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Bill Clinton

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Bill Jefferson Clinton served as the 42nd President of the United States from January 20, 1993, to January 20, 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously held the position of Governor of Arkansas from 1983 to 1992. During his presidency, Clinton focused on several key policies, including welfare reform, economic growth, and healthcare reform. His administration is noted for achieving a budget surplus and for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

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Dec 1, 1993

I think that's a decision that the Swedes will have to make for themselves. But let me say, I'm very, very impressed with the role that Sweden has been playing in trying to work through to a constructive solution to some of the problems in…

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Dec 1, 1993

Well, we haven't met yet. And I admire him, and I'm jealous of him because he's 3 years younger than I am. And so I wanted to see about this man who's taken Europe by storm and who's so much younger than me. We have a lot in common. And…

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Dec 1, 1993

I've tried to review his remarks, and I'm not sure I would characterize it quite in that way. I think, like all of us, he's very concerned about it, and he's studied it very closely. And all I can tell you is we have a strategy; we're…

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Dec 1, 1993

I don't know what to make of it yet. I wouldn't overreact to it. We're just going to have to see. The one thing I've learned here over the last year in dealing with North Korea is that it's important not to overreact, either positively or…

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Dec 1, 1993

Now, there's a guy I'd like to vote for. [Laughter] Thank you so much, Alexander, for what you said and the way you said it and for the power of your example. Father O'Donovan, Dr. Griffith, Kristine Gebbie, ladies and gentlemen, I'm…

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Dec 1, 1993

The crisis between the United States and Libya that led to the declaration on January 7, 1986, of a national emergency has not been resolved.

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Nov 30, 1993

Thank you very much, Sarah and Jim and General Reno, Mr. Vice President, Mrs. Musick. Thank you for your wonderful remarks. There were two Members of Congress who inadvertently were not introduced. I want to recognize them because they've…

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Nov 30, 1993

Guatemala November 30, 1993 President Clinton. Good morning. This morning it was my great honor to welcome seven outstanding Central American leaders to the White House: President Cristiani of El Salvador, President Endara of Panama…

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Nov 30, 1993

I think my goal ought to be to see that Jenny Dorr gets to live to a ripe old age.

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Nov 30, 1993

I approve the recommended payments as set forth in Table 3 of the report.

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Nov 30, 1993

With their long years of experience in military policy, Mike Walker and Robert Pirie are well qualified for these positions.

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Nov 30, 1993

Your nation is in a position to really exercise a leadership role.

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Nov 30, 1993

We have a strategy; we're going to pursue it, and we're going to keep going.

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Nov 30, 1993

We've increased programs for prevention by $45 million, a very substantial increase.

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Nov 30, 1993

I direct you to implement those payments, effective as of the beginning of the first applicable pay period commencing on or after January 1, 1994.

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Nov 30, 1993

It is the moral high ground for people of faith to care for people with AIDS and the moral low ground to run away from it.

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Nov 30, 1993

I admire him, and I'm jealous of him because he's 3 years younger than I am.

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Nov 30, 1993

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 102–511) (the 'Act').

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Nov 30, 1993

I haven't forgotten what it was like to be on the other end of this relationship.

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Nov 30, 1993

I authorize and direct you to ensure that this memorandum and a schedule of the comparability payment rates and localities be published in the Federal Register.

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Nov 30, 1993

I'm very, very impressed with the role that Sweden has been playing.

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