with clinton. as alec mcgillis writes "for corporations attaching clinton's band, the social incentives helped the move and they could hope for a kind word from clinton next time they landed in a sticky spot." they would come to the president and say, we need your help on this. "negotiating these relationships and the trade-offs they required can involve some gray areas, but for that, clinton had band." as a former clinton white house colleague put it, he was a gatekeeper who charged tolls. but now he and clinton only see each other a few months band's position in the foundation is being taken over by chelsea clinton, but the former first daughter and her mother are reportedly wary of band. band's former bus publicly defended him earlier. >> there's nothing wrong with him starting a business for people he met working for me. that's the only way he could have met people he could do business with. i'm grateful for the role he played when we started out, and i wish him well. i think it was necessary,

i want to say thank you to both secretary clinton and to president clinton. thank you for your service to our country. we are united by love of country and public service. i believe that is the central goal of the constitution. i bless you all. and thank you so much for coming. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome abc news anchor and correspondent, elizabeth vargas. [applause] >> good evening. it is a real pleasure and honor to be here tonight to emcee the awarded, ofal award. course, to men and women strive to secure it isty for people. especially good to be here tonight on the cradle of democracy on the eve of the anniversary of 9/11, and given all the hugely momentous events happening in the world even as we speak. that makes it particularly an honor to be here tonight. throughout the course of this hour, we will learn much more about secretary clinton and her commitment to human rights, liberty, and the quality. now, however, we are going to learn about the foundation of secretary clinton's commitment to public service and how it was built i

thank you to both the secretary clinton and to president clinton. thank you for your service to our country. we are united by our love of the country and public service. i believe that is the central goal of the constitution. god bless you all. thank you for coming. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome abc news anchor and correspondent, elizabeth vargas. [applause] ♪ >> good evening. it is a real pleasure and honor to be here tonight to emcee the liberty medal award. men and women strive to secure liberty for people. given all the momentous things happening in the world even as we speak, all of that makes it an honor to be here tonight. throughout the course of this hour, we will learn much more about secretary clinton and her commitment to human rights, liberty, and equality. we are going to learn about the foundation of secretary clinton's commitment to public service and how it was built in her home town of illinois. >> you might say hillary clinton's service began at age 12. >> organizing the kids and raising nickels and dimes. >

hillary clinton. she's been everywhere recently. and today she may just have told us her plans for the future through 2015. fascinating stuff from hillary clinton tonight. >>> plus the bono showed off his impression of mr. bill. it's really good. >> when i first met bono, he walked into the oval office and i actually thought it was a member of his road crew. >>> let me finish with a reminder that politics wasn't always this bad. and this is "hardball," the place for politics. >> most americans could not give a flying flip about a bunch of politicians in washington. who cares? you know, almost all of us are in cheap suits with bad haircuts. you don't want an irs agent decides if your mom lives or dies. it's a little bit like the world wrestling federation. mike lee, i am your father. obamacare is a far less intimidating foe than those i have discussed with a possible exception of the moon. i am not in my argument boots. and i'll confess, i really do feel embarrassed by that. i do not like green eggs an

when bill clinton was president. he told me last night what it's like to try to fix this kind of thing. you and newt gingrich eventually worked it out between you. how do you get stuff done with a dysfunctional washington? >> we worked it out when he was trying to run me out of town. wi were still working together. >> and the other side of the story with newt gingrich, what he thinks will happen this time. and next generation of clintons, what chelsea clinton tells me about her future in politics. >> have you ever thought about running for high office? >> well, piers, people have been asking me that for as long as i can remember. >> and as to her mother's plans. is your mom running for president? and game night in the clinton family. who wins? >> thankfully it's a pretty equal distribution. i think otherwise -- >> plus maybe the greatest comeback in sporting history, larry ellison's oracle team usa coming from eight behind. plus a surprising message from someone who knows a thing or two about coming back. >>> the big

day be running the clinton foundation, chelsea clinton. chelsea, why don't we start with you, put america to right. >> well, america is to my right. >> but -- >> i think we are putting ourselves back on the path that we need to be on. and one of the reaps i feel so strongly that that is true is because of not only the woman sitting on my right but also the woman sitting on my left. i think that young people in this country are taking control of our future and our national destiny. we are indeed mobilizing for impact, which is our theme at this year's cgi. and i think we'll hear more about that when you hear about the work they're doing both here and around the world. it's happening not only here at home but it's a global phenomenon. >> is your mother running for president? >> you'll have to ask her that. >> pardon me? >> you'll have to ask her. >> and america, i can't think of anybody bert named to ask about america. you're a young american woman, a lot of young american women taking charge. many think that's quite right. what are the key

