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President Bill Clinton travelled to Israel for

prepared for a new the funeral of slain

political battle — the President Rabin.

1996 presidential Although First Lady

election, as he struggled Hillary Clinton

with Congress over the assumed roles more

budget, faced the traditionally associated

challenges of sending with first ladies, she

troops into Bosnia, still sought a more

helped negotiate the appropriate image. The

agreement between Whitewater affair

Israel and the remained a haunting

Palestinians over the spectre over Clinton’s

West Bank, and bid for re-election.

The four year civil war In the aftermath of Judge Lance Ito presid­

of the former Yugosla­ what has become one ed over the Simpson

via, which has claimed of the biggest national murder trial. The testi­

the lives of more than tragedies, Timothy mony of Los Angeles

200,000, dragged on as McVeigh and Terry Police Detective Mark

peace negotiations con­ Nichols were charged Fuhrman became a

tinued to fail. A peace with 11 counts in the focal point in the eight-

agreement was finally bombing of the Alfred month long trial. The

jury of ten women and
reached in Dayton, P. Murrah Federal

two men took less than
Ohio. In December, Building in Oklahoma

four hours to reach a
President Clinton sent City. The explosion on
verdict. They found

troops into the country, April 19 killed 169
O.J. Simpson not guilty

joining other NATO people and injured
of killing his former
forces, to help establish more than 500. In

wife Nicole Brown

and keep peace in the December, the trial was
Simpson and Ronald
beleaguered nation. indefinitely postponed.
Goldman in June, 1994.

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