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Rick Perry: Campaign Issues 2016

  Where he stands   Rick Perry, May 2015 Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore Related Links Hillary Clinton: Campaign Issues Campaign 2016 Closest…

The Power of Presidential Pardons

An explanation of the power to pardon granted to U.S. presidents by the Constitution by Mark Hughes President Gerald Ford testifying before the House Judicial Committee about his…

Yorktown campaign

(Encyclopedia) Yorktown campaign, 1781, the closing military operations of the American Revolution. After his unsuccessful Carolina campaign General Cornwallis moved into Virginia to join British…

Billy Bob Thornton

actor, screenwriter Born: 8/4/1955Birthplace: Hot Springs, Arkansas After a long stint as a low-profile actor and screenwriter, Thornton careened to stardom for writing, directing, and acting in…

Norman Yoshio Mineta

George W. Bush's secretary of Transportation Born: 11/12/1931Birthplace: San Jose, Calif. The lone Democrat appointed to Bush's cabinet, Mineta was offered the same job in the Clinton…

Maya Angelou

poet, writer, composer, actressBorn: 4/4/1928Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri Grammy Award-winning poet, writer, composer and actress who has appeared in several Off-Broadway productions, including…

Vice President Al Gore

Vice President Al GoreDistinguishing himself as a Democratic leader by Beth Rowen Gore's agenda includes gun-control regulation, environmental protection, and Internet access in schools. By…