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(Encyclopedia) Dole, Elizabeth Hanford, 1936–, American public official, b. Salisbury, N.C., B.A., Duke, 1958, J.D., Harvard, 1965; wife of Bob Dole. A Republican, she held several government…
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SCHMIDT, Jean, a Representative from Ohio; born November 29, 1951; BA., University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1974; Lead Clermont, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1993;…
McCORD, Andrew, a Representative from New York; born at what is now Stony Ford, Wallkill Township, Orange County, N.Y., about 1754; attended the common schools and Newburgh Academy; delegate…
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…
George W. Bush's secretary of DefenseBorn: 7/9/1932Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. The ultimate Washington insider, Rumsfeld became President Bush's secretary of defense in January 2001. He held the…
The World's Most Notorious Despots by Borgna Brunner The Me Millennium Infoplease's top ten despots of the last thousand years share a few common bonds. Each had a penchant for sadism.…
(Harry Longabaugh)outlawBorn: 1870Birthplace: Phoenixville, Pennsylvania Famous outlaw and friend of Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid joined with the “Wild Bunch”, a group of bank and train robbers…
