Whitewater controversy build, and on April 22, 1994, Hillary Clinton gave an unusual press conference under a portrait of Abraham Lincoln in the State Dining Room of the White House, to address questions on both Whitewater and the cattle futures controversy; it was broadcast live on several networks. In it, she claimed that the Clintons had a passive role in the Whitewater venture and had committed no wrongdoing, but admitted that her explanations had been vague. She said that she no longer opposed appointing a special prosecutor to investigate the matter. Afterwards, she won media praise for the manner in which she
Whitewater–Baldy complex Fire Whitewater–Baldy complex Fire The Whitewater–Baldy complex Fire was a wildfire that started on May 9, 2012 in Catron County, New Mexico, USA. As of July 23, the fire had burned more than in Gila National Forest at 95% containment. This well surpassed the Las Conchas Fire of 2011, thus making Whitewater–Baldy the largest wildfire in New Mexico state history. The fire burned mostly within the Gila Wilderness, which includes the fire's namesake, Whitewater Baldy mountain. The fire started as two separate fires, the Whitewater fire which was detected on May 16 and the smaller Baldy fire that started earlier on