Some have seen a potential turning point in the fact that for the first time in 14 years Bill and Hillary Clinton will not be attending the Renaissance weekend in Hilton Head, South Carolina, early in January.

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He and his wife, Eleanore, decided to decamp for Hilton Head, South Carolina, a coastal enclave of 37, 000 residents and more than 20 golf courses, where the only competitive activity on the agenda would be racing his beloved yachts.

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The weekend before, she was in Columbus, Georgia, celebrating nuptials, and the weekend after was spent feting another couple's marriage on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

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She stumbled upon the Web site of the Hilton Head Health Institute, a self-billed "weight loss spa retreat center" in South Carolina, and signed up.

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