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Two new books on the Clinton Presidency and Hillary Clinton are coming to a bookstore near you. Early reports say neither is flattering to the former president or the junior senator from New York.
The Survivor: Bill Clinton in the White House by Washington Post writer John Harris details the politics of Hillary Clinton as she prepares to run for the Senate in 2000.
The drama of Hillary Clinton springs from the uncertainty of the future -- how far her combination of ambition, self-discipline and demonstrated political skill may take her. But the way she pursues her national opportunities will be shaped in fundamental ways by the past.
The book hints, not so subtlely, that while Clinton is planning for a re-election bid in 2006, her sights are set on a presidential run in 2008.
The questions remains, should the voters of New York reward Clinton with a second-term when it is likely she will abandon her job, much like John Kerry, to run for the presidential nomination? The answer should be no, but New Yorkers are New Yorkers.
The second Clinton book is less flattering of Sen. Clinton and discusses her role in the alleged sexual improprieties of her husband.
Their Lives: The Woman Targeted by the Clinton Machine by Candice Jackson says in addition to the :sexual abuse" she alleges was committed by Bill Clinton, "Hillary's involvement is just as devastating and just as important in all this."
"[Hillary Clinton] was right there in the inner circle taking a lead in giving these women zero credibility, in attacking them in the public and through the press and in participating in all of these scare tactics, like hiring private investigators to threaten them and follow them," Jackson explained.
Jackson's book details how Juanita Broaddrick and Kathleen Willey, both accusers of Bill Clinton, dealt with the White House spin machine as it allegedly attempted to discredit, bribe, audit, threaten and intimidate them.
If anything, the tow books demonstrate how far the Clintons will go to gain power to extend a liberal agenda which does not work.
Heeding the Past As She Looks To the Future
Sen. Clinton Allegedly Intimidated Husband's Sexual Accusers -- 05/31/2005
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Lawyers in Illinois are racing to beat the signature of Gov Rod Blagojevich's signature on a bill that will limit awards in medical malpractice suits.
Since legislatures announced a deal to cap awards for malpractice suits the number of cases filed is three or four times higher than normal.
The limits would apply to injuries suffered after the bill is signed into law.
The new law will limit noneconomic awards to $500,000 against doctors and $1 million against hospitals.
Doctors and hospitals have said that the rising cots of medical malpractice insurance has forced them to charge patients more and, in some cases, doctors have stopped practicing in Illinois.
Both doctors and hospitals expressed no surprise in the number of cases filed to beat the deadline.
Lawyers race to file malpractice suits
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