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Article: White House, Justice Department Put Crime in the Political Cross Hairs
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- The Washington Post
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- April 10, 1994
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President Clinton and senior members of his Cabinet will put on
a major push this week to lobby for the crime legislation that will
be at the top of lawmakers' agendas when Congress returns.
Fresh off a week of pushing for health care reform in town
meetings around the nation, Clinton in his weekly Saturday radio
address focused almost solely on crime.
"In my travels this week, people made it clear to me they expect
us here in Washington to take care of one job immediately: to
confront the crime and violence that are tearing our communities
apart," Clinton said.
To underscore the administration's anti-crime efforts and rebut
claims he has been slow to address the crime issue, Clinton ...