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court system in the United States

(Encyclopedia) court system in the United States, judicial branches of the federal and state governments charged with the application and interpretation of the law. The U.S. court system is divided…

Illyria and Illyricum

(Encyclopedia) IllyriaIllyriaĭlĭrˈēə [key] and IllyricumIllyricumĭlĭrˈĭkəm [key], ancient region of the Balkan Peninsula. In prehistoric times a group of tribes speaking dialects of an Indo-European…

Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia) Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, 1st earl of, 1593–1641, English statesman. Regularly elected to Parliament from 1614 on, he became one of the critics of George Villiers, 1st duke of…

Rudolph William Giuliani

Candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination by Liz Olson Rudolph Giuliani Related Links Rudy Giuliani’s campaign website September 11…

The Cooper's Hill Cheese Roll

The Cooper's Hill Cheese Roll The power of cheese by Holly Hartman The phrase "extreme sports" does not usually bring to mind a mob chasing a wheel of cheese down a hill. But…

Irish Flag

What's the Symbolism of the Irish Flag? History and symbolism of the Irish tricolour by Borgna Brunner Rarely has a flag possessed such lasting relevance as that of the "Tricolour," the…

Irish Flag

What's the Symbolism of the Irish Flag? History and symbolism of the Irish tricolour by Borgna Brunner Rarely has a flag possessed such lasting relevance as that of the "Tricolour," the…

Irish Saints

  In the Company of St. Patrick   Ten major Irish saints by Ann-Marie Imbornoni   St. Patrick Did you know? Although St. Patrick is…

Kansas

Capital: Topeka State abbreviation/Postal code: Kans./KS Governor: Sam Brownback, R (to Jan. 2019) Lieut. Governor: Jeff Colyer, R (to…