Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Clinton Years (1993-1996)
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Bill Clinton’s first term encompassed controversies from the Israeli-Palestinian Oslo accords and gays in the military to the North American Free Trade Agreement and an attempt at healthcare reform. A fascinating social, cultural and political history of American life, through the words of British-American journalist and broadcaster, Alistair Cooke (1908 – 2004).
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A history of Father Christmas
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Dec 27, 1996 |
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UN Leader Mr Boutros Boutros-Ghali
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Dec 20, 1996 |
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Gulf War Syndrome
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Dec 13, 1996 |
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Permissive California
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Dec 06, 1996 |
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Thanksgiving in California
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Nov 29, 1996 |
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Sexual harassment in the armed forces
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Nov 22, 1996 |
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US intervention in Rwanda
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Nov 15, 1996 |
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The 1996 presidential election
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Nov 08, 1996 |
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Halloween, 1996
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Nov 01, 1996 |
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Forest fires, tornadoes and earthquakes
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Oct 25, 1996 |
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The science of electoral predictions
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Oct 18, 1996 |
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Vice-presidential responsibilites
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Oct 11, 1996 |
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The 1996 presidential debates
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Oct 04, 1996 |
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Boris Yeltin's heart surgery
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Sep 27, 1996 |
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OJ Simpson's civil trial
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Sep 20, 1996 |
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The Defense Of Marriage Act 1996
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Sep 13, 1996 |
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Cruise missile strike in Iraq
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Sep 06, 1996 |
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Chicago and the Democratic convention
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Aug 30, 1996 |
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The return of Ross Perot and US social concerns
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Aug 23, 1996 |
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The 1996 Republican convention
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Aug 16, 1996 |
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Atlanta Olympics 1996
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Aug 09, 1996 |
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The welfare and healthcare reform debate
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Aug 02, 1996 |
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The TWA Flight 800 crash
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Jul 26, 1996 |
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The Helms-Burton Bill
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Jul 19, 1996 |
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Melvin Belli (1907-1996)
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Jul 12, 1996 |
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1996 Russian presidential elections
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Jul 05, 1996 |
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Max Factor Jr and make-up (1904 - 1996)
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Jun 21, 1996 |
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Bob Dole to run for president
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Jun 14, 1996 |
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Timothy Leary (1920 -1996)
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Jun 07, 1996 |
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Memorial Day, 1996
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May 31, 1996 |
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Single issue groups
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May 24, 1996 |
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The debate over assisted suicide
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May 17, 1996 |
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Diplomacy and the Star Wars defence program
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May 10, 1996 |
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Kennedy's rocking chair
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May 03, 1996 |
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Erma Bombeck
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Apr 26, 1996 |
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The South Florida University bomb
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Apr 19, 1996 |
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The Montana Freemen
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Apr 12, 1996 |
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Euthanasia and the terminally ill
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Apr 05, 1996 |
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Perot, Buchanan and Dole
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Mar 29, 1996 |
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The first Letter from America 1946
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Mar 22, 1996 |
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Lockerbie and anti-terror laws
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Mar 15, 1996 |
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Churchill's Soviet warning and the Chinese threat
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Mar 08, 1996 |
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Pat Buchanan and divisions with the Republican Party
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Feb 23, 1996 |
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The US tax system
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Feb 16, 1996 |
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Great American frauds
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Feb 09, 1996 |
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The 1996 New Hampshire primary
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Feb 02, 1996 |
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Clinton's State Of The Union address
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Jan 26, 1996 |
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Hilary Clinton, Eleanor Roosevelt and Abigail Smith
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Jan 19, 1996 |
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The snow of 1996, 1947 and 1888
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Jan 12, 1996 |
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Government services and the budget bill
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Jan 05, 1996 |
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Christmas 1995
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Dec 29, 1995 |
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School prayers
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Dec 22, 1995 |
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US troops enter Bosnia, 1995
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Dec 15, 1995 |
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James Reston (1909-1995)
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Dec 08, 1995 |
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Church and state
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Dec 01, 1995 |
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Bosnia and the Dayton Agreement
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Nov 24, 1995 |
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1995 Shutdown of the federal government
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Nov 17, 1995 |
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General Colin Powell
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Nov 10, 1995 |
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Quebec and French relations
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Nov 03, 1995 |
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Arafat visits New York
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Oct 27, 1995 |
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New York taxi drivers
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Oct 20, 1995 |
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OJ Simpson and race
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Oct 13, 1995 |
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The OJ Simpson verdict, 1995
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Oct 06, 1995 |
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Colin Powell and Ross Perot
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Sep 29, 1995 |
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Online America
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Sep 22, 1995 |
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Senator Robert Packwood
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Sep 14, 1995 |
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Labor Day 1995
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Sep 08, 1995 |
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Third parties
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Sep 01, 1995 |
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Political vacations
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Aug 25, 1995 |
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The American aqueduct scandal
