World of Uncertainty: Clinton, Triumphant and Embattled
Bill Clinton rebounds from the mid-term defeat and is in a commanding position to win re-election. His greatest strength is the success of the economy and the reduction of the federal deficit. Conservatives argue that social legislation had only inc...
World of Uncertainty: Clinton's Impeachment and Acquittal
On December 19, 1998, voting along party lines, the House approves two counts of impeachment against Bill Clinton. The matter then moves to the Senate where a trial of the President, the first since 1868, begins in early January. Neither of the char...
World of Uncertainty: Election of 2000, The
After the relative quiet of Clinton's last two years in office, the presidential election of 2000 turns out to be one of the most controversial in American history. As television coverage of the election unfolds, Gore wins the popular vote. The deba...
World of Uncertainty: Republican Revival, The
Newt Gingrich, a brilliant partisan strategist, orchestrates mid-term victories for Republicans. Major reductions in the federal government are proposed including cabinet departments, federal agencies, and entitlement programs to help finance cuts i...
World of Uncertainty: Launching the Clinton Presidency
In the early years of Clinton's presidency, liberals eagerly await the resurgence of federal initiatives, but a coalition of Southern Democrat and Republican senators constitute a conservative majority that defeats most plans that run counter to the...