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… of the military later found expression in the Posse Comitatus law of 1878, still in force. Archaic as the title … we are to block this new threat to our republic. The Posse Comitatus law was carefully observed for nearly 80 years, … the local constable. Sometimes the sheriff needed a posse comitatus, or just posse, as they say in Western movies. …

… Agency (WADA) Dick Pound presented “The Independent Commission Report #1” to the press corps. The 323-page … country’s anti-doping establishment. WADA’s “Independent Commission Report #1” team (Richard Pound, Richard McLaren, … the 1904 and 1908 Olympic marathons respectively. While officials knew that both of them ingested strychnine along …

… that also brought his exploits to the attention of Navy officials and Congress. A bill was soon passed that provided … the state of Confederate fortifications there. Union Naval commanders acted quickly and successfully on this … the city. Impressed with his skill as a pilot, Union commanders eventually promoted Smalls to captain and gave …

… wanted to emulate. Now that they had been freed from communist oppression, many supposed, it would not be long … many Russians did hope that Russia would magically become like the United States, the euphoric American … disregard of democratic processes, particularly when U.S. officials encouraged President Boris Yeltsin’s violent …

… giant leap forward for their cause. Both activists and news commentators have compared this ruling to Brown v. Board of Education in its … which gives gay couples who wish to have their relationship officially recognized the same legal rights as married …

… the Roman approach: overwhelming military force.Ý It is now official U.S. policy "to dissuade potential adversaries from … the Romans had paved for their own armies to travel. If war comes, Iraq will be using the computers and cell phones and radar it got from the United …

… motives and the messianic revolutionary ideals of Russian communism. 2 Originating in Czarist Russia, traditional … the Soviet Union's security. On the other hand, messianic communist ideals, which date back to Bolshevik upheaval of … was important to Khrushchev was to maintain the spread of communism. Khrushchev's calls for peaceful coexistence were …

… exchanges and cooperation between their armed forces. A competition in armaments between China and the United States … As a first step, the United States must invite Chinese officials to attend a conference to discuss the open skies …

… Justinian is the figure in the center. The mosaics were completed in 547 CE. Because there have been multiple … the plague’s social and economic impact on the infected community. Our best historical source is Procopius of Caesarea (in modern Israel), a high official in the Roman government, who lived in …

… it mildly. Socialism, at least in the United States, has become a byword among Republicans for fiscally irresponsible … and a dramatic slashing of public expenditures to compete effectively in today's globalized economy. Ever … have all the advantages: ministerial experience, the requisite socialist credentials, and a successful term as …

… one requiring an almost obsessive attention to detail, a commitment to exacting measurements, and above all a patient … to measure accurately a degree of latitude at the equator. Comparing it with another measurement of latitude made in … differences in the name of science, government and military officials were well aware that the shape of the earth was of …

… Korean peninsula. Nixon learned this first hand when he visited South Korea in 1953 as vice president. An … that I may start some action is a constant check on the Communists,” Rhee told Nixon. Nixon thought so highly of … Nixon aide Leonard Garment gave a similar message to Soviet officials in Moscow, telling them Nixon could be “a …

… corruption scandals, doping controversies and rampant commercialism have done so little to dent the popularity of … Olympic teams. Even before the First World War, sport had become, as one French official put it, "a matter of state." Politicians and the …

… ancient Mesopotamian history. The bearded warrior kings and completely shaven priestly classes established a clear … problem in the Middle Ages, as Roman Catholic Church officials attempted to regulate facial hair.  Crusading … Ages evolved into the Renaissance , the history of beards becomes far more tangled.  Influential figures like Henry VIII …

… wake of a mass shooting such as the one in Parkland, FL, commentators, pundits, and politicians all gather around to … the 19 th century. As county institutions grew crowded, officials transferred as many patients as they could over to … away in an institution. Her father reportedly never visited her again. A graph showing the decrease in inpatients …

… both countries appear to break from the autocratic past and complicate our understanding of their political future. In … . With a stated turnout of 99.3%, the measure passed with, officially, 99.6% of voters in favor. Karimov’s first term … when it was set to assume the position. In reality, the opposite occurred. By the time Kazakhstan assumed the …

… Carter. By giving him this honor at this time, the Nobel Committee seized the opportunity to express its concern over … initiated toward Iraq. Both the timing and the citation accompanying the prize hinted at more than Carter's undisputed … unfortunate association with the corrupt bank of Credit and Commerce International in the late 1980s has been long left …

… associate editor Patrick Potyondy. Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to Writers Talk History, a partnership between the … medical practitioners, mainly doctors, and governmental officials or the state apparatus. And depending on the … State University. And I encourage you to go look at that website to find out many great articles about history, …

… Nicholas Breyfogle:   Hello, and welcome to Early Encounters with Penguins brought to you by the … in Teaching, and I'll be your host and moderator today. Welcome to everyone and thank you for joining us.  Now, let me … where such encounters happened were a group of nesting sites, quickly named by the sailors, the Penguin Islands. …

… The perfect companion to nearly any summer activity is a good book. And, … ultimately turning public suspicions on the town’s Jewish community. Despite the presence of other suspects (including … was the disaster more devastating and longer-lasting than officials acknowledged (and not limited to the Chernobyl …

… Bush claimed that “state law reigns supreme when it comes to Indians, whether it be gambling or any other … talks are now underway between federal, state and tribal officials to resolve the claims with as little pain and … Indigenous Communities …