Round 1: Tossup 19

Gail Sheehy’s biography of this president’s wife claims that she influenced him to launch a bombing campaign that mistakenly hit a Chinese embassy. Republicans (15[1])won both houses of Congress during this president’s (15[1])tenure by campaigning on Newt Gingrich’s (15[1])Contract with America. This president’s ownership of the (*) Whitewater Development Corporation was investigated by Ken Starr. In Ross Perot’s campaigns (-5[1])against this (10[1])president, he argued against the signing of NAFTA. This president was charged with perjury during the second-ever presidential impeachment. For 10 points, what president was embroiled in the Lewinsky Scandal? (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: Bill Clinton [or William Jefferson Clinton]
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