President Clinton's administration is eager to win greater access to China's huge market. ... At that time, President Clinton feared not receiving support in Congress. ... In Iowa, for example, Bill Menner has been hired as a political organizer to gain support by interested groups to e herd by Congress. ... The House Rules Committee acts as a "traffic cop" determining which bill will make it to the floor for a vote. ... This is why Bill Menner has expressed his intent to acquire the Senate's and the house's approval. ...

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One might remember the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings bill that attempted to balance the budget, but left too many exemptions, and was finally abandoned in 1990 (Weinberger 33). So after a pain-staking trial for GOP Republicans to create, promote, and pass their budget, as promised on campaign trail 94, Clinton rejected the very bill he demanded. ... Although Clinton is sometimes criticized for producing a stalemate in budget talks, the White House points out that the debt has gone down since Clinton took office, with unemployment also falling. ... Agricultural policies were als...

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If a president disapproves of a bill passed by both houses of Congress, he may veto it by a veto message or a pocket veto. ... Only two presidents have ever been impeached, which are Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton. ... President Clinton's Health Care Plan was ignored. ...

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Lab studies have shown that aggressiveness increases immediately after viewing a violent show. " Kids steeped in a culture of violence do become desensitized to it and more capable of committing it themselves" (President Bill Clinton). ... " One can value the First Amendment right to speech and at the same time care for and act with restraint"(President Bill Clinton). ... In 1996 President Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act. ... Senator Bill Bradley writes, " Violence is a blaze fed by many fires". ...

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Bill Clinton was elected President in 1992, and ended the divided government in Washington. Clinton came to office with an agenda that focused more on internal issues (especially the economy) rather than foreign policy. ... The House Democrats adopted a "subcommittee bill of rights" in 1974 that increased the number of committees in both houses as well as increasing the number of staff and their influence. ... Clinton strongly opposed this resolution, saying "it would undercut his Presidency and would be viewed internationally as a sign of American weakness." ... After fierce military acti...

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After 276 unsuccessful attempts, a team of British scientists were able to clone Dolly, the world's first genetically cloned animal. In the future, there may be many positive uses for cloning, but getting there will be very costly not only fiscally, but also in loss of life. Several other animals, s...

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Jonathan Schell notes the difference between the impeachments of President Nixon and President Clinton as abuses of power in the office. Whereas Nixon was accused of using government forces to work for him, Clinton's crime was more self-disrespecting. ... If a bill that benefits someone from the farming industry, a Senator will be approached by an agricultural lobbyist. ...

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The leading bill in campaign finance reform is the McCain-Feingold bill. ... "Senator Bill Bradely, a New Jersey Democrat says "Money is distorting democracy now. ... In a past State of the Union Address, President Clinton set a deadline of July 4, 1997, for passing a campaign finance reform bill. Needless to say, the bill was never passed, but by setting a deadline he appeared in support of reform. It is a wise move on his part to support a bill aimed at cleaning up Washington. ...

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In the United States, there are bills pending in both houses of Congress to ban cloning, and a new National Bio-ethics Advisory Commission is currently examining cloning's moral and legal implications. ... President Clinton took independent action pending the passage of legislation to ban any efforts to clone humans with federally funded research, and also asked privately funded scientists to abide by a voluntary moratorium for at least 90 days (Kenen). ...

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