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Line 52: − − In 1994 a [[Pentagon]] researcher in the Clinton Administration requested funding to develop a non-lethal "love bomb" that would chemically alter the state of mind of [[enemy combatant]]s and make them want to have sex with each other rather than fight.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,281217,00.html Air Force Considered Gay 'Love Bomb' Against Enemies], ''Fox'', June 12, 2007.</ref>
→Presidency: -- Silly, if no money was spent then its mention under Bill Clinton is misplaced
In 1994, voters expressed their high disapproval of Clinton's policies and several decades of Democratic control by giving an overwhelming victory to Republicans who suddenly found themselves in control of both Houses of Congress. This event was tagged the "Republican Revolution," and caused some headbutting as the new [[Speaker of the House]], [[Newt Gingrich]] attempted to fulfill the "Contract with America" that the Republicans had run under and Clinton tried to stop the proposals from passing. Showdowns between the two peaked in 1995 when Gingrich refused to pass Clinton's budget proposal, and the latter threatened to shut down the government as Reagan had done in the 1980s. Bolstered by polling showing that the Republicans were being blamed more than the Democrats for the impasse, Clinton did not back down, and eventually had his budget passed.<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/commentprint082800d.html</ref> The showdown had backfired for the Republicans, as it reinvigorated Clinton's flagging approval ratings.<ref>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Clinton_approval_rating.JPG</ref>
In 1994, voters expressed their high disapproval of Clinton's policies and several decades of Democratic control by giving an overwhelming victory to Republicans who suddenly found themselves in control of both Houses of Congress. This event was tagged the "Republican Revolution," and caused some headbutting as the new [[Speaker of the House]], [[Newt Gingrich]] attempted to fulfill the "Contract with America" that the Republicans had run under and Clinton tried to stop the proposals from passing. Showdowns between the two peaked in 1995 when Gingrich refused to pass Clinton's budget proposal, and the latter threatened to shut down the government as Reagan had done in the 1980s. Bolstered by polling showing that the Republicans were being blamed more than the Democrats for the impasse, Clinton did not back down, and eventually had his budget passed.<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/commentprint082800d.html</ref> The showdown had backfired for the Republicans, as it reinvigorated Clinton's flagging approval ratings.<ref>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Clinton_approval_rating.JPG</ref>
In late 1995, President Clinton dispatched some 20,000 U.S. troops to [[Bosnia]].
In late 1995, President Clinton dispatched some 20,000 U.S. troops to [[Bosnia]].