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Significant Acts
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Achieved ratification of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1993 between the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
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Signed the Brady Bill, imposing a waiting period and stiffer licensing fees for handgun purchases.
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Hosted negotiations that led to the Dayton peace accord, an agreement to end warfare between factions in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Initiated sweeping welfare reform in 1996 that included a provision allowing states to set their own welfare guidelines.
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Career
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1968-1970 Studied at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.
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1978-1980 Served as governor of Arkansas.
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1980-1982 Practiced law in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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1982-1993 Served as governor of Arkansas.
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1993-2001 President of the United States.
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Did You Know
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Clinton is the only president to play the saxophone.
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As governor of Arkansas at the age of 33, Clinton became one of the youngest U.S. governors ever elected.
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Clinton appointed more women to cabinet positions than any other president.
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