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Aug 18, 1995 |
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The atomic bomb
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Aug 11, 1995 |
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The American relationship with tobacco
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Aug 04, 1995 |
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George Romney, Mitt’s father
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Jul 28, 1995 |
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Smith-Corona typewriters
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Jul 21, 1995 |
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Clinton and Tiberius
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Jul 14, 1995 |
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Porgy and Bess
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Jul 07, 1995 |
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St Patrick's parade ban
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Jun 30, 1995 |
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The first UN Conference
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Jun 23, 1995 |
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American farmers
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Jun 16, 1995 |
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Bob Dole and the fall of Rome
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Jun 09, 1995 |
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Objectives in modern conflict
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Jun 02, 1995 |
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The White House
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May 26, 1995 |
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Rockefeller and Britannica
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May 19, 1995 |
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Equality in New York, Clinton in Russia
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May 12, 1995 |
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VE Day, fifty years on
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May 05, 1995 |
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Oklahoma City bombing
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Apr 28, 1995 |
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US taxation in 1995
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Apr 21, 1995 |
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Remembering FDR
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Apr 14, 1995 |
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The Christian right in politics
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Apr 07, 1995 |
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The OJ phenomenon
|
Mar 31, 1995 |
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Rudolph Giuliani's New York
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Mar 24, 1995 |
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Gingrich and Roosevelt
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Mar 17, 1995 |
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Ringers
|
Mar 10, 1995 |
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The American deficit
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Mar 03, 1995 |
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The secrets of a long life
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Feb 24, 1995 |
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William Fulbright (1905-1995)
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Feb 17, 1995 |
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Baseball strike 1994-5
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Feb 10, 1995 |
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George Abbott remembered
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Feb 03, 1995 |
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Dependency on red tape
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Jan 27, 1995 |
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Montgomery bus boycott
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Jan 20, 1995 |
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A Nation of hair stylists
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Jan 13, 1995 |
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Clinton and 'Me too' Democrats
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Jan 06, 1995 |
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Barry Goldwater, and Reagan's speech
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Dec 30, 1994 |
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Carter's diplomacy and White House security
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Dec 23, 1994 |
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OJ Simpson and the legal process, 1994
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Dec 16, 1994 |
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Cable TV and local news
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Dec 09, 1994 |
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Bosnia and the power of NATO
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Dec 02, 1994 |
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Newt Gingrich and the constitution
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Nov 25, 1994 |
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Clinton on welfare and free trade
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Nov 18, 1994 |
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Clinton's medical reforms
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Nov 11, 1994 |
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Halloween 1994
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Nov 04, 1994 |
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The Kennedy Family
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Oct 28, 1994 |
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Jean-Bertrand Aristide
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Oct 21, 1994 |
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Diane Feinstein's forestry bill
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Oct 14, 1994 |
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North Korean nuclear development
|
Sep 30, 1994 |
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American troops in Haiti
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Sep 23, 1994 |
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American political underdogs
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Sep 16, 1994 |
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Employment in America
|
Sep 09, 1994 |
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Allied troops leave Berlin in 1994
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Sep 02, 1994 |
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USA, Cuba, and Guantanamo Bay
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Aug 26, 1994 |
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Johnny Madison Williams
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Aug 19, 1994 |
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Community policing, protest and riots
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Aug 12, 1994 |
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Preserving the peace in Serbia
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Aug 05, 1994 |
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Nuclear non-proliferation
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Jul 29, 1994 |
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Shoemaker-Levy 9 and Arthur C Clarke
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Jul 22, 1994 |
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Haiti
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Jul 15, 1994 |
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OJ Simpson media coverage
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Jul 08, 1994 |
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OJ Simpson trial
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Jul 01, 1994 |
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American sport
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Jun 24, 1994 |
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Clinton and Gonzales
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Jun 17, 1994 |
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Clinton and the military
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Jun 10, 1994 |
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50th anniversary of D Day, 1994
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Jun 03, 1994 |
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Pearl White
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May 27, 1994 |
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Health bill and Brown v Board Board of Education
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May 20, 1994 |
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American education
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May 13, 1994 |
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President Clinton's first 15 months
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May 06, 1994 |
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Richard Nixon: his great work
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Apr 29, 1994 |
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Michael Fay in Singapore
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Apr 22, 1994 |
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Clinton’s global reputation
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Apr 15, 1994 |
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Justice Blackman retires
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Apr 08, 1994 |
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Whitewater
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Apr 01, 1994 |
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Admiral William J Crowe
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Mar 25, 1994 |
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The tobacco industry, and Tonya Harding
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Mar 18, 1994 |
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The survival of immigrants in America
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Mar 11, 1994 |
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Nixon, 'and the rest you know'...
