Tribune article charting a strong friendship between Ted & the Clintons, dating back many years.
"A powerful friend is Hillary Clinton's great Ohio hope"
"Strickland is not just any high-level surrogate. He is the
governor of Ohio, the first Democrat to hold that job in
16 years, with a sky-high approval rating and a well-tuned
statewide political operation. He is also a longtime friend
of Hillary and Bill Clinton, stretching back to his days in
Congress during the Clinton administration, when he worked
with Hillary on universal health care and secured critical
assistance from Bill that helped save his political career."
http://weblogs.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/blog/2008/02/a_powerful_friend_is_hillary_c.html