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Clinton. 1 Town (1990 pop. 12,767), Middlesex co., S Conn., on Long Island Sound; settled 1663, set off from Killingworth and inc. 1838. The school that later became Yale Yale University, at New Haven, Conn.; coeducational. Chartered as a collegiate school for men in 1701 largely as a result of the efforts of James Pierpont, it opened at Killingworth (now Clinton) in 1702, moved (1707) to Saybrook (now Old Saybrook), and in 1716 was 2 City (1990 pop. 29,201), seat of Clinton co., E central Iowa, on the Mississippi, in a corn and livestock area; inc. 1859. An industrial and rail center, it has food-processing (especially corn) and diverse manufacturing industries. Clinton grew as a lumbering town and in the 1880s was a great sawmill center in the Midwest, but the forests were depleted. Clinton 1. Bill, full name William Jefferson. born 1946, US Democrat politician; 42nd president of the US (1993--2001) 2. his wife, Hillary Rodham. born 1947, US politician and lawyer: first lady (1993--2001); senator from 2001 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Smith, who voted for the resolution, was quick to point out that he was joined by such Democratic colleagues as Hilary Rodham Clinton of New York and Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut. President Clinton and Hilary Rodham Clinton present jazz legend Lionel Hampton with a National Medal of the Arts at the White House on Thursday. This rare bi-partisan initiative on Capitol Hill, is distinctly positive for our industry, especially considering that the bill is being sponsored by Republican Majority Leader Bill Frisk as well as by Democrats such as Senator Hilary Rodham Clinton. |
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