clinton   called together some of the world's richest and most   influential people on Wednesday in hopes of coming up with more   than $2.5 billion and ideas on how to stop conflict, health   woes, poverty and climate change.
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The newly elected president of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) said Wednesday that global warming and the lack of protected marine zones were key challenges that needed to be hoisted high on the green agenda.
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Former President Bill Clinton said he might have gone too far in attacking Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton said on Friday, adding that both Democratic presidential campaigns should focus on issues.
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South African icon Nelson Mandela  challenged leaders of rich nations on Thursday to ease the  plight of the poor by slashing debt, boosting aid and making  world trade fairer.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair called on the United States Wednesday to take the world's needs into account when it seeks global support for its actions, and cited climate change as an issue all nations must address together.
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Bill Clinton will take his philanthropic summit to Hong Kong next year, hoping that Asians will keep issues such as poverty, health and climate change on the agenda as economies from India to China grow rapidly.
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STORY CITY, Iowa  - Democrat Hillary Clinton called on Friday for an international probe of Benazir Bhutto's killing and candidates in both parties sparred over foreign policy six days before Iowa kicks off a close presidential nominating race.
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Africa is being damaged by greenhouse gas pollution from developed nations and must sell carbon credits to grow in a "green fashion," Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told Bill Clinton's philanthropic summit on Thursday.
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Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday called for cutting U.S. dependence on foreign oil in half by nearly 8 million barrels a day by the year 2025 &amp;#151; a goal she said can be met with more ethanol-based fuel and a &#36;50 billion research fund.
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Anticipating a vigorous competition for black and Hispanic votes, Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign has scheduled a meeting Tuesday with some 300 "women of color" to urge them to raise money and spread the word among friends to encourage support for Clinton's candidacy.
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Former US President Bill Clinton has voiced concern at slow progress rehousing those left homeless by the 2004 tsunami.
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Former President Bill Clinton returned to Northern Ireland, viewed by many as the scene of one of his main foreign policy successes, to urge rival leaders on Thursday to take the next step toward securing a ...
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Former President Bill Clinton is calling for the world to help in the Middle East peace crisis, saying the new Palestinian government needs more international support.
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President Bush, under international pressure to take tough action against global warming, on Thursday called for a summit of the United States and other nations that spew the most greenhouse gases on the planet.
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Former President Clinton announced the launch of an investment fund expected to raise more than $1 billion for renewable energy on Friday, the final day of his global issues conference.
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The presidents of Brazil and France have called for new efforts to fight poverty and hunger in the developing world, including the controversial creation of an international tax, to combat the negative effects ...
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Hilary Swank kicked off a round-the-world run Friday to raise awareness of the world's 1.1 billion people who lack access to clean drinking water.