But I lived in a pit village and I knew many of the people that were on strike and I knew the way these people had to go out at night to gather waste coal just to keep their houses warm over the winter of '84-'85 and the impact that had on people.

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But a freshman Congressman -- one who had to defeat a member of his own party over these very issues -- could speak credibly about the fiscal problems that keep Americans awake at night.

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The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear the White House's claim of attorney-client privilege to keep the notes secret, and the administration turned the notes over to Whitewater Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr late Monday night.

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