May 3, 2013

May 3rd in US Political History Part V



On May 3rd in US Political History
Part V

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On May 3rd in 1999 President Clinton said that he would support a bombing pause if he was convinced that the Yugoslav crackdown on Kosovo guerrillas and civilians was ending and that Serbian forces were being withdrawn.

On May 3rd in 1999 Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi met with President Clinton at the White House during the first official U.S. visit by a Japanese premier in 12 years. 

On May 3rd in 1999 The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 11,000, just 24 trading days after passing 10,000.

On May 3rd in 2001 President Bush met with Pres. Fox of Mexico and discussed temporary visas for Mexican workers and plans for long-range energy development.

On May 3rd in 2001 US federal agents broke up a smuggling ring that brought hundreds of Ukrainians into the US through Mexico.

On May 3rd in 2001 The United States lost its seat on the U.N. Human Rights Commission for the first time since the commission was formed in 1947.

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