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ARTICLES RELATED TO Clinton Administration | | | |  Clinton Administration: Encyclopedia II - Robert Rubin - Clinton AdministrationFrom January 20, 1993, to January 10, 1995, Rubin served in the White House as Assistant to the President for Economic Policy. In that capacity, he directed the activities of the National Economic Council, which was created by President Bill Clinton after his election in 1992.
Rubin served as Treasury Secretary was from January 10, 1995 to July 2, 1999, succeeding Lloyd Bentsen. His economic team promoted an economic policy later coined as Rubinomics, based on vigorous deficit reduction, free global markets, and investments in educati ...
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| | | | Clinton Administration: Encyclopedia II - Brentwood School Los Angeles - Overview Enrollment is approximately 990 students on both campuses. Tuition in the Lower Division is listed at $18,000 per year, while tuition in the Middle and Upper Divisions is listed at $21,600 per year. In the 2004-2005 year, $2,050,000 in need-based financial aid was awarded.
Major admissions entry points are Kindergarten, 7th, and 9th Grade, with only sporadic openings at other levels. Admissions decisions are made by a large committee that includes faculty and administrators. While most students are drawn from the neighborhoods surrounding the school, Brentwood's proximity to major freeways make ...
See also:Brentwood School Los Angeles, Brentwood School Los Angeles - History, Brentwood School Los Angeles - Overview, Brentwood School Los Angeles - Notable alumni, Brentwood School Los Angeles - Famous speakers, Brentwood School Los Angeles - Accreditation Read more here: » Brentwood School Los Angeles: Encyclopedia II - Brentwood School Los Angeles - Overview |
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| | | | Clinton Administration: Encyclopedia II - John Ashcroft - U.S. Attorney General Ashcroft is noted by his detractors for allegedly ordering that the partially nude statues of Liberty and Justice -- which stand in the Great Hall of the Justice Department, where he held press conferences -- be covered with blue curtains. Ashcroft denied these allegations. It has also been said that this action was taken because he felt that reporters were photographing him alongside the statues to make fun of his church's opposition to pornography. In late June 2005, Ashcroft's successor, Alberto Gonzales ...
See also:John Ashcroft, John Ashcroft - Early Career: Lawyer Governor, John Ashcroft - Election to the U.S. Senate, John Ashcroft - U.S. Attorney General, John Ashcroft - Karl Rove Conflict Of Interest Allegation, John Ashcroft - War on Drugs, John Ashcroft - Singer-songwriter, John Ashcroft - Academia Read more here: » John Ashcroft: Encyclopedia II - John Ashcroft - U.S. Attorney General |
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| | | | Clinton Administration: Encyclopedia II - Continuity of Operations Plan - Documents A document named in italics supersedes the following document.
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Federal Preparedness Circular 65, "Federal Executive Branch Continuity of Operations (COOP)", July 26, 1999
"Federal Response Plan" [FEMA 9230.1-PL], April 1999
Presidential Decision Directive 67, "Enduring Constitutional Government and Continuity of Government Operations", October 21, 1998
41 Code of Federal Regulations 101-2, "Occupant Emergency Program", revised as of July 1, 1998
36 Code of Federal ...
See also:Continuity of Operations Plan, Continuity of Operations Plan - Documents Read more here: » Continuity of Operations Plan: Encyclopedia II - Continuity of Operations Plan - Documents |
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| | | | Clinton Administration: Encyclopedia II - Hmong - History
Hmong - Early history.
The Hmong people have a recollected history that stretches back, perhaps to the last Ice Age. The Hmong's early history can be traced back according to their oral history and burial rituals.
In oral history, Hmong legend recalls the Hmong people coming from a place of extreme cold, where it was dark for 6 months and light for 6 months. From this place, they entered into China by way of a hunting expedition. A hunter and his dog hunted for several days after a wild animal in the snow. ...
