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Bill Clinton took to the stump for Obama in Florida today, in his first trip on behalf of the Democratic nominee. After being both criticized and mocked in recent days for his tepid enthusiasm for Obama, Clinton finally seems to get the lead out.
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Bill Clinton and TH's Bonnie H. (who didn't take this low quality photo)

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Now this is a world record worth talking about! Although still very much at the planning stage, The Business Standard is reporting that the Clinton Foundation is investigating developing what would be by far the world’s largest solar energy project in the western Indian state of Gujarat.

Finally! A news program that won’t give me the week’s projected weather forecast a million times or uplift me with stories about local shootings.