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… 2, Section 2, couldn’t be clearer: “The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United … Military of the several States when called into the actual service of the United States.” Nowhere in this concise … to avoid a dangerous concentration of power in Congress. Passing resolutions giving the president permission to …

… settlement of Pennsylvania, Quakers, led by Francis Daniel Pastorius, made the first efforts to discourage slavery. … — failed to support antislavery reformers. Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” reached the … it difficult to break free from the constraints of their communities, for many churches, political parties and laws …

… the Soviet Union, the United States was not a preemptive combatant. It was Joseph Stalins Soviet Union that blockaded … chose a path not taken before, justified by neither past precedents nor Presidents. In the first flush of … victory in Afghanistan, the Administration over-reacted to cherry-picked intelligence and invaded Iraq, and this at a …

… Republicans use their majority in state legislatures to pass voter ID laws, redraw congressional districts, and pass … the majority could not do.   One can imagine Calhoun today coming to the defense of Sen. Mitch McConnell and the … did in his speeches and writings, Calhoun might employ examples from Poland and the Roman Republic to bolster his …

… employees that promised secure futures in return for loyal service. Recent cuts have stung thousands of Americans, who … his father, also an Edison employee, counseled him that the company would provide a secure life. Myers’ forced … in the 1970s, but it was not until the early 1990s that wholesale layoffs became standard practice and generated …

… “Socialism!” That’s the alarm many conservative commentators and legislators are sounding about the latest … stock in banks, and the nation never turned to socialism. Unless the government’s investment in banks comes with … government’s financial bailout plan outlined over the past few days, President Bush and Treasury Secretary Henry …

… As China completes its takeover of Hong Kong, it should be remembered … One of the main reasons that Chinese money is already pouring into Hong Kong is that Chinese companies wish to be … in Hong Kong can now use even more avenues than in the past to support dissident democratic movements in China. If …

… TV age, campaigning is expensive business. Today’s bribes come in the form of enormous but legal campaign … are no better. In the 2000 election, high-tech companies poured out $40 million in campaign contributions, mostly to … somewhere has gotten away with murder. Money for a free pass = government for sale. What ended the first government …

… claim being made lately about the ever-advancing Computer Age. After all, cyber-data is easier to store, … the future is always risky business, but looking at past changes in information storage and distribution may … University of Notre Dame and a writer for the History News Service. [The Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame, …

… scapegoat.” The occasion of the editorial was a speech this past August that Calley gave at a Kiwanis Club gathering in … who has been assigned blame for another’s actions. Calley committed murder at My Lai and ordered his men to do the … of the Vietnam war and a writer for the History News Service. His "War Stories: Swift Boaters, Winter Soldiers, …

… begins to fade, there’s a race among critics to find a compelling Rasputin or a group of gray eminences pulling the … out of the picture. Those in search of scapegoats in the past often looked to first ladies as the causes of their … Century (2009) and is a writer for the History News Service. …

… It therefore paved the way for legal recognition of gay and lesbian marriages there. The decision has already heightened … before all slaves in Massachusetts would be set free, the Commonwealth v. Jennison case of 1783 ensured that slaves … that only three northern state legislatures begrudgingly passed gradual abolition measures in the 1780s, itís safe to …

… takes the press and the opposition party a full term to become familiar with an administration’s use of executive … on any misstep. There are dangers in a second term and many past examples exist to prove it. The most notorious is the … the History News Service. His most recent book is "Money Pitcher: The Tragedy of Indian Assimilation." …

… investments broadly through risky buyouts of disparate companies. Often they stuffed their pockets with cash while … or misleading information. The legacy of regulation passed down to us from FDR’s New Deal will be difficult to … culture and politics, and is a writer for the History News Service. …

… War. While the easiest course of action would be to rely on past propaganda strategies, that approach has limitations, … World War I, President Woodrow Wilson established the Committee on Public Information, led by journalist George … Miami University, Ohio, and a writer for the History News Service. …

… Americans have hated political and economic bullies. "Free competition" has always been our rallying cry and the … Sherman Antitrust Act has been the law of the land since it passed 110 years ago this month. That "charter of freedom" … because it hurt consumers in terms of higher prices, poorer service, less innovation and restricted choice. In 1982 the …

… civil war. Another similarity may prove the most troublesome of all for President Bush. Citizen troops — … and their families, who believe that prolonged active service is unjustified, have voiced their discontent. The … attempted the same kind of program in Vietnam. It failed completely. The second measure calls for an Iraqi government …

… the anniversary of one of the world great human rights milestones occurs today. On March 1, 1780, the government of Pennsylvania became the first in the world to pass a law against slavery, affirming that no child born … until seven years later, are usually credited with this accomplishment, having banished slavery in their remaining …

… used this argument to weaken the campaign finance reforms passed after Watergate. One of the justices even coined the … rather, he wrote, “[t]he electors themselves are becoming the oligarchy.” Mill’s fear, like that of today’s … historian in Washington, D.C., writes for the History News Service. …

… timidity, is why fewer than 600 people — the number of passengers on one Airbus 380 — have orbited the earth since 1961. Space travel cannot become cheap until the age of rocketry is replaced by an age … orbiting hotels, bases on Mars, missions to asteroids, telescopes on the moon, and other building blocks of the human …

… has proclaimed 2004 the “Seussentennial,” a year-long commemoration of Geisel’s work. Geisel’s books have expanded … king named Yertle, reminds us of similar revolutions in the past that have toppled tyranny. “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” … in Grantham, Penna., and is a writer for the History News Service. …

… a U.S. audience on the British welfare state, was asked to comment on the American “welfare state.” Explaining that the … the United Kingdom, provided a variety of subsidized social services to all citizens, not just those whose lack of … liberals as a series of “transfer payments” motivated by compassion and a commitment to help get people back on their …

… for his gutsy appeals to black voters. Alluding to a proud past, he suggested that his party had embraced … to give black men full citizenship. For that much, Bush and company can claim a worthy lineage. But as early as 1876 — … Republicans' "party of Lincoln" moniker was all but meaningless. The GOP's leader, President Dwight Eisenhower, had …

… legacy with which Americans will sooner or later have to come to terms: today we live in a society of greater … published by the Economic Policy Institute, over the past two decades wage inequality has widened continually … in Washington, D.C., and a writer for the History News Service. He is currently writing a book on the PATCO strike. …