Word: rodhamize
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Apart from the well-known benefits that will accrue to Bill Clinton in the wake of his NAFTA victory, another possible advantage is seen for the * President by some White House aides: a measure of independence from Hillary Rodham Clinton and the left-of-center tug of her office. The First Lady opposed making NAFTA a top priority this fall, senior officials point out, and remained silent on the subject for weeks. But Clinton campaigned hard for the treaty anyway, proving he could overcome long odds -- and his wife's doubts...
...significance of Clinton's Memphis speech lies in his formulation of the issue: For once, he did not approach crime as a mere policy problem, as an issue for theorists and academics to consider and solve. Instead, he echoed Jesse Jackson and his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton, speaking movingly of "the great crisis of the spirit that is gripping America today." And he acknowledged that government programs alone could not solve America's crime problem...
When asked if the Clinton Administration's economic proposals would force some businesses into bankruptcy, Hillary Rodham Clinton replied, "I can't save every undercapitalized enterprise...
...Israel at a meeting with Golda Meir. "I said the Mideast would blow up if I went over there," Graham recalls. "Golda then reached under the table and squeezed my hand. She was greatly relieved." When Billy arrived for a crusade in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1989, Hillary Rodham Clinton invited him to lunch. "I don't eat with beautiful women alone," Billy told her, so they met in a hotel dining room and talked for a couple of hours...
...Hillary Rodham Clinton's brother Hugh, a Miami public defender, has never run for public office, but he may run for the U.S. Senate in 1994. After consulting Hillary, who was addressing the Florida Democrats' convention, Rodham assured state party officials that he had his sister's support. Palm Beach County Democratic leader Ted Brabham (who co-chaired the state's Clinton for President effort in 1992) then pledged $3,000 for a poll to test Hugh's appeal. Another Florida politico advised Hugh that he must prove his independence by differing with his sister about something. Hugh bravely chose...