Clinton papers: Concerns over Commerce, Rwanda

By Ken Thomas

Published June 7, 2014 2:53am ET

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Clinton papers: Concerns over Commerce, Rwanda — FILE - This Jan. 18, 1996 file photo shows President Bill Clinton meets reporters in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. Former President Bill Clinton mused that congressional Republicans wanted to abolish a federal agency because it was headed by a black man, and his administration voiced concerns about the mass killings in Rwanda, according to a new batch of records released Friday. Documents show that during a practice session for his 1996 State of the Union speech, Clinton unloaded on GOP lawmakers who wanted to kill the Commerce Department. Clinton suggested they wanted to get rid of the department because the late Commerce Secretary Ron Brown did a better job than corporate executives who had served. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File) | Doug Mills

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new batch of records from former President Bill Clinton’s administration shows the ex-president musing about Republican plans to abolish a federal agency led by a black official, White House concerns about mass killings in Rwanda and political strategizing against former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

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