Today in history: Clinton declares a national emergency

"Serbs out, peacekeepers in, refugees back"

President Clinton
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June 9, 1956: President Eisenhower was taken to Walter Reed hospital for an emergency operation to remove an intestinal blockage. Doctors feared Eisenhower might not survive the operation (he had suffered a heart attack nine months earlier), and his health became a big issue during his re-election campaign.

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