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Clinton, Bill
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Clinton, Bill (1946–)42nd president of the United States (1993–2001), born William Jefferson Blythe III, in Hope, Arkansas. Clinton was governor of Arkansas (1979–81, 1983–93). Clinton's relationship with the military was strained at best. During the 1992 campaign it was revealed that he evaded service in the
Vietnam War, which he had protested against while a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, and soon after inauguration his administration was embroiled in a controversy about ending a ban on homosexuals in the military; he settled for a compromise policy, dubbed the
”Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pursue” policy, that satisfied no one.
Military actions during Clinton's two terms included periodic air strikes against Iraq and
Operation Allied Force, a U.S.-led NATO air campaign to stop Serbian aggression in
Kosovo, Yugoslavia, the largest military operation in Europe since
World War II.
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CLINTON'S MEDICAL HISTORY.(Main)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 10/15/1992; 700+ words
; ...K. ALTMAN New York Times Gov. Bill Clinton is in excellent health but suffers...doctors said Wednesday. Four of Clinton's doctors in Little Rock, Ark...in interviews on Wednesday with Clinton's approval. Dr. Susan M. Santa...
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Clinton administration spawns unusual number of budding political candidates.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 3/5/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...source of pride for those still waving the Clinton banner. Paul Begala, a former aide to Bill Clinton, lauded "the extraordinary number of people...aides and Cabinet people run for office. Did Clinton's political energies rub off on them...
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Clinton Is Forced To Shift Strategy; Need for New York Victory Will Divert Focus From Bush
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/25/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...Connecticut primary, the campaign of Bill Clinton acknowledged tonight that the imperative...April 7 New York primary will slow Clinton's efforts to engage President Bush as an equal. Instead, Clinton will be forced to focus more energy...
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Clinton Aides Seek Strategy to Ease Doubts; Challenger to Get on the `Larger Stage' Against Bush Rather Than Aim at Brown
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/9/1992; ; 700+ words
; Gov. Bill Clinton's advisers, grappling with what they acknowledge are serious...York primary campaign. For one day, said Stanley Greenberg, Clinton's polltaker, Clinton managed to rise above the charges and countercharges. It was...
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Clinton letter says he sought ROTC deferment to avoid war
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 2/13/1992; ; 700+ words
; MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Gov. Bill Clinton of Arkansas, his presidential campaign...harm." In the anguished letter, Clinton wrote that he despised the war...chances for a political career. Clinton, at a dramatic news conference...
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Clinton administration spawns unusual number of budding political candidates.
Newspaper article from: The Philadelphia Inquirer (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service); 3/4/2002; 700+ words
; ...source of pride for those still waving the Clinton banner. Paul Begala, a former aide to Bill Clinton, lauded "the extraordinary number of people...aides and Cabinet people run for office. Did Clinton's political energies rub off on them...
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Clinton haters gleefully foresee a scandal-packed second term Says one belittler: `We're going to be the chorus singing all the time'
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 1/22/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...Tyrrell Jr. sums up his scenario for Bill Clinton's second term in a word: "Rosy." Tyrrell, a leading Clinton hater, intends to keep on tormenting the man he calls Boy Clinton, which is also the title of his...
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Clinton's consequences.(Commentary)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 5/14/1999; ; 700+ words
; Clinton's consequences Not long ago, a pundit wrote that Bill Clinton was the least consequential president...Republicans. The FBI also helped Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton cover up the purge and illegal prosecution...
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Clinton by the book.(books by women about relationships with Pres Clinton)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
Magazine article from: National Review; 4/20/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...started writing about her affair with Bill Clinton in 1986. She told friends...happily take up with a charmer like Bill Clinton -- or at least be a ripe target...attentions. Is it really a point in Clinton's favor that Monica Lewinsky...
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Clinton should break silence on Iraq.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 2/12/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...hard ball at Defense Secretary Bill Cohen: Aren't people in...when the main focus (of Bill Clinton's press conference) was...had the mood right. Despite Clinton's vaunted powers of ``compartmentalizing...and 1,000 lawyers? Who is Clinton's most durable, distracting...
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Clinton, Bill
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Clinton, Bill 1946- CLINTON ’ S FIRST TERM...development, and tax relief for the elderly. Bill Clinton formally announced his candidacy for...White House by nominating baby boomers Bill Clinton for president and Senator Al Gore Jr...
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Clinton Scandals
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
CLINTON SCANDALS CLINTON SCANDALS. When President Bill Clinton took office in January 1993, he hoped to legislate a reform agenda. Having received only 43 percent of the popular vote in 1992 and facing difficult policy choices regarding such...
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William Jefferson Clinton
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Jefferson Clinton William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton (born 1946) won the Democratic...followed King's assassination. Bill Clinton graduated from Georgetown University...School. On October 11, 1975, Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham were married...
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Clinton, Hillary Rodham
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
...politics. As first lady, married to Bill Clinton (1946 – ), the forty...Arkansas in 1975 that she married Bill Clinton, whom she had met while attending...Also in that year, Hillary and Bill Clinton were awarded the National Humanitarian...
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Clinton, Bill 1946-
Book article from: American Decades
Bill Clinton 1946- Pesident of the united states...psychologists will write at length about Bill Clinton and his presidency. First elected in...popular vote, and reelected in 1996, Clinton dominated the U.S. political landscape...
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