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The 1994 crime bill that Bill Clinton signed into law came to haunt Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. Bill Clinton signed the bill because of the fact that America faced soaring crime rates. This fact is validated by the polls that indicated that 37 percent of Americans claimed that crime was a big issue.

The bill contained several key provisions. For example, the law gave states federal money to hire 100,000 police officers on the streets. Also, it allocated dollars for states to build prisons. Another item protected women from domestic violence and punished perpetrators for using guns when they committed these acts. Also, the law required states to set up a sex offender registry by 1997.

The most controversial aspect of the law was to deny federal Pell grants to inmates, a move that eliminated their educational opportunities while in prison.

In 1994, Hillary Clinton jumped on the anticrime band wagon by calling criminals super predators. However, by 2016 the mood of the public changed on the crime issue. Several factors contributed to this phenomenon. First, the law has played a role in an explosion of the prison population! The United States has the highest prison population in the world.

This fact is clearly indicated when demographics are studied. Although Latinos make up 26 percent of the population, a Latino male has a 1-in-6 chance of being sentenced to prison. A white male has a 1-in-17 chance of being placed in a detention facility. Yet the laws impact on African-American men is truly stark. A newborn African-American male child has a 1-in-3 chance of being sent to prison in his lifetime. This statistic, along with police shootings of unarmed black men such as Shawn Bell in New York City, Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, not to mention Sandra Bland, who lost her life in a Texas jail cell, gave rise to our citizenry turning against Americas law enforcement methods. This point helped to turn public opinion against the Clinton crime measures of the 1990s.

During the election, Hillary Clinton was heckled and booed on the campaign trail. The Black Lives Matter group that was organized in response to police violence constantly reminded the voters of the Clinton role in anti-crime measures.

Hillary Clinton had to deal with an angry African-American electorate. This fact was indicated on Election Day. In 2008 as well as 2012, Barack Obama received roughly 96 percent of the African-American vote. Yet in 2016, Hillary Clinton lost because of a low turnout of African-Americans. She received 92 percent of votes from African-Americans who went to the polls. That was the smallest percentage for a Democratic candidate since 1960.

In other words, the Hillary Clinton of 1994 became an opponent of Hillary Clinton of 2016.

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The Clinton National Airport near Little Rock, Arkansas, was named after the former Presidential couple in 2012 to honour Mr Clinton, a former Governor of the State.

The airport, also known as Adams Field, shot to infamy in 2013 after a survey ranked the airport as the worst of 67 domestic airports in the US.

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But a bill proposed by Senator Jason Rapert could see the airport which hosts almost 2million passengers a year stripped of the political duos name.

The proposed law looks to ban public buildings being named after elected officials who had held office in the 10 years prior to the structures completion.

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And although the legislation makes no mention of Mr and Mrs Clinton, its author makes no effort to hide the target of the bill.

Mr Rapert said: You have a President who was impeached for having an affair with an intern in the Oval Office and then disbarred.

You have a president who was impeached for having an affair with an intern in the Oval Office and then disbarred

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Mr Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives in 1998 over a sex scandal involving White House intern Monica Lewinsky.

Mr Rapert claimed he introduced the legislation after several Arkansans across the state said they felt discomfort over the major transport hub being named after the controversial Clintons.

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(L-R) Pamela Fiori, Hillary Clinton, Katy Perry, and Caryl Stern speak on stage during the 12th annual UNICEF Snowflake Ball at Cipriani Wall Street on November 29, 2016 in New York City.

But some officials have defended the choice of name.

Meredith Catlett, a member of the terminal's governing commission, said: I think the name of the airport is appropriate and I support retaining it.

The survey, by magazine Travel + Leisure, cited long queues for food and limited shopping options as some of travellers most significant complaints.

The verdict over Mr Raperts controversial bill is set to be released today.

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BY: Brent Scher February 23, 2017 12:20 pm

The Washington Posthas added a "clarification" to the top ofa column written by former CIA employee Ned Price to note that he made political contributions to Hillary Clinton, a fact that was firstreported by the Washington Free Beacon earlier this week.

Price wrote in his Sunday column that he had decided to quit the CIA and that his decision "had nothing to do with politics." Not noted by the Washington Postat the time was that Price is both a registered Democrat and gave $5,000 to Hillary Clinton's failed effort to defeat Trump.

By Thursday, the paper had appended a clarification noting that it should have disclosed Price's partisan activity when the column was initially published.

"Clarification:This column should have included a disclosure of donations made by author Edward Price in support of 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton," it now says. "In August, Price gave a total of $5,000 to the Clinton campaign and the Democratic Party."

Price was challenged on his donations during an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Wednesday night.

