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… a way to counter the rescission of $5 billion of U.S. subsidies to exporters that the World Trade Organization had … to special interests. Not surprisingly, pundits immediately coined this measure the Corporate Pork Bill. Rather than … that president should exercise the veto wantonly, it is not coincidental that only one president who refused to exorcise …

… the benefit of the clear military or geographic objectives common to more conventional wars. This lack of knowledge … women and children, in concentration camps; over 20,000 died in less than two years of confinement, mostly from … a city designated by Al Qaeda-Iraq as the capital of its future Iraqi caliphate. With the exception of a handful of …

… but the game itself made no money. Men’s college basketball commenced with a similarly obscure contest.  In 1895 at … NCAA was founded. When at least 18 college football players died and as many as 168 were seriously injured during the … “but the need to win football games, and integration, as future generations would learn, could mean recruiting …

… differences? Opponents of Electoral College reform commonly respond that the federal government should not … reforms. So for years nothing was done. But in 1825, a future president, John Tyler, wrote a set of resolutions for … of standing even for lowly public offices and the apparent futility of political involvement owe much to the fact that …

… extent, salmon and crab taken from the water. It was no coincidence that when Atlantic fish disappeared from … ] An increasing proportion of these ships were fast diesel- and gasoline-powered vessels, which were much more … Even with the implementation of a rationalization plan, the future of crab fishing is uncertain. Rationalization plans …

… Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to History Talk produced by Origins, Current Events in … debate so that more informed decisions might be made in the future. Patrick Potyondy  So on today's History Talk , we … Middle East today? Dr. Jane Hathaway  When a historian studies the Middle East, he or she is entering what's often a …

… President Bush is presiding over what is fast becoming a foreign policy disaster. The war in Iraq is a quagmire. The Iraqi constitution faces an uncertain future. American policy appears to be based on sloganeering, … rarely make events. American voters should insist that future candidates address what George H. W. Bush infamously …

… “elected” president of Syria. The unrest resulted from a combination of socio-economic and political problems that … Alawites, furthermore, ignore Islamic sanitary practices, dietary restrictions, and religious rituals. The … Yet the Alawite community remained divided over the future of the community. Despite a deep sense of religious …

… to describe the legacy of loss. Although the Holocaust has come to be widely commemorated in the United States, and … the tale of her father's mysterious birth mother, who died tragically when he was very young. Levitt had not known … she sees these individuals for how they lived, not how they died. Suddenly, she catches herself. She remembers her …

… dying lay beneath the rubble and remains of their homes and communities, American televangelist Pat Robertson stated … Boukman's revolt quickly blossomed into the largest, bloodiest slave uprising in history. By the end of September, … conflicts, in 1802, the French captured Louverture who died in 1803 while in French custody. Naturally, the French …

… lucky. Their ability to afford their monthly payments was compromised first by the falling market, then by mortgages … rates in the months after October 1929, looking to offset future inflation. These higher rates hurt Depression-era … chartered the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). These corporations market the bundled mortgages as …

… crucial labor needs for the host society. As we look to the future of today’s migration wave to Europe, we need to … linguistic, and religious differences? No conclusive studies compare Eastern and Western European attitudes toward … East and West, a potent metaphor of captivity. It is not coincidental that the end of the Cold War began with the …

… be neglected by state and local health systems, or become—in World War I-era parlance—“public charges.” Alongside … I, Civil War veterans also had access to ten national Soldiers’ Homes and a variety of state-run institutions. Those … compensation payments—put forth estimates of massive future need. Approximately 640,000 of the 4.3 million men …

… thus passed into the language to refer to someone with no competence or apparent purpose. It turns out, however, that … qualified to direct foreign policy if the president dies and to continue the basic policies in the next election … Cheney maintains good health. Thus, he has handed the future of the presidential Republican party over to a …

… and dangerous, amplifying the sense of tension and competition across Europe and strengthening the sense of … and the United States) broke down. Disagreements over the future of Germany, the growing division of Europe, and … the Western alliance. Clinton pushed a new partnership embodied in the NATO-Russia Founding Act signed in May 1997, …

… you do not discuss religion, sex, or politics in polite company. Sex to one side, in America’s Religious Wars, … to agree on visions, solutions, and resolutions, for the future of national life. Through the three sections of her … vehemently against the forces of the New Atheism, a term coined in 2006 to label writers like Christopher Hitchens …

… and what it can tell us about  changing conceptions of the common good. In addition, host Patrick Potyondy interviews … get built with the idea of economic development in the future in mind, so the New Deal often was about trying to … big federal involvement in infrastructure would be subsidies for the railroads in the nineteenth century.   Dr. …

… Lyndon Johnson ordered a task force, the Gilpatric Committee (named after its chairman, former deputy defense … and comprehensive steps must be taken in the near future to discourage further acquisition of nuclear weapons … nuclear non-proliferation regime. And if it’s successful, future generations may not have to tackle this old problem. …

… Drexel Burnham Lambert, Michael Milken’s junk bond shop, to die a slow death from 1986 to 1990, the term “regulation” … landscape and lexicon. This trend has left ever more complex financial markets and multinationals to operate in … like Bear Stearns. To prevent such dangers again in the future we should reestablish the barrier between the …

… The State Department is probably very pleased with the outcome of last week’s hostage crisis in Algeria, although … who joined the remnants of the earlier group (some had died or been released earlier). Not until 1796 did the new … cash and naval stores to the Algerian government to prevent future captures. The United States was not alone in paying …