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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Mar 10, 1994

To be U.S. District Judge for the Northern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Oklahoma.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Mar 10, 1994

To be Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform, with the rank of Ambassador.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Mar 9, 1994

Too often our reaction to the violence is to simply hunker down and turn our backs.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Mar 9, 1994

I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State the authority and duty vested in the President under section 1612 (b) and (d), Title XVI of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Mar 9, 1994

It is my view that the President and First Lady of the United States, that when they tell me they have complied with the subpoena fully, I am perfectly comfortable with their answers in that regard.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Mar 9, 1994

This is not a call for blind heroics but practical action if we want to save our own citizenship.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Mar 9, 1994

Government cannot do this job alone; neither can the police forces themselves.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Mar 9, 1994

All I can tell you is if you look at what we're trying to do with the crime bill, we're trying to give some resources to the States and to the communities to begin to turn that around.

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