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Bill Clinton: Well, I feel very badly, obviously, about Vince Foster because he was my longtime friend, and it's always tragic when…

On the recordAugust 30, 1996
Well, I feel very badly, obviously, about Vince Foster because he was my longtime friend, and it's always tragic when someone commits suicide. And I do feel that a lot of people were targeted just because they were from Arkansas. Governor Tucker, for example, had--he was my Lieutenant Governor, we had been friends for a long time, but he'd never been part of my political life. But he was targeted, and I feel badly about that. And the country is going to have to evaluate, when this whole thing is over and there will be time for a fair accounting, whether they think it was the right thing to do. And I feel very badly about Hillary and a lot of her staff have been subject to, because it was just pure naked politics from the get-go. But that's what I'm talking about. That's sort of the way of the cycle. It's the cost of doing business in Washington. I mean, the people---- Ms. Soren. Was that a surprise to you, that it was as harsh as it was?
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Bill Clinton
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