On March 29th in U S Political History
On March 29th in 1997 Vice President Gore concluded his tour of Asia, saying that talks in Beijing had created "new momentum" in relations between the U.S. and China.
On March 29th in 1999 The Dow Jones broke the 10,000 level and closed at 10,006.
On March 29th in 2000 President Clinton told a news conference he was appalled when he first learned his campaign had taken illegal foreign donations in 1996, contributions he called both wrong and unneeded.
On March 29th in 2000 A federal judge ruled that President Clinton "committed a criminal violation of the Privacy Act" by releasing personal letters to undermine the credibility of Kathleen Willey, one of his accusers.
On March 29th in 2000 The US Supreme Court affirmed cities’ power to ban nude dancing in a 6-3 decision.
On March 29th in 2001 President Bush met with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, who disagreed with Bush’s opposition to the 1997 Kyoto global-warming accord.
On March 29th in 2001 President Bush urged Israel to use restraint in military actions and instructed Sec. of State Colin Powell to call Yasser Arafat with the message to stop Palestinian violence.
On March 29th in 2003 In the 11th day of Operation Iraqi Freedom a suicide bomber driving a taxi killed four American soldiers at a checkpoint near Najaf, Iraq. US jets destroyed a building in Basra where paramilitary fighters were meeting and 200 were reported killed.
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