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the clinton global initiative. the program brings together world leaders, business titans, to try to find solutions to the world's problems. they are able to document an astonishing 400 million people whose lives it has been able to help in less than a decade. in recent years, president clinton's famous family members have taken a larger role in his foundation. i asked him about that and about the political futures of both hillary and chelsey. president clinton, you renamed your foundation and you've added your wife hillary's name, of course, but also chelsey. what does all of that mean? >> well, first of all, it reflects the reality that it's a joint enterprise now. chelsey has been very active for the last couple of years and she's helped us reorganize the foundation and try to put it on a sounder operational footing. making it the kind of thing that can last beyond my ability to oversee the thing on a daily basis and raise money every year. she is very good at all of that. she's the only one that has any trainin

you asked me about hillary clinton. >> i was trying to get you, would you prefer hillary clinton over the vice president? >> when they announce they're running, i'll tell you. i always have a saying when you're serious about running, i'll be serious about it. but i think it would be magnificent for america to have a woman president. and by the way, incidental. more important very qualified. >> running or not, clinton returns to news stands this week smiling big she appears on the cover of the latest new york magazine. it's her first major interview since leaving the state department. joe, great get. one all of us are trying to get sort of ad nauseam over the week. so tell me, what is your take away on the big question about her in town. >> well, she's come out for the first time here and said, you know, i'm thinking about it. so she's weighing it. i think she's coming out during an interesting week when all of the clinton world is gathering in new york for the clinton global initiative annual event. she is sending out a message out there, two messages, one, she's thinking about it. th

that's the clinton global initiative thing at the clinton foundation summit in new york. on the right of the screen, you see -- that's appropriate, i suppose, on the right of the screen, senator ted cruz, republican of texas, still going on the senate floor in an effort to suck the funding out of the health care law. let's bring back our panel. you guys are so good, we made you stay to give us your closing thoughts on these events of the day. maggie, i'll start with you. ted cruz, the significance of this, if anything. >> the significance of this i think is you're seeing republicans in d.c. who are much more concerned about preserving their own brands than worrying about the larger republican brand. this is not bad for ted cruz back home in texas. >> it's fantastic. >> pretty good for ted cruz back home in texas but this is very problematic for national republicans and congressional republicans who do not want to be dealing with this right now. >> i want to go to you two quickly, about 20 seconds each on rouhani. what are you looking for? >> the lelection of a moderate ir

clinton schmoozing. you know, tip and reagan always used it, this willingness to pick up the phone and stay in touch on the little issues. he apparently like does talk to you guys about policy nuances. he likes to talk about wonki stuff. >> clinton connects, and i've seep him connect walking through a hotel kitchen. and he connects with members of congress where he wants to talk about the dynamics of a congressional election or the future of medicare or wants to talk about the broad range of issues we have. so he does have this relationship with members of congress. it's not calculated. it's not orchestrated. he just has these relationships, and he deepens these relationships and sustains them over the years. >> you do what i've been through once or twice. describe congressman, because you are the chairman of the campaign committee, what it's like when bill hits you with those big blue eyes, and makes you feel like you're the only person on this planet that he thinks or cares about. >> it's almost indesc

. >> neither does bill clinton as bill clinton told charlie rose today. but hillary has been out of politics now for four and a half years. the most unpolitical post in government is secretary of state. and i think that what we're seeing here is if she gets back in politics she is going to get back in the cesspool of politics and the scrutiny and all the bad things will come back. >> paul, thank you for calling in. some other stories that caught our panels' eye today when we come back. [ male announcer ] campbell's angus beef & dumplings. hearty cheeseburger. creamy thai style chicken with rice. mexican-style chicken tortilla. if you think campbell's 26 new soups sound good, imagine how they taste. m'm! m'm! good! [ male announcer ] now, taking care of things at home is just a tap away. ♪ introducing at&t digital life... ♪ ...personalized home security and automation... [ lock clicks ] ...that lets you be closer to home. that's so cool. [ male announcer ] get $100 in instant savings when you order digital life smart security. limited availability in s

this seemed to be coming from the inside of clinton world and discomfort as bill clinton. >> in the fascination as we were reading it and not for what the article said. who said what on the record. there was a piece of this and that's because it's true. >> you have to understand that in clinton world. >> on the record, it's some of the most fascinating politics. they have the signal to do so. >> this was a hard hitting piece. president. >> that means that it got full approval from people. >> this weekend in the washington poecht, a story about another clinton confidant who made a ton of money. >> exactly right. there lots of people who are self-interested. this was going to come out anyway. there is a lot of stinky stuff. it will be a challenge. >> that's the part. "the insider" note. that's the part she has to figure out and that was something she didn't solve in 08. that will be a great challenge in 2016. we will talk in a few minutes. we asked about the different languages, six of them at the un. they are arabic, chinese, english, french, russian and spanish. congratulations to today's winne

