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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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Nov 18, 2004

And I will go to my grave being at peace about it, and I don't really care what they think.

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Nov 18, 2004

You don't want to go here, Peter. Not after what you people did, and the way you, your network, what you did with Kenneth Starr, the way your people repeated every little sleazy thing he leaked. No one has any idea what that's like. That's…

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Nov 17, 2004

As I once said to a friend of mine about three days before the election -- and I heard all these terrible things -- I said, You know, am I the only person in the entire United States of America who likes both George W. Bush and John Kerry…

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Nov 9, 2004

It worked superbly, but probably part of it's our fault for not making it clear that what our position was.

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Nov 9, 2004

But we cannot be nationally competitive unless we feel comfortable talking about our convictions.

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Nov 9, 2004

I do what I can to help Hillary, because I'm really proud of her, and...

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Nov 9, 2004

I do not believe either party has a monopoly on morality or truth.

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Nov 8, 2004

America just works better when more people have a chance to live their dreams.

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Nov 3, 2004

If she wanted to present herself and if she got elected she would be magnificent.

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Oct 24, 2004

If one candidate is trying to scare you and the other one's trying to get you to think, if one candidate is appealing to your fears and the other one is appealing to your hopes, you better vote for the person who wants you to think and…

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Oct 24, 2004

We face a great choice here. A choice between two different philosophies held by two men with very strong convictions that lead them to different policy choices that have different consequences for America.

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Oct 24, 2004

We face a great choice here. A choice between two different philosophies held by two men with very strong convictions that lead them to different policy choices that have different consequences for America.

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Oct 24, 2004

Only a very foolish person goes all the way through life and never changes position on anything in the face of new evidence.

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Oct 24, 2004

I hope you'll listen to my reasons for being for John Kerry, and maybe they will change some votes.

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Oct 24, 2004

If one candidate is trying to scare you and the other one's trying to get you to think, if one candidate is appealing to your fears and the other one is appealing to your hopes, you better vote for the person who wants you to think and…

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Oct 24, 2004

I hope you'll listen to my reasons for being for John Kerry, and maybe they will change some votes.

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Oct 24, 2004

Only a very foolish person goes all the way through life and never changes position on anything in the face of new evidence.

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Sep 20, 2004

I rise to bring an important matter to the attention of my colleagues. As we all know, the No Child Left Behind Act, NCLB, requires an important shift in accountability for our Nation's public schools. It requires our schools to look at…

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Sep 14, 2004

I appreciate his hard work in bringing this amendment forward. New York's farmers have suffered this year--both from heavy rains in July and from damaging winter frosts. In particular, both apple trees and grape vines were destroyed in New…

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Sep 14, 2004

this amendment--sponsored by myself and Senators Ensign, Lautenberg, Feinstein, Boxer, and Corzine--follows the recommendation in the 9/11 Commission. What it does is to put into our bill language that permits the Secretary of the…

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Sep 14, 2004

It is time for the Justice Department to do the right thing. It is time to stop the delay and stop hiding behind legalisms and technicalities. The Government should work with the survivors to pay fair, timely and long overdue restitution…

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