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Domestic Policy› 1st term accomplishments
Budget balancing bill Welfare reform
› Election of 1996 Easy re-election Republicans control congress Fundraising scandals
› Policy Signed Rep. bill for tax cut in
1997 Cautiously defended A.A. Tobacco regulation a major
focus› State of the Union 1999
1st surplus in 30 years› 2nd term overall
More modest proposals Some initiatives to help the
poor Reduced national debt
Scandals› Paula Jones
From back in Ark. Gov. days Was subpoenaed
Questioned about Lewinsky “right-wing conspiracy”
Settled lawsuit for $800,000› Monica Lewinsky
Taped phone conversations with Linda Tripp
2 year relationship Only admits to “conduct that
was wrong” Impeachment
› Kenneth Starr Enough “evidence” Judiciary committee voted on 4
articles, Senate voted on 2› Impeachment
Most Americans opposed Democrats gained seats in
1998 elections› Results
Senate rejected impeachment
Two key challenges› Using US power wisely› Responding to terrorism
Balkans› Collapse of U.S.S.R. =
bitter ethnic conflicts› Yugoslavia broke 1991
Sent peacekeeping force Joined NATO in air strikes
› 1998 Slobadan Milosevic’s
genocide in Kosovo UN bombs, with US help Public opinion wavered Ground troops 1999 Milosevic overthrown 2001
Russia› Affected relations with
Russia
Africa/ Haiti› Somalia
1992 Civil War/Famine Bush 1 failed, Clinton weary
› South Africa› Haiti
1991 military junta 1994 US military flotilla Modest diplomatic success
Middle East› Peace?
1993 Oslo Peace Accords Signed at White House 1994
› Bloodshed Israeli PM assassinated 1995 Suicide-bombings Ehud Barak PM 1999
New Intifada against Israel Ariel Sharon PM 2001
› Iraq
Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty 1970› 62 nation ban
Issues› India/Pakistan
Kashmir 1998
› North Korea Violated treaty 2002
› Former U.S.S.R. Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus “denuclearize” program
Clinton Years› Terrorism
1998 African embassies 2000 U.S.S. Cole
A New World Order?› US’s role defined by:
Growing centrality of economic and trade issues
Turning inward toward religious fundamentalism
Growing gulf b/w MDCs and LDCs
Role of international organizations in the work uncertain
One of the longest periods of sustained growth in US history› Productivity increased› Unemployment fell› Inflation under control
Problems › Real wages didn’t keep
up with the stock market› Lack of specialized skills
by older generation› Increasing participation
and dependence on foreign markets
Uneven prosperity› Real wages barely rose› Union membership only
13.5 %› Advanced skills and
training needed for job market
› Jobless rate law but still high for minorities than whites
America and the Global Economy› Clinton’s goal to expand
foreign trade› US bailouts of foreign
economies
Florida› November 7, 2000
Gore won pop vote Electoral college the issue
Florida› Congress
Divided Senate Slight Rep. majority in
House› Clinton’s last days
Statesman Tougher worker-safety regs Executive order protecting
67 millions acres Shady
167 pardons Drug issues Clinton scandals Democratic contributors
Taxes› Feb 2001
Benefitted wealthy the most
Stimulated economy? 1.3 Trillion passed by
Congress Economy worsened Budget surplus vanished
Energy› Proposed 2000 plants
Moderate Republicans› Dems gain vote
Issues› HMOS› Stem Cells
Anti-Missile Defense System› Reagan’s “Star Wars”› Diplomatic implications
Environment› Refusal at 178-nation
conference 2001 U.N.
› Didn’t pay dues› Opposed creation of
International Criminal Court
Promoted US Trade Interests› China› Tariffs
Economic Boom› March 2001
Consumer confidence down Corporate profits plunge
layoffs Internet bubble burst
› Fed cut interest rates 11 times
› Years of deficits Finance Reform
› John McCain, Russ Feingold Targeted Soft Money Senate passed version Bush signed
Environmental Issues› Clean-up of nuclear
weapons facilities› Global Warming
Rejecting Kyoto Protocols 97
America Under Attack› 2,800 + dead › Americans pulled
together› Stocks plunged› Anthrax attacks
Battling terrorist networks abroad› Sept 12 “act of war”› Sept 15 Senate
authorization› Military phase launched
October 7, 2001 Impressive success
› Jan 2002 “Axis of Evil”
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