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22 Aug. 1996
Washington
President Bill Cllinton signs into law a bill reforming welfare which ends the 61 year-old federal guarantee of aid to the poor in Washington, August 22, 1996. With the President, L-R, are Delaware Governor Thomas Carper, former welfare mothers Lillie Harden and Janet errel, Vice President Al Gore, West Virginia Governor Gaston Caperton, Senator John Breaux (D-LA) and former welfare mother Penelope Howard. REUTERS/Stephen Jaffe AS
