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Clinton Library Attendance Disappointing When it opened two months ago, Bill Clinton's presidential library was supposed to draw so many visitors that the city of Little Rock would become a tourist mecca. However early reports claiming that over 100,000 had visited in just the first six weeks have turned out to be bogus. The National Archives and Records Administration, which operates the facility, tells U.S. News & World Report that only 42,054 paid to enter. The rest were guests of the former president and freebies to VIPs. Despite wall-to-wall television coverage of its opening, and a deluge of favorable press,...

100 Blacks to be Honored for Influencing Clinton Career Thursday November 04, 2004 5:50pm Little Rock (AP) - Bill Clinton is a member of the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame and has been called "our first black president.'' Now, it's time to celebrate the black people who welcomed the former president into the fold. One hundred blacks who were "unsung heroes'' of Clinton's political success will be honored as a part of the festivities leading up to the November 18th opening of the Clinton Presidential Library. On November 16th as many as 1,000 people are expected to attend a reception...

Teton County Library draws fire for book on pot-growing By The Associated Press Sunday, February 22, 2004 JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) -- The county library is being criticized for carrying a how-to book on growing marijuana. "I do not understand why, when so much of our county resources are devoted to dealing with the problem of substance abuse, you have chosen to spend tax dollars to purchase a how-to crime manual," Robert Gathercole said of the "Marijuana Grower's Handbook" in an e-mail to library Director Betsy Bernfield and the Teton County Commission. He demanded an explanation and wondered if the...