Bill's kiss-off for bad year; NEW START: CLINTONS PUT THEIR TROUBLES BEHIND THEM.PRESIDENT Clinton kissed goodbye to the most troubled year of his presidency at a lavish party with wife Hillary. The couple put rumours of difficulties in their marriage behind them as they shared a midnight kiss at the gala dinner on the Hilton Head island Hilton Head Island An island off the southern coast of South Carolina in the Sea Islands of the Atlantic Ocean. It is a popular tourist resort. The town of Hilton Head Island, on the northeast coast, has a population of 35,200. resort in South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. . The president delivered an address at the dinner before he and Hillary joined in with the singing of Auld Lang Syne Auld Lang Syne closing song of New Year’s Eve. [Music: Leach, 91] See : Farewell . Clinton faces an impeachment impeachment, formal accusation issued by a legislature against a public official charged with crime or other serious misconduct. In a looser sense the term is sometimes applied also to the trial by the legislature that may follow. hearing over the Monica Lewinsky affair early in 1999 but said that despite everything, he was feeling optimistic. He said he wanted to debate issues such as preserving Social Security for future generations and was determined to "move away from the politics of personal destruction." Earlier, in two separate New Year's Eve question and answer sessions, one with young people and the other with their parents, the president did not face a single question about the possible Senate trial to remove him from office. Meanwhile, Hillary started the new year with a stroll on one of the island's beaches, where she shook hands with little seven-year-old Siler Littleton, pictured leftp. The Clintons ended their 48-hour stay on the resort yesterday and headed back to the White House, where the president will put the finishing touches to his new budget, polish his State of the Union address “State of the Union” redirects here. For other uses, see State of the Union (disambiguation). The State of the Union is an annual address in which the President of the United States reports on the status of the country, normally to a joint session of Congress (the and await action by the Senate. |
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