House Democrats rebuff Obama on trade, delivering major defeat - The Washington Post
That effort culminated in his Capitol visit Friday but included a trip to Nationals Park Thursday night to watch portions of the congressional baseball game pitting Republicans against Democrats. (Reuters) The problem for Obama is that he must still get enough Democratic votes to entice a sufficient number of Republicans to vote for TAA, which they generally do not support
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How the Confederacy lives on in the flags of seven Southern states - The Washington Post
In the end, the legislature changed it to a new design: it consists of the first national flag of the Confederacy (the "Stars and Bars") with the addition of the Georgia seal. But he concludes that one interesting aspect of the Tennessee flag is plausible deniability: "it is reasonable to say a logo is only expressing Tennessee pride, even if deeper symbolic recognition does link it to Confederate imagery." Christopher Ingraham writes about politics, drug policy and all things data
International Campaign for Tibet
In late June, the State Department assured me the message had been transmitted, but now we see that China turned a callous blind eye to my pleas and those of many others
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House of Representatives unanimously passed the Steve Gleason Act, which is named for and inspired by former NFL star Steve Gleason, who was diagnosed with ALS in January 2011
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Here is a link to a video of the rally at Haymarket Square, courtesy of CAN TV: video Thank you to ILHS Vice President, Mike Matejka for taking wonderful photos of the rally. Thank you all of our sponsors, to every union local that placed an ad, purchased a table, or bought a ticket, to every individual who volunteered or attended the 2014 Union Hall of Honor--because of your support we had a tremendous evening! Read a transcript of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka's speech here
Constitution of the United States - Official
Through discussion and debate it became clear by mid-June that, rather than amend the existing Articles, the Convention would draft an entirely new frame of government. Because the delegations from only two states were at first present, the members adjourned from day to day until a quorum of seven states was obtained on May 25
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The Constitution of the United States: Amendments 11-27
If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the President elect shall have died, the Vice President elect shall become President. If a President shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the President elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice President elect shall act as President until a President shall have qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a President elect nor a Vice President elect shall have qualified, declaring who shall then act as President, or the manner in which one who is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until a President or Vice President shall have qualified
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