A bill in 1994, signed by president Clinton, banned the sale of some semi-automatic weapons. ... It all starts with one bill, an action against gun owners, prohibiting them from the right to own a firearm, and it ends up as an Un-United States of America, divided on the issue of guns, where law-abiding citizens have no weapons and no protection: and gangs ruling the streets. ... All Clinton did in 1994 was to ban the sale of a few semi-automatic weapons. ...

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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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Had today's background check been in operation then, along with a five-day waiting period (as provided for in the original Brady bill language), it could have been determined that Hinckley had lied on the form, and the sale would have been denied. ... Despite the endorsement of four former presidents (Nixon, Ford, Carter and Reagan) and the active support of President Clinton, it took seven years for the Brady Bill to become law. And due to the gun lobby's efforts, one of the most important parts of the original Brady Bill -- the waiting period -- was phased out in a "sunset provisio...

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All over the world, disparities between the rich and poor, even in the wealthiest of nations is rising sharply. Fewer people are becoming increasingly "successful" and wealthy while a disproportionately larger population is also becoming even poorer. There are many issues involved when looking at po...

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All over the world, disparities between the rich and poor, even in the wealthiest of nations is rising sharply. Fewer people are becoming increasingly "successful" and wealthy while a disproportionately larger population is also becoming even poorer. There are many issues involved when looking at po...

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The lawsuit was filed January 14, weeks after several advisors of the Clinton Administration made a public response to Proposition 215 (which would, were it to pass, make it legal for doctors to discuss and recommend marijuana to their patients) at a December 30 press conference. ... Representative Barney Frank (a democrat from Massachusetts) introduced H.R. 1782, a bill which would also attempt to move medicinal marijuana from schedule I to schedule II, eliminating federal restrictions. This bill would not change state laws, allowing individual communities to determine for themselves whethe...

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Truth is, after America had the heroic liberation wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the market changed from Colombia to Mexico, because of effort of Bill Clinton and the President of Colombia, Andrés Pastrana Arango, they started a plan to stop and combat the Colombian drug cartels and left-wing insurgents groups in Colombian territory by direct military intervention by American troops. ...

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For example, on June 27, 1993, Limbaugh played a tape from June 21, 1993 in which Secretary Lloyd Benson stated that the new Clinton budget plan would bring the stock market down, "a proud Limbaugh failed to recognize that on June 27, 1993 the Stock Market, Dow Jones, and NASDAQ index had risen since June 21, 1993" (Shank 9). ... Before the "94 election, members of Congress feared Limbaugh's power, "In the Senate, a bill referred to as the "Hush Rush" was designed to silence him, although it did not pass" (Corry 50). ...

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Kennedy signed a bill forcing government contractors to extinguish discrimination due to race, religion or national origin. ... Kennedy signed a bill forcing government contractors to cease discrimination due to race, religion, or national origin. ... Dole proposed legislation to ban preferential treatment in federal programs and the Clinton Administration was considering reform to affirmative action by supporting a reformed version that complies with the 1995 ruling by the Supreme Court. ...

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In the early sixties the public opinion was favourable towards USA's involvement in the war. From 64-65 a poll showed that 80 percent of the population agreed with Johnson and were for the war. America at this time saw it's-self as the "good guys" in the war, the ones who were there to defend the Vi...

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Some people wonder what is racial profiling, racial profiling deals with miseducation, slavery, and incarceration. Since the beginning of slavery African Americans have suffered due to their identity. Racial profiling is the use of race or ethnicity as grounds for suspecting someone of having commit...

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Sports are a very important part of the American society. Within sports heroes are made, goals are set and dreams are lived. The media makes all these things possible by creating publicity for the rising stars of today. Within society today, the media has downplayed the role of the woman within spor...

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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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September 11, 2001 was a dark day in American history. The World Trade Center was attacked and almost 3,000 people died. The Attacks were said to be done by a terrorist group in the Middle East known as Al Qaeda, but what are the possibilities of another option? People were so preoccupied with ...

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