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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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May 15, 2007

Well, I don't believe that we have the capacity to stop the Iraqis from fighting each other. Only they have that capacity. We never had that capacity.

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May 15, 2007

We've got to bring a substantial number of those troops home.

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May 15, 2007

I don't believe that we have the capacity to stop the Iraqis from fighting each other. Only they have that capacity.

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May 15, 2007

Well, on the environment I wouldn't give them a good grade because they tried to reverse everything I did on -- like, you know, preserving the (UNINTELLIGIBLE) forest and the national parks.

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May 15, 2007

I think our presence there has probably minimized -- well, it's maximized death and destruction for Americans and played an enormous role in undermining our -- the readiness of our military.

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May 15, 2007

I think on the clean energy front, he's -- I disagree with his unwillingness to support the Kyoto climate change limits and even stricter limits and then to create a market for doing that.

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May 13, 2007

I hope you will support her campaign. If you do, you will always be proud you did.

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May 7, 2007

I think well. I'm really proud of her. I thought she was great in that debate.

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May 7, 2007

Three people running for president say they don't believe in evolution.

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May 7, 2007

It will cost the American taxpayers in the end far more money to deal with the consequences of broken societies from AIDS and other infectious diseases than to get in and pay our fair share of turning the health situation around.

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May 7, 2007

Because you know, we have -- for one thing, we have people in the United States from everywhere else. And they're all going back and forth all the time. And so if the AIDS epidemic rage is unchecked in various countries, some of if it will…

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May 7, 2007

You know, this country's really good when we're in the solution business. And we're not very good when we're just in the whining business or the spatting business or the putting each other down business. Especially my party. We're lousy at…

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Mar 7, 2007

I thank the Senator. On behalf of the thousands of firefighters, police officers, rescue workers, residents, students, and others who are suffering from 9/11-related illnesses, I look forward to working with you on the upcoming emergency…

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Jan 22, 2007

I realize what happened in November. I recognize the change. I extend my hand.

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Jan 11, 2007

Yesterday evening I voted to table an amendment that would have prohibited authorized committees and leadership PACs from employing the spouse or immediate family members of any candidate or Federal officeholder connected to the committee…

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Dec 30, 2006

I will take full responsibility for any crimes that I committed if that were the case, but I will not plead guilty to something I did not do, no matter how things are made to look and no matter the risk.

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Dec 27, 2006

I will take full responsibility for any crimes that I committed if that were the case, but I will not plead guilty to something I did not do, no matter how things are made to look and no matter the risk.

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Dec 20, 2006

I will take full responsibility for any crimes that I committed if that were the case, but I will not plead guilty to something I did not do, no matter how things are made to look and no matter the risk.

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Nov 29, 2006

I think that we probably shouldn't set a definite timetable right now because we don't want to lose all the leverage we have to get others in the surrounding countries to work with us, and to get the Iraqi political forces to try to get…

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Nov 5, 2006

If you want America to take a better path, you got to elect Jim Webb tomorrow.

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