The Change We Can Believe In: A Clinton Wank Collaborative TL

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August 29, 1993: President Bill Clinton, with suggestions from Defense Secretary Sam Nunn, sends 30,000 soldiers to Somalia with the approval of Congress.

September 4, 1993: Mohamed Farah Aidid, a notorious Somali warlord, is captured and killed by UN forces, led by American forces.

October 1993: The situation stabilizes in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. During this time, aid successfully reaches refugees.

April 12-May 29, 1994: UN Peacekeeping and American Forces, bolstered by their success in Somalia, deploy troops to Rwanda to stop further Tutsi killings. The current Hutu government is toppled by the UN Forces. Democratic elections take place in 1998, and massive Western aid arrives.

August 1994: UN Peacekeeping Forces finally take control of almost all of Somalia. Minor insurgent troops are rooted out by the UN Forces. Even with the start of the Second [Hot] Korean War, UN forces maintain ample resources to stabilize the country.

Over the next few years, Somalia holds democratic elections and gets Marshall-style aid from the West to rebuild from the ashes of its brief civil war.
 
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April 19, 1995: The Oklahoma City Bombing kills 168 and injures more than 500. Timothy McVeigh, the perpetrator, is arrested soon afterwards. Bill Clinton denounces the attack saying, "once again, we have seen how hate can destroy lives. To honor the lives of the fallen, we must continue to fight for love in this country." The far right gets denounced in the process.

May 15, 1995: The Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act of 1995 is introduced in the Senate.

June 4, 1995: The Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act of 1995 passes the Senate, 91-8.
 
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January 29-June 4, 1996: The Republican Primary is held. Bob Dole, a moderate conservative, wins. He picks Pat Buchanan as his running mate.

August 26-29, 1996: The Democratic National Convention is held, and Bill Clinton and Al Gore are renominated as President and Vice President, respectively.

September, 26 and October 24, 1996: The Presidential debates are held, but President Clinton's achievements are unassailable.

November 5, 1996: Bill Clinton wins in a landslide with 512 electoral votes. Pundits see the possibility of a reversal of the 1980s Reagan Revolution, at least in the economic sense.

Downballot results also show a democratic landslide:

SENATE

69/100 Democratic (+8)
31/100 Republican (-8)

HOUSE

295/435 Democratic (+16)
240/435 Republican (-16)


GUBERNATORIAL:

39/50 Democratic
11/50 Republican
 
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January 20, 1997: Bill Clinton and Al Gore are inaugurated once again.

January 29, 1997: The Enhanced Medicare Act (EMA) is introduced in the Senate by Senator Ted Kennedy. It expands Medicare to all Americans and imposes more restrictions on the pharmaceutical and medical industries in favor of greater health for Americans.

February 29, 1997: The EMA passes, 60-40.

March 19, 1997: The EMA passes the House, 225-210.

March 25, 1997: The EMA is signed by President Clinton.
 
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April 24, 1997: The DREAM Act is introduced in the Senate. It gives lenient rules for qualifying alien minors for permanent residency.

May 11, 1997: The DREAM Act passes the Senate, 60-40.

May 29, 1997: The DREAM Act passes the House, 234-201.

June 4, 1997: The DREAM Act is signed by President Clinton.

August 11, 1997: The Kyoto Protocol is introduced in the Senate.

August 29, 1997: The Kyoto Protocol passes and is ratified by the Senate, 60-40. And takes effect in the United States.
 
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September 1, 1997: The Equitable Education Act (EEA) is introduced in the Senate. It seeks to established debt-free college and tuition-fee colleges in state universities and colleges. It also overturns San Antonio ISD vs. Rodriguez in 1973, giving larger funds to poorer and lower-income areas and invests in K-12 and advanced technologies.

September 19, 1997: The EEA passes the Senate, 60-40.

September 24, 1997: The EEA passes the House, 244-191.

September 29, 1997: The EEA is signed by President Clinton.
 
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