"Your critics are already pointing out, you probably know this already, that you did make political contributions back in August to the Hillary for America campaign, $2,700, to the DNC, $2,300," Blitzer said to Price. "You say your decision wasn't about politics, but do the political contributions say otherwise?"

Price said that as a member of the intelligence community he has "never spoken about his personal views," but said that he thought Clinton "shared his values."

Price was a top spokesperson in the ObamaWhite House on national security issues, most notably working as an assistant to deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes. He was an integral part of Rhodes' efforts to create an "echo chamber" of White House allies duringnegotiations with Iran.

The cover photoon Price's personal Twitter account is a picture ofPresident Obama.

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Hillary Clinton has a message for Republican members of Congress who are ducking angry constituents as they return to their home districts.

If you cant stand the heat, get out of theCongress, Clinton tweeted Wednesday, linking to an op-ed in the Kansas City Star about the growing wave of demonstrations seen at town halls across the country this week.

GOP lawmakers have been greeted by overflow crowds in their states filled with angry voters and protesters demonstrating against President Trumps polarizing policies, and some GOP members of Congress have canceled or skipped their town halls altogether. According to Salon.com, more than 200 congressional Republicans were prepared to skip out on the previously scheduled events.

No one likes to be scolded, the Star wrote in an editorial. No one wants to endure a public takedown. Politicians understandably flinch, knowing that someone could film an embarrassing exchange, itching for video that can go viral online.

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But members of Congress signed up for this when they ran for office, the paper continued. They were elected to serve. And not just to adoring crowds, kissing cute babies and shaking the hands of veterans for touching photo ops. Representing the people means showing up, even when the exchange may not be among friends.

On Tuesday night, Trump criticized the town hall unrest, claiming the so-called angry crowds were organized by progressive activists.

The so-called angry crowds in home districts of some Republicans are actually, in numerous cases, planned out by liberal activists, Trump tweeted. Sad!

Clinton, the former Democratic nominee, has occasionally used social media to needle Trump since his inauguration, supporting the Womens March, stating that the presidents travel ban is not who we are, taunting him for his appeals court loss and making a fake news joke after the ousting of former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

But Clinton has mostly kept a low profile, hiking in the woods near her home in Chappaqua, N.Y., and attending several Broadway plays and fundraisers.

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Former US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has seen not one, but four Broadway shows in recent weeks - "often enough that industry wags joke about making her a Tony voter", says the New York Times.

Heather Hitchens, president of the American Theatre Wing, was not surprised the Democratic runner-up had been spending her downtime after the election in this way, saying Clinton has "always been a strong supporter of the arts".

In 2017 alone, the former US secretary of state has been to see The Colour Purple, The Humans, In Transit and Sunset Boulevard.

As to why she wants to spend time with the theatre community, there seems a pretty obvious answer. At each appearance, she has been "greeted as a vanquished hero", says the NYT, with standing ovations, selfies and shouted adulation.

Overall, though, Clinton has kept a fairly low profile since losing to Donald Trump, although she did record a video for a women's leadership conference in California following her rival's inauguration.

The former politician urged women to "step up and speak out", telling them to "set an example for every woman and girl out there who's worried about what the future holds."

Praising the millions who marched in anti-Trump protests across the US and the world last month, she added: "Despite all the challenges we face, I remain convinced that, yes, the future is female."

Whether Clinton herself will return to politics in the future remains to be seen.

If she were to run and win in 2020, when she will be 73, she would become the oldest person elected to a first term, although Trump will be 74 by then. Nevertheless, as a member of Democratic royalty, she could wield considerable influence as an "elder stateswoman" within the party.

In a tongue-in-cheek interview with Zach Galifianakis last September, she said that if Trump won, she would "try to prevent him from destroying the United States". She could well pursue non-political routes to achieve this.

Romper suggests she could "dedicate more time and energy by returning to the Clinton Foundation", the charity which she and husband Bill established 19 years ago. This would enable her to continue working for the causes she is most passionate about, such as women's rights.

Clinton has also apparently signed a deal to write a series of essays about her political career, including her reflections on the 2016 election, which she lost despite beating Trump by almost three million in the popular vote.

After 30 years in the public eye, from the low of the sex scandal that almost led to her husband's impeachment to the high of being named Democratic presidential candidate, Clinton must have more than a few tales to tell. A frank autobiography could offer a fascinating insight into a woman often depicted as reserved and cold.

But she might also simply decide to step away from life in the public eye and enjoy retirement. Her daughter Chelsea and son-in-law Mark have two young children and Clinton has spoken of her delight in being a grandmother to Charlotte, two, and eight-month-old Aidan.

Her family formed part of her concession speech, when she told them: "To Bill and Chelsea, Mark, Charlotte, Aidan, our brothers and our entire family, my love for you means more than I can ever express. You criss-crossed this country on our behalf and lifted me up when I needed it most."

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