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Clinton Praises His Successor
Wednesday, March 20, 2002
The Associated Press

LA ROMANA, Dominican Republic -- AP
Former President Clinton backed his successor's work in dealing with the war on terrorism in a discussion with journalists this week.

"I have to defend the president and our government,” Clinton said at a meeting of the Inter-American Press Association. "We have never sustained a wound like this, with the exception of Pearl Harbor, and the psychic shock was enormous.”

Following the Sept. 11 attacks and the war in Afghanistan, Clinton said the return to other priorities would take time.
(More: The Chicago Sun-Times News Source)
2002 © The Associated Press.

Well, not exactly the way Webster would define the term "praise" -- but there it is.

Dan