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The Helms-Burton Bill
Trade with Cuba, and the importance of tobacco to the American south.
Melvin Belli (1907-1996)
Lawyer Melvin Belli, whose clients included Mohammed Ali, Zsa Zsa Gabor and Mae West.
1996 Russian presidential elections
Boris Yeltsin wins the 1996 Russian presidential election.
Max Factor Jr and make-up (1904 - 1996)
Max Factor Jr, make-up artist and American businessman, remembered.
Bob Dole to run for president
Bob Dole resigns from the Senate to run for president.
Timothy Leary (1920 -1996)
Timothy Leary, psychologist and writer and advocate of psychedelic drugs, remembered.
Memorial Day, 1996
Remembering the military dead, from picnics to serious parades in Waterloo, New York
Single issue groups
President Clinton's stance on gay marriage and the power of single issue groups.
The debate over assisted suicide
The moral and legal debate over assisted suicide.
Diplomacy and the Star Wars defence program
The Star Wars defence program and the response to overseas elections.
