Bill and Hillary Bickerson: White House Martial Arts

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Lots of married couples and lovers quarrel and make-up, quarrel and make-up. It comes with the territory. But rarely do the rest of us quarrel and reconcile in the headlines.

We've had that with Hillary and Bill for years. It began with that famous "60 Minutes" interview; like Tammy Wynette, she stood by her man by sitting by her man. When he put her in charge of health reform, it was generally assumed that she had struck a deal with him. We've seen them dancing by sea and snuggling by land. We've watched them separate like magnets that repel.

Hillary's gone from treating the president as "nothing but a hound dog," to making him heel like a puppy, raising money …