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Ex-presidents can be a burden or a blessing

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Former President Bill Clinton speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Denver in 2008.

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Bill Clinton's in, George W. Bush is out. Jimmy Carter gets only a cameo. Ronald Reagan is ever-present, almost a quarter century after his presidency and eight years after his death. The way Democrats and Republicans treat their ex-presidents at convention time reflects each man's personal popularity — and how well he's weathered changing party politics.
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