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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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Apr 15, 2013

taxpayers cannot continue to subsidize the soaring cost of higher education.

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Jan 30, 2013

The 19 assault weapons banned by this proposal are deadly, dangerous weapons. They were designed for one purpose only, to kill people.

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Jan 17, 2013

It needs a global response. Lance Armstrong and his group are the right people to do it.

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Nov 11, 2012

I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky.

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Nov 4, 2012

To me this election's fairly simple. Who's more likely to restore the middle class, to give poor people a chance to work their way into it, to build a 21st century American economy with the good jobs of tomorrow? I think it's the candidate…

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Oct 1, 2012

You know people who have lost their jobs and lost their homes.

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Sep 6, 2012

President Obama, plus 4.5 million. Congressional Republicans, zero.

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Jun 6, 2012

Well, I think what it means is they will have to extend -- they will probably have to put everything off until early next year. That's probably the best thing to do right now. But the Republicans don't want to do that unless he agrees to…

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Jun 6, 2012

I think he should just stick with his position and then negotiate with the Republicans when possible.

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Jun 6, 2012

I said he shouldn't be elected because his ideas and policies, I don't think, are good for America.

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Jun 6, 2012

You can be a successful business person and if you're governor of a state and you're 35 years old and you're born in America, you're, by definition, qualified to be president, right?

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Jun 6, 2012

Yes, I'm very sorry about what happened yesterday. It was -- what I thought something had to be done on the fiscal cliff before the election. Apparently nothing has to be done until the first of the year. So I think he should just stick…

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Jun 6, 2012

But in the same sentence -- I said he shouldn't be elected because his ideas and policies I don't think are good for America.

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Jun 6, 2012

If he were elected and if he implemented the policies that he's advocating, it would be calamitous.

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Jun 4, 2012

Well, I think what it means is they will have to extend -- they will probably have to put everything off until early next year. That's probably the best thing to do right now. But the Republicans don't want to do that unless he agrees to…

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Jun 3, 2012

Cooperation works. Constant conflict is a dead bang loser and you need to get rid of it.

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Jun 3, 2012

Cooperation works. Constant conflict is a dead-bang loser, and you need to get rid of it.

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Apr 29, 2012

He had to decide. And that's what you hire a president to do. You hire the president to make the calls when no one else can do it.

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Mar 5, 2012

Better to reconcile than to resent.

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Mar 5, 2012

Don Payne believed peace was better than war, he believed that it was better to build than to break.

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Sep 9, 2011

They allowed us to survive as a country that could fight terror and still maintain liberty.

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Jun 22, 2011

the right organization and support needed by Haiti to effectively become a self-sustaining and very successful country

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