On January 17th, 1998, President Clinton videotaped a deposition for the Paula Jones lawsuit against him. December 19th, eleven months later, Bill Clinton became only the second president in our nation's history to face impeachment from congress. The 1998-1999 was a tumultuous year for the Presid...

Many of the upcoming November elections this year create much friction and competition between the candidates. The New York State Senate race between Hillary Clinton and Rick Lazio has proved to very close and heated. eEach candidate has strong views on issues and puts up a good debate about eac...

In his early career, Clinton worked on several political campaigns ranging from Arkansas politicians to a US Senate candidate from Connecticut. In 1978, Clinton decided to run for governor of Arkansas. He won easily. Clinton was one of the youngest governors in history. He was 32 years of...

William Jefferson Clinton, by far the MOST controversial President of our Time On January 20, 1993, our current presiding president, William J. Clinton was sworn into office. For the past six years, one of the most flamboyant presidencies has been lived out and still continues to this very da...

Perhaps the biggest presidential scandal since the Nixon administration came to light in January 1998. This is when the now infamous Monica Lewinsky first appeared on our television sets. The American population did not know Ms. Lewinsky until the scandal broke. After the media was informed of...

BuzzFlash, I followed your link to Joe Conason's article, and I'd like to comment. I think the "Clinton Pardon Scandal" is better understood if you look at the chronology and process of its development instead of the specific charges and (lack of) evidence. Immediately after the Bush inagurati...

As the Republican Party hunkers down and get down to business of winning the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election with their "last man standing" candidate John McCain, the Democrats are still on a slugfest between presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. True to the cliche, &qu...

With strength, courage, confidence, and determination you can be anything you want to be. Though u may go through many obstacles before you get to the place you would like to be, you can get there eventually as long as you don't give up. Donnie Radcliffe wrote a biography on Hillary Clinton&apo...

Born on October 26, 1947, Hillary Rodham Clinton was an ordinary human being. In the years following, she became one of the most influential persons in my life. From a lawyer, to the First Lady of Arkansas, to America's First Lady, and now a New York senator, Hillary exemplifies many qualities ...

Klein Essay In his book, The Natural, author Joe Klein focuses on the presidency of Bill Clinton. Throughout the book, Klein illustrates the highs and the lows of the Clinton administration. A recurring theme in the book is that Klein feels that Bill Clinton's term in office was misundersto...

The battle for Senate in New York State has been a close race between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republican, Rick A. Lazio. It was said to be the most unusual political contest since 1964 when Robert F. Kennedy defeated Kenneth B. Keating. Kennedy, a democrat, was the attorney general from Massac...

In 1978, only twenty-six years ago, there were merely sixteen women serving in the House of Representatives and only three female Senators in the United States Congress ("Women in Congress"). Currently, there are sixty-two women in the House and fourteen in the Senate, which is a record nu...

Economic issues increasingly define the United States' foreign policy toward China, one of America's most important trading partners. While exerting diplomatic pressure to bring a resolution of China's abusive policies on human rights and regional aggression, the Clinton administration has been c...

Pardon Debate Does money increase power over the rest of the nation? President Clinton's last minute pardons before leaving the White House has left a lingering shadow over his two year Presidency. To understand this controversy, we would need to discuss the Mar Rich pardon, the Glenn Brasw...

Throughout our nations recent history our government has often attempted to introduce us to several different centralized social policies such as FDR's New Deal and Lyndon Johnson's Great Society. During the mid-1990s both the "Health Security" effort and the Welfare Reform Bill ...

Maureen Dowd discusses the 2008 race for the Democratic nominee in terms of race and gender. For the first time in the history of the United States, the Democratic Party--any party for that matter--is choosing between a woman and an African-American on the ballot. The contest can reveal a lot about...

Public Opinion and Presidency There can be little question in the modern scholar's mind that the most prominent and influential figure in contemporary international politics is the president of United States. While this institution is famous for drawing an enormous amount of power from the U....

As quoted by Hamlet in the play by William Shakespeare, "To be or not to be, that is the question"(Fetzer 360). When on the subject of President Clinton, some would rather he "not be" than "to be". Some look down upon him because of recent accusations against him concerning him having a sexual r...

As quoted by Hamlet in the play by William Shakespeare, "To be or not to be, that is the question"(Fetzer 360). When on the subject of President Clinton, some would rather he "not be" than "to be". Some look down upon him because of recent accusations against him concerning him having a sexual r...

In the history of the United States, many presidents have been struck down because of their inability to avoid career-crippling scandals. In this research paper, I will discuss two former presidents whose terms were riddled with scandal, Clinton with whitewater, and Nixon with Watergate. First, I ...

When President Bill Clinton was inaugurated in 1993, he stressed a new policy concerning a revived United Nations and the actions that would be taken by the United States concerning the "New World Order," a term coined by his predecessor George Bush depicting the post-Cold War internatio...

A comparison of leadership styles among the 2008 US presidential candidates and which styles have been most successful in business and politics in the past: The 2008 elections in the United States are considered to be one of the most important elections in the recent history of the US. This assessm...

In her recent New York Times article, Katherine Seelye reports that certain aspects of media coverage about the respective Democratic rivals for their party's Presidential nomination has changed in the last week. Previously, many believed that Senator Barack Obama had assumed a sig...

What makes a good Leader? Brad Carlson March 25,2001 Brad Carlson POL Paper 1 Dr. Endeley What makes a leader? This question has been posed in many areas within our everyday lives. This question is asked in the business, religious, social, and most often in the political ...

Foreign policies are extremely important to the United States. The United States is fully recognized as the most powerful nation on earth and with that power comes definitive sense of responsibility. The main purpose of every countries foreign policy is to survive and stay strong in today's w...