Timeline of Clinton White House 1990s political events
Paula Jones sues Clinton on sexual harassment May 6. Congress begins Whitewater hearings July 26. police on streets and assault weapons ban Sept. 13. Sept. 26 health reform plan abandoned. Nov. 8 Republicans win big Congress majorities. April 14 candidate papers. May 20 White House traffic ban post-Oklahoma City. Dec. 16 government shutdown. Aug. 22 welfare reform signed. Sept. 30 federal budget surplus announced. Nov. 3 Democrats gain seats but GOP holds House. Dec. 18 US troops deployed to Bosnia for peace. 1996 Jan. 11 lands designated as national monuments. May 24 China PNTR. July 13 Vietnam trade deal. Sept. 1 missile defense deferred. Sept. 20 Whitewater cleared. Oct. 12 USS Cole bombing. Nov. 16 Nixon-era Vietnam visit. Mar. 24 NATO strikes Yugoslavia. Apr. 12 Clinton contempt ruling in Lewinsky case.
Clinton leaves ambitious but unfinished agenda for Bush
As Bill Clinton nears exit, he pushes for Mideast progress, Social Security and Medicare surplus use, and tighter gun laws, yet faces a stalled peace process in the Middle East and failed ratifications. He notes Israel Palestine gaps, while Bush inherits talks with North Korea and a Nuclear Test Ban Treaty pending ratification. The new Congress will decide on China trade, Vietnam pact, and Jordan FTA.
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President Clinton announces a new anti violence effort with a toll free line and a Web site to help teens walk away from violence. The White House backs a parent teen communication guide and a one stop portal at safeyouth.org from the National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center.
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Clinton's foreign policy judged by evolving competence
The piece traces Bill Clinton's foreign policy handling from Somalia to Rwanda and Bosnia, noting early missteps, later peacemaking efforts, and a growing travel footprint. It highlights his command of language, the contrast with Gore and Bush, and how historians will weigh deeds and misdeeds in the Clinton years.
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