William Jefferson Clinton was elected freely, fairly and openly by the American people to be president.

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William Jefferson Clinton is not guilty of the charges that have been proferred against him.

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The same could be said of another president who remains in office, one William Jefferson Clinton.

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Gov. George Pataki proclaimed Monday as "William Jefferson Clinton Day" in Harlem.

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If there was any unifying theme to the event, it was the presumed defects -- ideological, political, ethical -- of William Jefferson Clinton.

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At the eastern end of all this lies the site of the planned William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Library and of the arguments it has caused.

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Resolved, That the United States Senate does hereby censure William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States, and condemns his conduct in the strongest terms.

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And like any other citizen, William Jefferson Clinton can be prosecuted for any crimes he is alleged to have committed during his term of office.

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Every "- gate" imaginable was brought before that committee long before this impeachment started, but it was the beginning of the impeachment of William Jefferson Clinton.

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"How someone of such surpassing intellect and such protean political talents could indulge in such conduct...remains the most puzzling question about William Jefferson Clinton, " the Times pondered.

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William Jefferson Clinton is not guilty of obstruction of justice.

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And how can a man who is admired more for his womanising than his contribution to public life hope to fill the shoes of such paragons as William Jefferson Clinton?

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And I close as I opened two hours ago -- two and a half hours ago -- William Jefferson Clinton is not guilty of the charges that have been brought against him.

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Yet it seems that from even a little distance, the picture is pretty easy to discern: the impeachment of William Jefferson Clinton is as interesting to Americans as is Major League Soccer.

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He never asked for advice about the name changes, although he mentioned that he admired William Jefferson Clinton because the American president, like Willy, had come from a poor part of a big country.

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And officials at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville want to create a new college, the William Jefferson Clinton College of Public Policy, with money left over from an appropriation for the Clinton Presidential Library.

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He may not have been elected president, but there is absolutely no question that the man who did win very well might have gone down to defeat but for the efforts of President William Jefferson Clinton.

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On August 17th Block Island, an idyllic spot on Long Island Sound north-east of New York city, will be graced by a holiday visit from one William Jefferson Clinton, plus 200 of his closest friends (Secret Service men and reporters, mostly).

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So despite his vow and because he knew it was helpful for the economy, President Bush crafted a deal with Congressional Democrats to raise new taxes in 1990, a decision that contributed to his re-election defeat in 1992 by William Jefferson Clinton.

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Clinton combined his New Orleans appearance with a fund-raising luncheon for Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) and a Democratic National Committee fund-raising dinner.

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