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Clinton and Obama each received over 17 million votes during the nomination process [j] with both breaking the previous record. [281] Clinton was the first woman to run in the primary or caucus of every state and she eclipsed, by a very wide margin, Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm's 1972 marks for most votes garnered and delegates won by a woman ...
The Whitewater controversy, Whitewater scandal, Whitewatergate, or simply Whitewater, was an American political controversy during the 1990s.It began with an investigation into the real estate investments of Bill and Hillary Clinton and their associates, Jim and Susan McDougal, in the Whitewater Development Corporation.
Hillary Clinton, the nominee of the Democratic Party for president of the United States in 2016, has taken positions on political issues while serving as First Lady of Arkansas (1979–81; 1983–92), First Lady of the United States (1993–2001); as U.S. Senator from New York (2001–2009); and serving as the United States Secretary of State (2009–2013).
Clinton voted in favor of the October 2002 Iraq War Resolution, which authorized United States President George W. Bush to use military force against Iraq, should such action be required to enforce a United Nations Security Council Resolution after pursuing with diplomatic efforts (however, Clinton voted against the Levin Amendment to the ...
Harris’ sister Maya had served as a senior policy adviser to Clinton and also chaired Harris’ unsuccessful 2020 presidential bid. Right after her loss, the 49th vice president publicly ...
Improper use of Federal Bureau of Investigation background reports was at the heart of the "Filegate" affair. "Filegate" began on June 5, 1996, when Republican Pennsylvania Congressman William F. Clinger, Jr., chair of the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, announced that the committee had found, during their ongoing "Travelgate" investigations, that FBI background reports on ...
The White House travel office controversy, sometimes referred to as Travelgate, [1] [2] was the first major ethics controversy of the Clinton administration.It began in May 1993, when seven employees of the White House Travel Office were fired.
CBS News contributor David Begnaud shows how three teens at a high school in Iowa jumped into action to help save a man they saw struggling after he fell on train tracks.