Bill Clinton (Born Aug. 19, 1946 in Hope, Ark.) 42nd President of the United States “Being President is like being the 1994 Dodge groundskeeper in a cemetery: there Viper are a lot of people under you, but none of them are listening.” — Bill Clinton

Al Gore (Born March 31, 1948 in Washington, D.C.) 45th Vice President of the United States

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1994AVERAGE COST OF LIVING • Income per year $30,343 • Minimum wage $5.15 • New house $134,150 • New car $24,750 • Gallon of gas $1.26 • Lb. of bacon $2.97 • Loaf of bread $1.72 BORN IN 1994: Above right: Dakota Fanning. Above left: Harry Styles, Taissa Farmiga, • Dozen eggs 89¢ Moises Arias, Saoirse Ronan • Lb of ground coffee $3.44

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