he'll be with former president bill clinton at the clinton global initiative later this afternoon to talk health care with the clinton/obama alliance. here are the new laws. plus, an old clinton pal, terry mcauliffe, is starting the day with some positive new poll numbers in that fight for virginia governor. can tim cuccinelli do anything to close a massive gender gap? good morning from new york. it's tuesday, september 24th, 2013. this is "the daily rundown." i'm chuck todd. right to my first reads of the morning. president obama and the iranian president ra hanni assuming such a meeting logistically could take place. if it does it would be the first time u.s. and iranian leaders have spoken since 1977. if it doesn't happen, you can probably blame logistics more than anything else. it's been hard to coordinate this. no official meeting is scheduled. with rue hanni opting out of the u.n. lunch because it's serving alcohol, there's no opportune moment to bump into each other. the president is still expected to address iran in his speech. maybe iran will make concessions on the nuclear

clinton. come on. >> thank you. thank you. >> jon: nice to see you. >> thank you, jon. >> jon: so, so this is the week or is it next week that the clinton initiative group getsing to for their annual meeting in new york, yes? >> that's right, next week. >> jon: now what are you going-- what are you going to be doing there? do you have responsibilities for that week as well? >> i do. >> jon: now what are you going to do? >> well, i hope you'll come. >> jon: to the -- >> i'm inviting you. >> jon: is that true. >> yeah. >> jon: when is it. >> next week. >> jon: will there be snacks. >> always. >> jon: is that true. >> i don't know if-- backstage on set candy. >> jon: . >> but if you come i will make sure we have fun size candy. >> jon: i'm out here climbing it out 22 minutes a day 4 days a week so my time is very limited with this sort of thing. what are so programs that i would see if i were to go there. >> our theme this year is mobilizing for impact. so how do we think about what partners shou

tracy, this was probably not the rollout that the clintons, hillary clinton team wanted when they -- because this was an interview with "new york" magazine was obviously planned and in the works, and then you have this other story from the new republic that really kind of steps on the message. >> well, i don't know what the crossover of the two audiences are out there, but i think earlier -- >> me, basically. and the people at this table. >> okay. erin's piece earlier where she talked about ready for hillary and what they're doing, the video she showed at the beginning is their announcement of one million supporters. so you've got whatever people want to call the little microdramas and the things that fuel a lot of stories like these, and then you've got let's just call it the rest of the world, where it doesn't seem to make a difference. >> chris? you agree with that? is this honestly a negligible thing, the fact the new republic has this not positive piece about clinton land versus "new york" magazine and just the existence of hillary clinton and who she is? >> we're rolling into f

president bill clinton. he is giving his speech this hour from little rock, arkansas, on obamacare with another major portion of that law taking effect in a matter of weeks. a month from today to be exact. former president clinton his unofficial role as the secretary of explaining stuff. we will bring you those remarks as they happen. >>> in the meantime, how effective will the secretary of explaining stuff be? it is our topic for the agenda panel today. corey is a contributing editor for the root and igor is of pink progress and laura is a reporter for the huffingtonpost. forgive me if we break away because president clinton has come out to start his address. we want to talk exactly what the purpose of this is. corey, let me start with you because the white house is bringing out the big guns back here at home with president clinton to talk about how this will change american lives for the better. again, this is going to be happening over the next several weeks to try to inform everybody as early enrollment

an exclusive interview with bill clinton. on the plan to rid syria of its chemical weapons -- >> who cares how it came up? >> on president obama asking congress to approve a syrian strike. >> i don't think he had to go. >> on america's duelling political parties. >> i think it is still a noble calling. >> plus a european country where unemployment is at a 20-year low and the stock market is hitting reported highs. this is not fiction, this is not monaco, i will explain where this is. and the symbolism of the one fingered salute is understood around the world. but there's a new sign in egypt, the four fingered salute. >>> here's my take, when the obama was selling it's case for military action against syria, it used every argument it could come up with, from preserving international norms to preventing another holocaust. one could have dangerous consequences for american foreign policy. chuck hagel asserted in some way that we had to act militarily in syria to preserve u.s. credibility with iran. a month into the scholarship o

bill clinton ok i've had to sit in that chair and let the world see who's black or bill clinton or max get down because. well but here again here's the president of the united states who helps to determine policy and regulation and how the justice system is applied across america so you have on one hand bob badmaash comparing his situation his plight. of people being braiding him for receiving with huge bonuses despite receiving an eighty five billion dollar bailout when he's costed and protected by the congress who gave him the bailout and meantime what happened to all those black subprime victims who had all their wealth confiscated never the largest confiscation of a black american wealth since the slave days i remember the days when black is beautiful and when there was a movement you know but now it's gone man the black man in america is just not there no more it's all just bob benmosche. all right stay here with x. was being the cause report thank you brags stage over the second half i was speaking with george galloway. on the money with the business over russia use this. languag