See also:Hmong, Hmong - Nomenclature: Miao and Hmong, Hmong - Demographics, Hmong - History, Hmong - Early history, Hmong - Contact with the Han Chinese, Hmong - History according to Chinese legend, Hmong - Qin and Han dynasties, Hmong - Tang Dynasty, Hmong - Ming and Qing dynasties, Hmong - Hmong in Laos, Hmong - Hmong in the United States, Hmong - Earlier books Read more here: » Hmong: Encyclopedia II - Hmong - History |
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| | | | Clinton Administration: Encyclopedia II - Direct democracy - Direct democracy in the United States In the United States, ballot measures and their corresponding referenda are widely used at the state and sub-state level. There is much state and federal case law, from the early 1900s to the 1990s, that protects the people's right to each of these direct democracy governance components (Magleby, 1984, and Zimmerman, 1999). The first United States Supreme Court ruling in favor of the citizen lawmaking was in Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph ...
See also:Direct democracy, Direct democracy - History, Direct democracy - Electronic direct democracy, Direct democracy - Arguments for direct democracy, Direct democracy - Arguments against direct democracy, Direct democracy - Direct democracy in Switzerland, Direct democracy - Direct democracy in the United States, Direct democracy - Direct democracy in Canada Read more here: » Direct democracy: Encyclopedia II - Direct democracy - Direct democracy in the United States |
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| | | | Clinton Administration: Encyclopedia II - Joseph E. Stiglitz - Biography Stiglitz was born in Gary, Indiana, to Charlotte and Nathaniel Stiglitz. From 1960 to 1963, he studied at Amherst College, where he was a highly active member of the debate team. He went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for his fourth year as an undergraduate, where he later pursued graduate work. From 1965 to 1966, he moved to Chicago to do research under Hirofumi Uzawa who had received a NSF grant. He studied for his PhD from MIT from 1966 to 1967, during which time he was also held an MIT assistant professorship. From 19 ...
See also:Joseph E. Stiglitz, Joseph E. Stiglitz - Biography, Joseph E. Stiglitz - Personal information, Joseph E. Stiglitz - Publications Read more here: » Joseph E. Stiglitz: Encyclopedia II - Joseph E. Stiglitz - Biography |
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| | | | Clinton Administration: Encyclopedia II - Hurricane Katrina - Impact
Hurricane Katrina - Preparations and expectations before landfall.
Main article: Hurricane preparedness for New Orleans
Many living in the area felt that south Florida had minimal advance warning when Katrina strengthened from a tropical storm to a hurricane in one day, and struck southern Florida later that same day, on August 25. Even so, NHC forecasts showed Katrina strengthening into a hurricane well in advance of landfall, and hurricane watches and warnings were ind ...
See also:Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Katrina - Synopsis, Hurricane Katrina - Current aid, Hurricane Katrina - Storm history, Hurricane Katrina - Impact, Hurricane Katrina - Preparations and expectations before landfall, Hurricane Katrina - Evacuation and emergency shelters, Hurricane Katrina - Local effects and aftermath, Hurricane Katrina - Disaster response, Hurricane Katrina - Federal response, Hurricane Katrina - U.S. states response, Hurricane Katrina - International response, Hurricane Katrina - Non-governmental charitable response, Hurricane Katrina - Effects outside the immediate region, Hurricane Katrina - Economic effects, Hurricane Katrina - Space Shuttle program, Hurricane Katrina - Internet, Hurricane Katrina - Science research, Hurricane Katrina - Political effects, Hurricane Katrina - Prevention and evacuation issues, Hurricane Katrina - Performance of leaders, Hurricane Katrina - Race and class issues, Hurricane Katrina - Environmental issues, Hurricane Katrina - Congressional investigation, Hurricane Katrina - Demographic shifts, Hurricane Katrina - Media involvement, Hurricane Katrina - Restrictions on the media, Hurricane Katrina - Notes Read more here: » Hurricane Katrina: Encyclopedia II - Hurricane Katrina - Impact |
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| | | | Clinton Administration: Encyclopedia II - Oil-for-Food Programme - Allegations of abuse In addition to criticism of the basic approach, the program suffered from continuing criticisms of widespread corruption and abuse. Throughout its existence, the program was dogged by accusations from US conservative circles that some of its profits were unlawfully diverted to the government of Iraq.
Benon Sevan of Cyprus, who headed the program, strongly defended it, citing that it had only a 2.2% administrative cost, that it was subject to more than 100 audits (internal and external), and blamed restrictions from the Security Counci ...
