... the environment, the educational system, and public health in the 1996 federal budget. Since no agreement could be reached, the federal government was forced to shut down. Former Democratic President Bill Clinton and Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich debated heavily on these budget issues. The government was shut down for 27 days between November 13-19, 1995 and December 6-January ... spending bills regarding the federal budget. Government shutdowns result in a halt of work and any other federally run operations. The key players in the government shutdown were former Democra...

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... press secretary James Brady. Had today's background check been in operation then, along with a five-day waiting period (as provided for in the original Brady bill language), it could have been determined that Hinckley had lied on the form, and the sale would have been denied. (US Government Information) Background checks will ... good, and is cleaned. Despite the endorsement of four former presidents (Nixon, Ford, Carter and Reagan) and the active support of President Clinton, it took seven years for the Brady Bill to become law. And due to the gun lobby's efforts, one of the most impor...

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... studies have shown that aggressiveness increases immediately after viewing a violent show. " Kids steeped in a culture of violence do become desensitized to it and more capable of committing it themselves" (President Bill Clinton). More than that, because violence is depicted as an effective tool, viewers may feel it will be a useful instrument for achieving their goals. " One can value the First Amendment right ... to speech and at the same time care for and act with restraint"(President Bill Clinton). As this topic has become a more popular controversy, the government has become more ...

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... for the constitution, for freedom; and many other battles have been fought over personal freedoms and liberties. If the current trend continues thousands may have died in vain. A bill in 1994, signed by president Clinton, banned the sale of some semi-automatic weapons. In my opinion all he succeeded in doing was to start a gun-revolution, and became a president who contradicted the ... Washington, D.C. should be the safest cities in our nation. Why, do they have gun control laws? Are more gun control laws really the right answer? It all starts with one bill, an action against gun owners...

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... changes is that it should not be changed for minor reasons. (Katz 1974) The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights. Although the individual rights of American citizens were not a part of the original Constitution, it was ratified because the addition of ... these rights was promised. George Mason of Virginia wrote the Bill of Rights. (Katz 1974) The Second Amendment says, "a well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of ... should not own guns from getting one, it will make it harder for them to do so. ("What Must B...

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... vice president, George Bush took over. Instead of holding with the supply-side ideas of his predecessor, he increased taxes and government spending and the economy went into a recession. As Bill Clinton was running for president, the economy was in a recession with an enormous debt attributed to failed trickle down economics. He proposed the use of government spending in areas that were ... . When the conservative, Republican idea of Supply-side economics worked for Reagan it was seen as a victory for that party, until the depression of the early nineties with Bush. Since Clinton came in...

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... , because of its interdependent nature, and by cyber attacks, because of their dependence on computer networks (CIA Homepage). When the former President Bill Clinton took office, he has made the fight against terrorism a top national security objective. The former President Clinton has worked to strengthen law enforcement's counter terrorism tools and improve security on airplanes and at airports. Government Security 3 These efforts have ... ...

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... to increase (Katz: 1989, 154). Ever since then our government has tried to reduce the poverty in our nation, and so far has had a hard time. In 1996, Bill Clinton addressed the welfare bill, and that resulted in an estimated one million children being thrown into poverty (Egendorf: 1999, 19). However, assistance from the Government has also been helpful. Programs such as Social ... ...

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... to increase (Katz: 1989, 154). Ever since then our government has tried to reduce the poverty in our nation, and so far has had a hard time. In 1996, Bill Clinton addressed the welfare bill, and that resulted in an estimated one million children being thrown into poverty (Egendorf: 1999, 19). However, assistance from the Government has also been helpful. Programs such as Social ... ...

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... to increase (Katz: 1989, 154). Ever since then our government has tried to reduce the poverty in our nation, and so far has had a hard time. In 1996, Bill Clinton addressed the welfare bill, and that resulted in an estimated one million children being thrown into poverty (Egendorf: 1999, 19). However, assistance from the Government has also been helpful. Programs such as Social ... ...

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... television violence to better understand the magnitude violent programming can have on children (Hepburn 244). However, the government passes many laws in order to help regulate television violence. Ex-President Bill Clinton passed the Children's Television Act of 1990, which "recognized children as a special audience that should receive educational programming from commercial broadcasters" (Hepburn 244). Through this act, a certain amount of airtime ... the parent to instill more values; it is not violent television shows and movies. The role of a parent in the lives of their children ...

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... given to books, magazines, and casual conversation" (Beeson 592). In an appeal the Supreme Court upheld the ruling deeming the CDA unconstitutional. The next censorship bill that went through congress and was signed by then president Bill Clinton was the Child Online Protection Act. It stated that there would be penalties for harmful material that was circulated to minors. The vagueness of the ... ...

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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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... stop the effects of urban sprawl. When you look at the facts it is easy to see that this is by far the more economical route to take. The Clinton administration passed a bill called the Better American Bonds Act, this consists of 9.5 billion dollars in funding to protect rural land and make our urban land more efficient in recycling water and other ... ...

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Picture the scenario. While paying bills, you notice that there are some purchases totaling over a thousand dollars that you did not authorize. You also begin receiving bill statements for credit cards, and subscriptions that you never applied nor knew you had. This continues to happen over a period of time, until your credit and life are ruined. Guess ... down, our economy could be vastly affected. And as Vincze mentioned, all it takes is persistence, and ANY system can be broken into. Presidential Decision Directive # 63, issued by President Clinton in 1997, recognized the growing need to ...

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