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Fact check: Clinton claims of compromise a stretch

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Former President Bill Clinton sounded good Wednesday night in Charlotte, N.C., but was all that he said true?

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When former President Bill Clinton took the stage at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, he portrayed President Barack Obama as a pragmatic compromiser who has been stymied at every turn by Republicans. There was no mention of the role that the president and the Democrats have played in grinding compromise to a halt on some of the most important issues facing the country.