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a needed one, since ocean pollution was threatening reefs the world over, including the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. As for my supporters from ’92 who were also my friends, I wanted as many of them as possible to have the honor of spending the night in the White House. A few days after the House vote, four moderate Republican House members—Mike Castle of Delaware, James Greenwood of Pennsylvania, and Ben Gilman nancial and emotional toll of Whitewater, too much personal tragedy, and the constant demands inherent in trying to turn the country around.

d alone, and, after the government shutdown battle, had shown flexibility in working out honorable compromises with the White House. rting public funds to political uses, and the assumption was that the investigation would reduce his influence over other members. I thought the bill struck the right balance between protecting their rights and the need for public order. Based on this analysis, the NSC determined that we should grant the visa, because it would boost Adams’s leverage within Sinn Fein and the IRA, while increasing American influence with him.