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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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Oct 17, 1993

The talented, experienced, and diverse group of people that I am appointing to this commission, with Governor Winter taking the lead, will work to find ways to help public servants at all levels achieve that goal.

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Oct 17, 1993

I am pleased that third-party reimbursement for mammography is increasing, allowing more women to benefit from this lifesaving procedure.

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Oct 17, 1993

The Maastricht Treaty marks a milestone in the progress of the European Community toward political and economic union.

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Oct 17, 1993

Breast cancer is an insidious disease that takes the lives of far too many women.

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Oct 17, 1993

I hereby report that I have again exercised my statutory authority to issue an Executive order with respect to Haiti.

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Oct 17, 1993

Any transaction subject to U.S. jurisdiction that evades or avoids...is prohibited.

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Oct 17, 1993

When people want something done by the government, they don't care whether it gets done by the county, by the State, or by the Federal Government, they just want the job done.

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Oct 17, 1993

I want to thank all the Members of Congress who pushed this through.

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Oct 17, 1993

The Secretary of the Treasury...is hereby authorized to take such actions...

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Oct 17, 1993

For the sake of American women and their loved ones, we all must strive to see that every woman is educated about early breast cancer detection and that she has access to all needed health care.

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Oct 17, 1993

The administration will oppose any amendment that would further reduce intelligence spending beyond what the Select Committee on Intelligence has recommended.

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Oct 17, 1993

With his years of high-tech management experience, Graham Mitchell has the know-how that effort requires.

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Oct 17, 1993

In the 3 minutes that will elapse at the beginning of this talk, another American woman will be diagnosed with breast cancer.

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Oct 17, 1993

The best health care coverage in a policy is no good unless you can access it.

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Oct 17, 1993

I have called on the Commerce Department to take the lead in giving our country the technological capability to win in a competitive world marketplace.

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Oct 17, 1993

This order shall take effect at 11:59 p.m., eastern daylight time on October 18, 1993.

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Oct 15, 1993

F.W. de Klerk October 15, 1993 The Nobel Committee has made an inspired choice in selecting ANC President Nelson Mandela and State President F.W. de Klerk to share the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize. These two farsighted and courageous leaders…

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Oct 15, 1993

Well, as you know, Mr. Pezzullo went back yesterday. And our Ambassador, Mr. Swing, is down there now. And they are working hard to make sure that everyone in the country knows that the United States is determined to see the democratic…

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Oct 15, 1993

Well, in a literal sense, a blockade would physically stop all traffic going in and out of the country, in this case by water. The United Nations resolution and the sanctions attempt to stop virtually all commercial traffic that could be…

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Oct 15, 1993

As I said to you, we are moving an enhanced infantry company into Guantanamo so that we can be in a position to deal with whatever contingencies arise. I have taken the steps that I think are appropriate at this time. And at this time I…

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Oct 15, 1993

That's what they're going to do. They're going to have a very wide berth to enforce the embargo, or the sanctions, very strongly. And we intend to use the six ships. One of them will be off the coast of Haiti within about an hour. They…

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Oct 15, 1993

Well we've had discussions with Prime Minister Malval. The Vice President talked to him yesterday, as well as to President Aristide. We have, as you probably know, a significant number of security forces there that we've been working to…

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Oct 15, 1993

Minister Guy Malary of Haiti October 15, 1993 The President strongly condemns the killing of Haitian Minister of Justice Guy Malary, a desperate attempt to thwart the will of the Haitian people for democracy. The United States remains…

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