Bill Clinton: No thoughts of returning to public office; up to Hillary on White House run

October 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said she would rather retire than run for the White House. Speaking in an interview to NBC, Clinton, when asked to answer Yes or No on whether she would ever run for president, replied no She said that her current position as Secretary of State gave her all the opportunity she needed to be a "very positive force to implement the kind of changes that the president and I believe are in the best interests of our country." "But that doesn't mean that it all has to be me-me-me all the time.

September 22nd, 2009 Obama praises Clinton in speech to Clinton groupNEW YORK — President Barack Obama says former President Bill Clinton should be credited with saving millions of lives around the world since leaving the White House. Obama on Tuesday spoke in New York to the Clinton Global Initiative, the former president's philanthropic organization.

August 18th, 2009 Obama to meet with Egyptian president TuesdayWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's focus turns to Mideast matters Tuesday when he sits down with his Egyptian counterpart at the White House. The meeting comes after President Hosni Mubarak's discussions with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday about the stalled Mideast peace talks.

August 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama Tuesday met Bill Clinton at the White House to discuss the former president's trip to North Korea earlier this month. Clinton had gone to North Korea to secure the release of two US journalists who had been held there for months, and the White House said at the time that the 42nd president would soon debrief Obama on the trip.

August 5th, 2009 White House welcomes release of jailed journalistsWASHINGTON — The Obama White House said Wednesday that it's "enormously pleased" with the release of two young journalists by North Korea. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs made the comment as the pair was getting off a private plane near Los Angeles after returning with former President Bill Clinton.

August 5th, 2009 Obama returning to New Hampshire for town meetingWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will push his policy priorities next week in New Hampshire, a state that has presented him with mixed political blessings. White House officials said Wednesday that Obama will hold a town-hall style event in the Seacoast town of Portsmouth, N.H, next Tuesday.

July 26th, 2009 Clinton says she has no interest in White HouseWASHINGTON — There is apparently no such thing as a simple yes or no when it comes to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and questions about another run for the White House. Clinton, 61, seemed to go further Sunday than she had previously in shutting the door to another presidential campaign, following her defeat for the Democratic nomination last year by President Barack Obama.

July 22nd, 2009 Clinton doesn't slam door on a White House bidBANGKOK — Hillary for president, again? She says it's unlikely, but in a Thai television interview Wednesday, Hillary Rodham Clinton didn't completely close that door. Asked whether she still aspired to be the first female American president, she said, "That's not anything I'm at all thinking about," adding that she is "100 percent focused" on her role as President Barack Obama's secretary of state.

July 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton may have broken her elbow but she hasn't been elbowed out. That's the signal she gave as she headed to India for her first visit as America's chief diplomat.

July 16th, 2009 Judge dismisses lawsuit against Hillary ClintonWASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday threw out a 13-year-old lawsuit against Hillary Rodham Clinton involving the White House's handling of FBI background records. The case extends back to the secretary of state's time as first lady and has included a voluminous record of nearly 1,500 legal filings.

July 2nd, 2009 Bill Clinton to raise money for Rep. MaloneyWASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton will headline a fundraiser for New York Rep.

July 2nd, 2009 Bill Clinton to raise money for NY Dem challengerWASHINGTON — In a slap at President Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton will headline a fundraiser for a New York congresswoman challenging White House-backed Sen. Kristen Gillibrand in the state's Democratic primary.

June 24th, 2009 WASHIGNTON - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in talks with one of her familys "staunchest loyalists", former White House aide Sidney Blumenthal, to serve as a consultant to the State Department, the New York Times reported said Wednesday. Blumenthal, who worked as an aide to president Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001, would work with Hillary Clintons speechwriting team, an administration official told the Times on condition of anonymity because the appointment was not yet public and could still fall through.

April 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - It was reportedly Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's idea to hold her afternoon meeting with President Barack Obama outside. Fierce campaign rivals just a year ago, Obama and Clinton were the picture of political bliss earlier this week when they ditched the Oval Office for a little quality time in the White House garden, reports the New York Daily News.

January 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to confirm Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, clearing the way for her to take the oath of office and become the nation's top diplomat. Hours after Barack Obama's inauguration, the Senate swiftly approved six members of the new president's cabinet, but the confirmation of Hillary Clinton as secretary of state was delayed after Republican John Cornyn objected to the unanimous vote.