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The Clinton White House

The Clinton White House. Attempts at Reform Gays in the Military Health Care Brady Bill (‘93) Deficit Reduction Violence on the Fringe ‘93 – First WTC bombing ‘95 – Oklahoma City bombing April ‘99 - Columbine. The Clinton White House. Political Maneuvers

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The Clinton White House

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  1. The Clinton White House • Attempts at Reform • Gays in the Military • Health Care • Brady Bill (‘93) • Deficit Reduction • Violence on the Fringe • ‘93 – First WTC bombing • ‘95 – Oklahoma City bombing • April ‘99 - Columbine

  2. The Clinton White House • Political Maneuvers • 1994: Midterm elections – Republican landslide – “Contract w/ America” • Clinton re-elected • Clinton accommodates conservative trend • Welfare Reform Act of 1996 • Affirmative Action under attack • Free Trade: NAFTA, China – Most Favored Nation status, WTO

  3. The Clinton White House • A Surging Economy • Longest period of sustained growth in American history – produced balanced budget in 1998, then surpluses • Unemployment – 4% • Internet / high-tech businesses helped U.S. avoid the “Asian flu” in ’97 • Free Trade: A Clinton Priority • NAFTA (‘93) • WTO (‘94) – took place of GATT – WTO meeting in Seattle ‘99, massive protests – new economic order? Exploitation? • China – most-favored nation status

  4. The Clinton White House • Domestic Issues • “Big Tobacco” • Gun Control • Starr Report – Scandal & Impeachment • $40 million and no evidence of official wrongdoing, only civil court perjury on Lewinsky issue • Monica Lewinsky / Paula Jones • Late ‘98: House impeached (perjury, obstruction of justice) Early ‘99: Senate acquitted

  5. The Clinton White House • Foreign Affairs – Madeleine Albright Sec. of State • End of Cold War brought confusion • Somalia (‘93) – “Black Hawk Down”, U.S. withdraws in ’94, no action taken in Rwanda ‘95 • Haiti – Aristide returned to power ‘94 • Serbia/Bosnia/Croatia – inaction of the West 1999 – Kosovo – NATO peacekeeping force • Middle East initiative • Clinton not an isolationist

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