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- 31: The United States As A World Power: How Much Longer Will The US Be The Policeman of the World ?
- ... of Yugoslavia from the former Soviet Union. In an effort to gain themselves an independent country, 3 ethnic-diverse groups are fighting over their rights to Bosnia. In an effort to save the peace, President Clinton stated: "We can't be everywhere. We can't do everything. But where our interests and values are at stake - and where we can make a difference - America must lead. We stood up for peace ... that it is our duty as Americans, being tied to other countries because of ancestry, that we must help any country in need, even if they don't know they're in need. In President Clinton's State of the Union Address he states that: "All over the world," he declared, "people still look to us… We must not be an isolationist or the world's policeman. But we can be ... economy is growing a mile a minute, they have the fastest child birth rate, and are expected to reach the level of a Super-Power within the next couple years. The foreign policy that President Clinton stated in his latest State of the Union address can be interpreted in various ways. Instead of referring to America as a policeman, he used the phrase "best peacemaker." He stated what a difference ...
- 32: Clinton Administration Policy Toward the Caribbean Country of Haiti
- Clinton Administration Policy Toward the Caribbean Country of Haiti The topic for this paper is the United States policy towards the Caribbean country of Haiti during the Clinton administration. The subjects which will be discussed are the issues of: Refugees, Foreign Aide as well as human rights the United States involvement in Haiti issues of national interests. What will also be examined is what the Clinton administration trying to achieve concerning Haiti. What the United Nations and the U.S. roles were, and what the public thought was concerning these issues. Also why the United States was involved with the ...
- 33: Gun Control
- ... Presidential candidate, his platform on gun control at times are contradictory, but his pattern of voting on gun-related issues in the senate seem to follow the characteristic Republican-NRA view on gun control. President Clinton takes a very different stand on gun control. His current re-election platform calls for further restrictions on guns and on people who buy guns. This characteristic "Democrat" attitude on gun control closely follows the ... Gun control and drug control are usually associated with opposite ends of the political spectrum. Presidents Reagan and Bush were eager to pursue the war on drugs but generally wary of gun control. However, President Clinton has made gun control a major goal, while his drug strategy is almost invisible. During President Clinton's administration, the Brady Bill on gun control was passed. This bill was gridlocked in the House for seven years. The Brady Bill (named for James Brady, press secretary to President Ronald Reagan, who ...
- 34: Whitewater Vs. Watergate.
- ... irony is evident when they are compared. For example, in 1974, Hillary Rodham was employed as a lawyer by the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment inquiry, along with Bernard Nussbaum, former chief counsel at the Clinton White House. Now the first lady is a central figure in the Whitewater affair, and Sam Dash, the Senate Watergate Committee's chief counsel, is serving as ethics adviser to Whitewater Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr.3 Nixon biographer Roger Morris states that the tragedy in both cases is tied in silence. Both scandals have unindicted co-conspirators - Clinton's Deputy White House Counsel Bruce Lindsey in Whitewater, and Nixon himself for the Watergate cover-up. Both contain allegations of hush money. Watergate burglar and Nixon adviser Howard Hunt supposedly demanded one million dollars ... to a CIA bust in the Watergate offices of the Democratic National Committee, and ended in 40 government officials and Nixon associates being charged with 19 imprisoned. It also included President Richard Nixon's resignation. Clinton's scandal-ridden presidency has seen its share of convictions, too. The Whitewater real-estate deal and campaign-finance irregularities of Whitewater forced the resignation of Clinton's first deputy Treasury secretary, Roger Altman, ...
- 35: Medicare in the '96 Elections
- Medicare in the '96 Elections Among the many differences between President Bill Clinton (Democrat) and Presidential Candidate Bob Dole (Republican), lays a common debate topic, Healthcare. The issue is the fact that funding in Medicare's budget will not last but another four years. Both Republicans and Democrats ... not yet come to a median resolution. In the beginning of the Presidential campaign Medicare was a hot topic. It will be shown that as Election Day drew nearer Republicans were forced to attack President Clinton's policy because they had no substantial plan of their own. Prior to 1965, payment for a particular medical service was paid for either directly by the recipient of the care or by the recipient ... past the year 2000. This error is what led each party to devise its own plan for reforming the program. Richard Feinberg, Ph.D. the Executive Director at Purdue Retail Institute in his writing, The Clinton Health Care Reform Proposal, outlines a few goals and restrictions of Clinton's proposal. The three main goals are as follows: Control the costs of Health Care, Guarantee comprehensive coverage, and improve the quality ...
- 36: Paula Jones' Lawsuit Against Bill Clinton
- Paula Jones' Lawsuit Against Bill Clinton A lawsuit has been filed by Paula Jones, a clerk for the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission, for sexual harassment by then Governor Clinton. In her lawsuit, Paula Jones states that Clinton told an Arkansas State trooper to escort her to a private hotel room where she claims that she was sexually harassed. There are two sides to this case: Clinton states that he did not ...
- 37: The Bill Clinton Story
- The Bill Clinton Story The legislative branch of the US Government has exceeded its authority in the impeachment of President Clinton by violating the trust and desires of those who elected them. Impeachment was provided for by our Founding Fathers in the Constitution as a safeguard against corruption and abuse of power by the President, Vice ... of removal from office, and not a criminal trial. (Grolier, 1) However, an impeached person would not be exempt from indictment, prosecution and imprisonment by the criminal justice system, which in the case of President Clinton such action would obviously be warranted. The House of Representatives has "the sole power of impeachment," that is, the bringing charges. The Senate has "the power to try all impeachment’s." A two-thirds ...
- 38: The Scarlet Letter 3
- ... whipped himself. He tortured himself not because the Puritan s had punished him, but because he felt an undying guilt for what he had done. In contrast to the punishments of Hester and Dimmesdale, President Clinton will be punished less severely. President Clinton should not be impeached for the controversy surrounding him. According to Elaine Kamarack, author of The Comeback Kid Can Do It Again, The core issue is simply too trivial to warrant something so traumatic to the nation. She believes that Clinton's crime is not evil enough to bring about an impeachment. She also writes, "The U.S. Congress would not want to cast a vote inviting into their own lives the kind of scrutiny ...
- 39: The United States Government
- U.S. Government (History) The United States Government A collection of short reports all dealing with the United States Government. William Jefferson Clinton William Jefferson Clinton was born on August 19, 1946, in Hope, Arkansas. His father, William J. Blythe III was killed in an automobile collision just two months before William’s birth. At age four, William Jefferson Blythe IV was legally adopted by his mothers second husband, Roger Clinton, making him William Jefferson Clinton. At age 22 William received a Bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University. Just five years later, he received his law degree from Yale. Soon after graduating from Yale, he ...
- 40: The US Government
- The US Government William Jefferson Clinton William Jefferson Clinton was born on August 19, 1946, in Hope, Arkansas. His father, William J. Blythe III was killed in an automobile collision just two months before William's birth. At age four, William Jefferson Blythe IV was legally adopted by his mothers second husband, Roger Clinton, making him William Jefferson Clinton. At age 22 William received a Bachelor's degree from Georgetown University. Just five years later, he received his law degree from Yale. Soon after graduating from Yale, he ...
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