... codify the differences between groups - leading to further extremism by those seeking power within the group - and thus, to further group polarization. In the above example, the two main combatants, Bill Clinton and Newt Gingrich, were virtually forced to take uncompromising, disparate views because of the very nature of authority within their respective political groups. Group polarization refers to the tendency of ... on with the business at hand. Once again, in the recent government shutdown we can see this same sort of difficulty. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, whose competitive politic...

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... been a hot topic in Idaho the last few years because of unsafe facilities. Three facility bills should pass the state legislation. The solutions include a bill that would allow school districts to extend payment on levees up to twenty years, the Uniform Safety Building Code, and a twenty million low interest ... because of the many National Parks located in the state. The federal government also has had to help Idaho in this area. Former President Clinton visited the state when he was in office to survey damage done by forest fires. The environmental agencies also play a big role becaus...

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... . Republican Rep. Bob Barr of Georgia introduced the Defense of Marriage Act in May 1996. The bill passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 342-67 and the Senate by a vote of 85-14. President Clinton signed the bill on Sept. 21, 1996. The DOMA bill was accepted in response to the growing issue of gay marriage. There would be no federal recognition ... ...

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... in court. Some argue that this is just legalizing pot for anyone to grow and use, but in accordance with the bill only people with expressed permission from a physician are protected by this law. When the law was passed, the Clinton administration and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) acted quickly, concerned that Proposition 215 was the first step to legalizing pot for ... open-and-shut case since federal law holds precedence over state laws. But after these law suits were filed, letter from mayors and other California officials were sent to President Clinton urging him to call off his...

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... issue than anything else is. The candidates with the most money are the ones that can keep up with all the campaigning that takes place. In this years race, candidates Bill Bradley and John McCain dropped out of the race, the reason may have been money, for they could not match up dollar for dollar with their overly wealthy opponents. Money ... coverage that takes over the life of some governmental leaders. Some presidents know how to manipulate the media, such as JFK, and others, try and try, but fail, such as Bill Clinton. Things such as accusations of molestation, to naming the presi...

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... only 14 million dollars to investigate the case. This may seem like a large sum, but when comparing it to other investigations it is really quite pathetic. Even the investigation of Bill Clinton's affair with Lewinsky passed this sum with a cost of 40 million dollars. If a sexual affair is more important than the deaths of almost 3,000 Americans, then the Bush Administration needed ... ...

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... more billions of dollars are being lost, and less voters are making their voice heard every year. Bear in mind, only 24% of American adults were needed to re-elect Bill Clinton in 1996 (Lee 25). In order to curve these trends, some sort of bound must be set on Congress" collective checkbook, and someone else has to enforce these new limits ... ...

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