See also:Oil-for-Food Programme, Oil-for-Food Programme - Background and design, Oil-for-Food Programme - Financial statistics, Oil-for-Food Programme - Initial support and criticism, Oil-for-Food Programme - End of the program, Oil-for-Food Programme - Allegations of abuse, Oil-for-Food Programme - Al Mada list, Oil-for-Food Programme - Operation of the scheme, Oil-for-Food Programme - US and UK complicity, Oil-for-Food Programme - The role of France China and Russia, Oil-for-Food Programme - Duelfer investigation, Oil-for-Food Programme - Oil coupons as bribes, Oil-for-Food Programme - Complaints by Kurds, Oil-for-Food Programme - Potential Annan link, Oil-for-Food Programme - Used to finance Al-Qaeda, Oil-for-Food Programme - Allegations against George Galloway, Oil-for-Food Programme - Oil for wheat, Oil-for-Food Programme - Investigations, Oil-for-Food Programme - GAO investigation, Oil-for-Food Programme - Independent Inquiry Committee, Oil-for-Food Programme - Investigations by Iraqi Governing Council, Oil-for-Food Programme - U.S. Senate investigations, Oil-for-Food Programme - Criminal investigation in France Read more here: » Oil-for-Food Programme: Encyclopedia II - Oil-for-Food Programme - Allegations of abuse |
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| | | | Clinton Administration: Encyclopedia II - National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States - Criticisms Because the investigation was controversial and politically sensitive, many participants have been criticised during the process. Most of the complaints fit into the following categories.
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States - Claims of bias within the commission.
Some members of victims' families have claimed that the commission has numerous conflicts of interest. 9/11 CitizensWatch, in particular, called for the resignation of Philip D. Zelikow, the executive staff director. Ze ...
See also:National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States - Members, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States - Report, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States - Criticisms, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States - Claims of bias within the commission, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States - Claims of lack of cooperation from the White House, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States - Investigation Lacked Adequate Funds, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States - Claims the commission was used for partisan purposes, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States - Claims the commission ignored information regarding Able Danger Read more here: » National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States: Encyclopedia II - National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States - Criticisms |
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| | | | Clinton Administration: Encyclopedia II - 107th United States Congress - Members
107th United States Congress - Senate.
Richard C. Shelby (R)
Jefferson B. Sessions III (R)
Theodore F. Stevens (R)
Frank H. Murkowski (R)
John S. McCain III (R)
Jon L. Kyl (R)
Tim Hutchinson (R)
Blanche Lambert Lincoln (D)
Dianne Feinstein (D)
Barbara Boxer (D)
Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R)
Wayne Allard (R)
Christo ...
See also:107th United States Congress, 107th United States Congress - Dates of sessions, 107th United States Congress - Historic events, 107th United States Congress - Major legislation, 107th United States Congress - Officers, 107th United States Congress - Senate, 107th United States Congress - House of Representatives, 107th United States Congress - Members, 107th United States Congress - Senate, 107th United States Congress - House, 107th United States Congress - Changes in Membership, 107th United States Congress - Senate, 107th United States Congress - House, 107th United States Congress - Employees Read more here: » 107th United States Congress: Encyclopedia II - 107th United States Congress - Members |
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| | | | Clinton Administration: Encyclopedia II - President of the United States - Presidential facts
President of the United States - Transition events.
Four U.S. Presidents have been assassinated while in office:
Abraham Lincoln in 1865 by John Wilkes Booth
James Garfield in 1881 by Charles J. Guiteau (Guiteau shot him but Garfield arguably died due to subsequent incorrect medical care)
William McKinley in 1901 by Leon Czolgosz
John Kennedy in 1963, officially by Lee Harvey Oswald alone[2] although many theories suggest additional gunmen or a different person altogether ...
See also:President of the United States, President of the United States - Requirements to hold office, President of the United States - Election, President of the United States - Inauguration and oath of office, President of the United States - Terms of office, President of the United States - Succession, President of the United States - Powers, President of the United States - Presidential salary and benefits, President of the United States - Salary, President of the United States - Residences, President of the United States - Travelling, President of the United States - Secret Service, President of the United States - Benefits after Presidency, President of the United States - Officeholders, President of the United States - Life after the Presidency, President of the United States - Presidential facts, President of the United States - Transition events, President of the United States - Other facts, President of the United States - Notes Read more here: » President of the United States: Encyclopedia II - President of the United States - Presidential facts |
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