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Mar 04, 1994 |
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Military intervention in Bosnia
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Feb 25, 1994 |
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History of chocolate
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Feb 19, 1994 |
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Clinton’s draft dodge
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Feb 11, 1994 |
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How ice cream changed America
|
Feb 04, 1994 |
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The Bobbitt case
|
Jan 28, 1994 |
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Freezing weather and earthquakes in 1994
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Jan 21, 1994 |
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Tip O'Neill
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Jan 14, 1994 |
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New Year's Resolutions
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Jan 07, 1994 |
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Christmas, and Alistair Cooke meets a computer
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Dec 30, 1993 |
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The constitution and religious festivals in America
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Dec 24, 1993 |
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The GATT agreement and peace talks in Northern Ireland
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Dec 17, 1993 |
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The Long Island train shootings and gun control
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Dec 10, 1993 |
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The first World AIDS Day
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Dec 03, 1993 |
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Thirtieth anniversary of Kennedy assassination, 1993
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Nov 26, 1993 |
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Personality in politics
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Nov 19, 1993 |
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The 'Brady Bill' and the New England fall
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Nov 12, 1993 |
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Balancing domestic and foreign policy
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Nov 05, 1993 |
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America's problem with gun ownership
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Oct 29, 1993 |
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The social effect of TV violence
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Oct 22, 1993 |
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Aphasia and studying the human brain
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Oct 15, 1993 |
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Clinton's foreign policy issues
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Oct 08, 1993 |
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The health reform bill
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Oct 01, 1993 |
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Feminism in American 1993
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Sep 24, 1993 |
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Deaths of tourists in Florida
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Sep 17, 1993 |
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US immigrants and identity
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Sep 10, 1993 |
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Labor Day and school closures
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Sep 03, 1993 |
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The Korean war and political holidays
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Aug 27, 1993 |
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Presidential recreation
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Aug 20, 1993 |
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Obscenity and public art funding
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Aug 13, 1993 |
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America's exceptional weather
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Aug 06, 1993 |
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General Matthew Ridgeway
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Jul 30, 1993 |
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Mississippi relief package
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Jul 23, 1993 |
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Choosing a US ambassador to London
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Jul 16, 1993 |
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The Tokyo G8 summit and unemployment
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Jul 09, 1993 |
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US foreign policy in Bosnia
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Jul 02, 1993 |
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The Haitian refugees enter America
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Jun 25, 1993 |
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President Clinton's alcohol and tobacco taxes
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Jun 18, 1993 |
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The future of advertising
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Jun 11, 1993 |
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Gary Graham and the death penalty
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Jun 04, 1993 |
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Hair Force One
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May 28, 1993 |
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The closing of the San Francisco Presidio
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May 21, 1993 |
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Racial tensions in New York
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May 14, 1993 |
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President Clinton's first 100 days in office
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May 07, 1993 |
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Economic recession and military spending cuts
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Apr 30, 1993 |
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Rodney King trial
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Apr 23, 1993 |
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Prisoner rehabilitation
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Apr 16, 1993 |
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The history of US-Russia summits
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Apr 05, 1993 |
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Bill Clinton's Presidential Honeymoon
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Apr 02, 1993 |
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Ambassador Raymond G H Seitz
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Mar 26, 1993 |
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The Irish in New York City
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Mar 19, 1993 |
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David Koresh and Reverend Jim Jones
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Mar 12, 1993 |
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World Trade Centre basement explosion
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Mar 05, 1993 |
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James Baker and Clinton's deficit
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Feb 26, 1993 |
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Zoe Baird and American childcare
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Feb 19, 1993 |
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Government waste and White House job cuts
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Feb 12, 1993 |
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Reforming the military
|
Feb 05, 1993 |
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President Clinton's first week in office
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Jan 29, 1993 |
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President Clinton's inauguration
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Jan 22, 1993 |
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UN weapons inspectors in Iraq
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Jan 15, 1993 |
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Bill Clinton's first cabinet and multiculturalism
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Jan 08, 1993 |
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John Cage, Wilbur Mills and Oliver Franks
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Jan 01, 1993 |