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| | While I believe that this law was a great idea, I disagree with a part of it. This Act granted amnesty to most illegal aliens who had come to the United States before 1982 and had lived there ever since. I understand why this was done, but I do not agree with it. | | While I believe that this law was a great idea, I disagree with a part of it. This Act granted amnesty to most illegal aliens who had come to the United States before 1982 and had lived there ever since. I understand why this was done, but I do not agree with it. |
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| − | Bill Clinton 1992-2000: Dem. Pres. hurt by failed health care plan and Monica Lewinski sex scandal; 1st budget surplus in years
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| − | """Don't ask, don't tell""" 1993: Clinton wanted ban on gays in military lifted; military refused and excludes gays; protested by gay movement
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| − | Health care reform "1993: Hilary Clinton led team to take over health care. Physicians, pro-lifers help defeat complex plan in Congress"
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| − | World Trade Center bombing 1993: terrorists linked to radical Muslims set off truck bomb under World Trade Ctr in attempt to destroy it; six killed
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| − | Brady Bill 1994: federal gun control requiring criminal background check and five-day waiting period for handgun purchasers
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| − | Bombing of the Federal Building "1995: on 2nd anniversary of govt raid in Waco, in retaliation Timothy McVeigh bombed govt bldg in Oklahoma City"
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| − | NAFTA "1993: North American Free Trade Agt., creates free-trade zone encompassing Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. "
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| − | World Trade Organization 1995: Aims to promote world trade by lowering by lowering trade barriers.
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| − | Monica Lewinsky 1998: Clinton lied about his relationship with intern Monica Lewinsky; led to his impeachment (but not his removal)
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| − | Columbine High School "1999: two anti-Christian bigoted high school students killed 12 students, one for believing in God, and a teacher"
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| − | Dot-com Boom 1997-2000: huge speculation in stocks doing business over the internet; followed by dot-com bust
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| | == Gulf War == | | == Gulf War == |