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WILLIAM Jefferson Blythe III was born on August 19, 1946, in Hope, Ark. After his mother remarried, he took the family surname, Clinton. Clinton was a good student. He enjoyed playing the saxophone and even considered a professional musical career. While in high school, a fortuitous meeting with President John Kennedy led him to choose a life of public service.

U.S. intensifies bombing raids in power, duration Knight Ridder News Service December 18, 1998 Special Sections: The President in Crisis | US-Iraq conflict Washington -- The United States pummeled Iraq on Thursday for the second day with larger, more lethal cruise missiles, and the Clinton administration picked up political support at home for the bombing campaign. Instead of relying on another barrage of cruise missiles from the safety of ships at sea, commanders ordered B-52 bombers to strike Iraqi military targets with cruise missiles twice as powerful as those used in Wednesday's attack. Two missiles struck Baghdad, according to senior...