The Dispatch

"Jerry'spain of leaving office - Clinton" is the headline of a story describing a dinner party hosted by the United States President, Bill Clinton, for President Jerry John Rawlings and his entourage, last Wednesday. President Clinton is said to have stated at the party that he empathised with President Rawlings' end of term in office. Clinton said "I want you all to know I have spent an inordinate amount of time thinking about President Rawlings' political predicament. "He was elected President by his fellow citizens in 1992. He was re-elected in 1996. He loves his country and he loves being President of his country. His constitution prevents him from running again in 2000. Mr President I feel your pain". President Clinton is reported to have outlined what seemed like an agenda for the two departing Presidents, "that they should commit to work on the things that matter to people and their future. To strengthen our democracies, to make education and health care better and more widely available and to protect the environment among other things". GRi