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Whitewater (controversy) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (672 words) |
 | The Whitewater Controversy (also called the Whitewater scandal or simply Whitewater) was an American political controversy concerning the allegedly illegal real estate dealings of Bill and Hillary Clinton and their associates in the Whitewater Development Agency during the 1970s and 1980s. |
| Whitewater was seen by Democrats as a Republican led investigation to pursue Clinton for political reasons at a cost of $80 million dollars to the public. |
| In August 1994 Kenneth Starr was appointed by a three-judge panel to continue the Whitewater investigation, replacing Robert B. Fiske, who had been specially appointed by the Attorney General prior to the re-enactment of the Independent Counsel law. |
| NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Whitewater Scandal (2314 words) |
| Whitewater is formed in a rapid, when a river's gradient drops enough to form a bubbly, or aerated and unstable current; the frothy water appears white. |
| Whitewater kayaks differ from sea kayaks and recreational kayaks in that they are specialized to deal with moving water better. |
| There is a 28 m³/s artificial whitewater course on the Trent at Holme Pierrepont in Nottingham (at the National Watersports Centre), a 5 m³/s course on the Tees in Teesside, and smaller courses on the Nene at Northampton, and at Cardington. |
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