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    Bill Clinton William Jefferson Clinton succeeded where no other Democrat since Franklin had. He was re-elected to a second term as President. Clinton also proved most of his critics wrong, surviving the personal scandals that came about. During his presidency, Clinton broke promises and failed in certain areas, but he still had support of the American people. Even after his affair with Monica Lewinsky, the people still wanted him in office. They liked what he was doing for the country and

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    Rook Welch Mrs. Coker English III 26 March 2016 Bill Clinton Born on Aug. 19, 1946, in Hope, Ark., William (Bill) Jefferson Blythe IV grew up in a bad home situation. His father had died in an automobile accident before his son 's birth, and his mother later was forced to leave Bill with his grandparents when she moved to New Orleans to pursue her nursing studies. The family settled in Hot Springs, Ark., after his mother married Roger Clinton, whose surname Bill later adopted. As a young man, Bill

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    Bill Clinton William Jefferson Clinton succeeded where no other Democrat since Franklin had. He was re-elected to a second term as President. Clinton also proved most of his critics wrong, surviving the personal scandals that came about. During his presidency, Clinton broke promises and failed in certain areas, but he still had support of the American people. Even after his affair with Monica Lewinsky, the people still wanted him in office. They liked what he was doing for the country and

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    they elected former president Bill Clinton into office. Clinton, who use to be known for his intelligence and great speaking abilities, is now known for his scandalous acts in the White House. Bill

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    Silvey English 3G 02 February 2015 William (Bill) Clinton was only the second president in history to be impeached by the House of Representatives in 1998, but he was acquitted by the Senate the following year (“Bill Clinton.”). President Clinton was impeached for perjury and for obstruction of justice; however, he was acquitted of both charges just two months later because of “lack of merit.” Even after being acquitted from his impeachment, Bill Clinton realized he’d made a mistake, as most humans do

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    confessions of the Watergate burglars and of men inside the White House. From 1972 until 2017, many other national scandals have been publicized to the nation, but current political controversies such as President Trump 's Russia scandal and Hillary Clinton 's email mishap rival Watergate. The Watergate Scandal changed the security measures taken during presidential campaigns and began an era of political scandals.

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    discussing how these factors affect the president’s behavior, I will also discuss how it varies between each administration and provide examples to support this theory. Scandals were one of the issues which both former President Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton had to face during their administration. Scandals of this magnitude tend to change presidential behavior because the media tends to criticize and challenge the president according to Cohen. Because of this, a president might chose to engage in fewer

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    Bill Clinton continues to get criticism for his past Lewinsky scandal. Due to this unusual presidential action society seems to have forgotten about his credibility as a politician. Bill Clinton served as the forty second United States president. Should a personal mistake define Bill Clinton as a president? While growing up Bill Clinton never met his father, his mother started a career in Nursing therefore he was raised by his grandparents in Hope, Arkansas. Although his parents were there to guide

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    every second year; vacancies filled by governor; age > 30, U.S. citizen > 9 yrs, inhabitant of state; VP President of Senate, no vote unless tie; Senate chuses officers/ president pro tempore in absence or unavailability of VP; sole power to try impeachments under oath, Chief Justice presides, ⅔ vote needed, judgement/punishment no further than removal from office and

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    On January 19, 1998 Matt Drudge posted an article accusing Bill Clinton and a young white house intern, whose name was not released until later, having inappropriate sexual relations. At this time drudge was not a reliable source because many of his gossip articles had been proven wrong, but because accusations were already being thrown at Clinton and the white house intern, many media organizations began to grab onto the story and produce more information. “The Drudge Report opened floodgates by

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