[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/images/08/06/clinton.kimjongil.gi.art.jpg caption="This file photo taken on August 4, 2009 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il (R) posing with former US president Bill Clinton (L) in Pyongyang."] By John F. Harris & Mike Allen Politico.com A controversy-prone ex-president rides to the rescue to defuse … Continue reading Bill Clinton: International man of history