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Democrats explained the loss by asserting that 1) the NRA distorted the stricter measure, claiming it would lead to confiscation and a national gun registry; and 2) House Republicans are aware of their constituents' support for gun control but are unwilling to defy the NRA on the cusp of an election year.
Yet thanks to the efforts of conservative Clinton-haters and a scandal-hungry press, it has become a "major story" that threatens to undermine the valuable work Clinton has done in boosting our nation's economy, cleaning up our environment, advancing the needs of the poor and middle-class, supporting a woman's right to choose, making improvements in our education system a top priority, and asserting both American might and values abroad.
Ageneration ago, economics textbooks used to dismiss the debt burden by asserting that we "owe it to ourselves," meaning that some of us (the taxpayers) owe it to others of us (the bondholders).
Man-made Madrid, which quickly assumed the reigns of Spain’s Golden Age, hasn’t stopped growing and asserting itself since.
Unable to distinguish his ego from his credo, he accused Clinton of obstructing justice by asserting executive privilege against Starr's investigation.