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Sentiment, scandal mark Clinton’s farewell by Deb Riechmann Associated Press NEW YORK - Reluctant to relinquish the spotlight, Bill Clinton made a U-turn as he was leaving the Oval Office for the last time and strolled over to a window for one last glimpse of the White House grounds. His roller-coaster presidency that even in its last two days was tainted by the scandals that dogged his administration, was almost over. John Podesta, Clinton’s chief of staff, slipped an arm around the outgoing president and told him: “Wfe did good.” * Clinton looked up, and with a smile on his face, replied “Yeah, we did do good,” Podesta said. With that, Clinton walked out of the office that was now President Bush’s. “Don’t be sad. This is a good day. We’re leaving with our heads up,” Podesta said Clinton told three teary-eyed staff members. Then Clinton stood cheerily with his family in the cold for the swearing in of his successor, George W. Bush, and flew off to New York for his new life as spouse of a U.S. senator. Once in New York, Clinton was a little I sentimental as he climbed in a van bound for his home in Chappaqua. “I feel good. I’ll miss it, but I’ve had a wonderful eight years,” he said. Not everything ended on a high note. On Friday, Clinton cut a surprise, last-minute deal with federal prosecutors, sparing himself from possible indictment. Clinton acknowledged he had made false statements under oath about his affair with Monica Lewinsky, a political drama that led to his impeachment. It was a reminder of the dark side of the Clinton years. Among his accomplishments, the 42nd president presided over the longest economic expansion in history, succeeded in expanding trade and trimmed the welfare rolls. At 54, Clinton is the youngest president to leave office since Teddy Roosevelt left the White House at age 50. He left with some of the highest popularity ratings of any president in the last half century — made possible by an electorate who separated his personal recklessness from his presidential performance. True to his word, Clinton worked until the end. In his final days, he issued a flurry of -1 executive orders, called world leaders, gave a televised farewell address to the nation and made the deal with Independent Counsel Robert Ray, which included a five-year suspension of his law license.' Clinton, the skin under his eyes puffy from a sleepless night, took his last step out of the White * House shortly after 11 a.m. EST. He and Bush climbed in the presidential limousine for the 16 block rideto the Capitol for the formal passage of power. Refugees rebuild after earthquake by Will Weissert Associated Press TECLA, El Salvador—They sleep on the dusty ground, shielded from the chilly night winds and blistering morning sun by tents, tarps and trash bags. They line up for everything: plastic plates of rice and beans, a bit of clean water, the chance to use portable toilets. The trash-strewn fields of Santa Tecla’s soccer stadium and municipal park are not much of a home for the 11,000 people who fled there after losing then houses and belongings in the 7.6 magnitude earthquake on Jan. 13. But most plan to stay as long as they can. Still in shock from the ordeal and longing to spend time with their families — even if it is in the difficult environ ment of a refugee camp — most haven’t yet been able to think about the future. “We will stay here until they tell us it’s time to go, then we will move to another camp,” said Jose Luis Solorzano, 40, who worked as a cab driver until the quake leveled his three-room shack and flattened his taxi. “It is very crowded here, and it gets cold at night. But living on the street, there are no donated clothes or tents, and life is even more miserable.” Officials raised the quake’s death toll to 710 after two more bodies were recovered in Las Colinas on Saturday and a third on Sunday. The death toll also includes six victims in neighboring Guatemala. The quake destroyed 141,000 Salvadoran homes and left an estimated 750,000 people homeless. As part of an effort to prove it had not abandoned those living in the soccer field-turned-refugee camp, the government organized a Mass there Sunday, featuring a Christian-rock band that played while a priest situated under a red Coca-Cola tent preached to the few dozen onlookers who would pay attention. Shortly after the service began, however, a bread line formed nearby — prompting most people to abandon the priest altogether. Camp psychiatrists said the shock of the quake has left many here longing for the opportunity simply to rest. “These people have been through so much and are very scared to again take risks,” said Shirley Alvarez, who helps counsel the about 500 patients who seek psychological treatment each day. “We will have to work very hard to motivate them.” Doctors here teach patients skills such as hammock-weaving and bicycle repair to get them used to the idea of joining the work force again, Alvarez said. www.dailygamecock.com Your news. 5 days a week I Z TZ Z I QoAfadl rh*M AN HISTORIC RESIDENCE Efficiency $445 One Bedroom $505 Two Bedroom $540 Rents include all utilities and cable TV. All rates quoted are month to month. (Leases available, prices subject to change) Located across from the University of South Carolina Horseshoe and the State Capital, Cornell Arms offers the premier location for downtown living. 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