clinton is talking about right now. nats. as major donors meet to support the clinton global initiative this week look for former secretary of state hillary clinton to turn up onstage when her husband and president obama address health care reform -- once her signature issue as first lady.... nats. and speak at the same awards dinner as good friend joe biden her would-be 2016 opponent. she's dipping her toe into domestic political waters... but she'll also tackle the kind of do-no-harm issues that keep her in poll numbers in the stratosphere. programs for women and girls, "i have always believed that women are not victims" promoting clean cookstoves for the developing world and a plan to save africa's elephants. who can be against that? right now the best politics is focusing on issues and avoiding the partisan rancor. i've never met anyone on the political scene, jessica, who's ever said they wished they got involved in partisan debates earlier. since leaving office the former diplomat has weighed in on controversial topics

. >> neither does bill clinton as bill clinton told charlie rose today. but hillary has been out of politics now for four and a half years. the most unpolitical post in government is secretary of state. and i think that what we're seeing here is if she gets back in politics she is going to get back in the cesspool of politics and the scrutiny and all the bad things will come back. >> paul, thank you for calling in. some other stories that caught our panels' eye today when we come back. building animatronics is all about getting things to work together. the timing, the actions, the reactions. everything has to synch up. my expenses are no different. receiptmatch on the business gold rewards card synchronizes your business expenses. just shoot your business card receipts and they're automatically matched up with the charges on your online statement. i'm john kaplan, and i'm a member of a synchronized world. this is what membership is. this is what membership does. ♪ [ male announcer ] 1.21 gigawatts. today, that's easy. ge is revolutionizing power. superc

of the clintons. here is the point i make, i'm not sure this race will affect hillary clinton, bill clinton, if mcauliffe wins or loses. if hillary clinton ran against cuccinelli, she would be the clear favorite, leading in the polls by 10, 15 points. if terry mcauliffe loses, i don't see an impact on her. she's play a role fundraising, see the clintons campaign for terry mcauliffe. that's a natural situation when someone like terry mcauliffe is so closely tied to the clintons. >> mark murray, thank you very much. >> thanks. >> the virginia race is a microcosm of the much bigger political picture as we head into the midterm election and early stages of the 2016 presidential fight. in this virginia fight it boils down to a battle between two powerful brands, the tea party and the clintons. lets bring in our tuesday gaggle, msnbc contributor and editor of the grio perry bacon, jr., mattie with americans for tax reform and democratic strategist steve mcmahon. thanks for being here. steve, let me start wi

i think the president learned over time that american force -- >> president clinton. >> president clinton, i'm sorry. america's force and america's voice could be used together to great effect and that we didn't use it, that sometimes was when he had regret. he has said not intervening in the genocide is perhaps his greatest regret as president. he went on to intervene in kosovo, to very good effect. that wasn't something that was going to be hugely popular with the american public, either, but as we look back at that, it was not only the right thing to do, it was politically the right thing to do morally. so sometimes presidents have to lead. they have to bring the country along. for president obama, this is one such case. >> in fact, the house of representatives, republican at the time, voted against continuing the mission in that area and the nato mission. thank you so much. appreciate it. >>> coming up, he calls the rebels terrorists and says the u.s. does not have evidence of a chemical attack. syrian president bashar al assad speaks and we will get reaction from the syrian oppositio

clinton are co-hosting. what's different this year? >> well first of all, we're having a good year. we've got more members coming in. we have more really interesting new commitments. we're going to have a lot of impressive progress reports. that's important to me because when i agreed to start this i said i don't want to just have another meeting. i want people to commit to do something. and i want us to check. it will be more and better i think and will be focused on how do you mobilize people to actually get done what you want to do and a lot of our commitments will feature that will feature big partnerships, kind of the thing we need more of in washington big partnerships, people walking across lines. >> this is a sprawling philanthropic organization. and you have helped hundreds of millions of people. however, as you know there have been reports of financial mismanagement and infighting. >> which have been clearly disapproved i might add. >> no deficits? >> no. there was never a deficit. we did have a ro

hillary clinton 2008 or hillary clinton or bill clinton 1992 and 1996. i think she is smart. i think she has the right values. i think she understands. >> she would go after wall street regulation? i mean, that's a big deal. >> listen, it's the vocabulary you use. she can talk about economic fairness, she can talk about inequality, she can talk about a middle class squeeze. when you talk about de blasio and the nation published this. and then the times did too. astounding statistic that explains his victory. 46% of the people in this city live at that time 150% of the poverty level or below it. i don't know how you raise families under those circumstances. >> can hillary clinton match the progressive message of joe biden? and if elizabeth warren jumps in, or howard dean, for that matter? i mean, those two candidates, warren and dean, what i think push clinton and biden to be more progressive to speak to the very issues we mentioned. >> the only thing about senator elizabeth warren, she was reluctant to run for senate so i don't know if she would right aw