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Bill Clinton took himself out to a ballgame

Secretary Clinton’s husband Bill, the former U.S. president, appears to be taking it easy after Chelsea’s wedding on Saturday. Yesterday he attended a baseball game at Yankee Stadium between the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays, as shown in the photo, in which he stands for “God Bless America.” The Blue Jays ended up ...

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Secretary Clinton's husband Bill, the former U.S. president, appears to be taking it easy after Chelsea's wedding on Saturday. Yesterday he attended a baseball game at Yankee Stadium between the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays, as shown in the photo, in which he stands for "God Bless America."

Secretary Clinton’s husband Bill, the former U.S. president, appears to be taking it easy after Chelsea’s wedding on Saturday. Yesterday he attended a baseball game at Yankee Stadium between the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays, as shown in the photo, in which he stands for “God Bless America.”

The Blue Jays ended up winning 8-2.

Preeti Aroon was copy chief at Foreign Policy from 2009 to 2016 and was an FP assistant editor from 2007 to 2009. Twitter: @pjaroonFP
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