April 13, 2013

On April 13th in U S Political History Part IV



On April 13th in U S Political History
Part IV

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On April 13th in 2000 President Clinton, during a question-and-answer session with newspaper editors, heatedly said “I’m not ashamed” about being impeached and “I’m not interested” in being pardoned for any alleged crimes in the Monica Lewinsky scandal and Whitewater investigation.

On April 13th in 2000 US drug agents arrested at least 45 people in a Jamaican-led marijuana ring that bribed FedEx workers to distribute the drug for East Coast markets. 22 of those arrested were FedEx employees

On April 13th in 2000 The heavy metal rock group Metallica filed suit against Napster for copyright infringement and racketeering.

On April 13th in 2004 President Bush defended his Iraq policy, vowed no retreat and conceded the need for UN help in a televised press conference.

On April 13th in 2004 The FDA approved a clinical trial by Cyberkinetics on implants in humans for a brain-computer interface.

On April 13th in 2004 Cuba agreed to buy $13 million in food from American companies and reached a tentative deal for up to $10 million in farm goods from California.


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