For one session he held his senatorial seat before resigning to go home and serve sex years as a judge on the Tennessee Supreme Court. ... OFFICE HELD OTHER THAN PRES: Jackson was elected the new state's first congressman in 1796. The following year the Tennessee legislature elected him a U.S. senator, but he held his senatorial seat for only one session before resigning. After his resignation Jackson came home and served for six years as a judge on the Tennessee Supreme Court. ... Many of the U.S. presidents including Andrew Jackson held a seat in the senate before they became pres...

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Raich, 545 U.S. 1 (U.S. 2005), the United States Supreme Court held that the federal government has the constitutional authority to prohibit marijuana for all purposes. ... The federal agents seized and destroyed the cannabis plants cultivated for home consumption. The Court held that the regulation of marijuana under the CSA was within Congress' commerce power because production of marijuana meant for home consumption had a substantial effect on supply and demand in the national market. ...

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Court hearings were held in September 2005 on whether he could have expanded privileges to leave the hospital. ... On December 30, 2005, a federal judge ruled that Hinckley would be allowed visits, supervised by his parents, to their home in Williamsburg, Virginia. ... [clarification needed] On June 17, 2009, a federal judge ruled that Hinckley would be given the ability to visit his mother for a dozen visits of 10 days at a time, rather than six, spend more time outside of the hospital, and have a driver's license.[17] The court also ordered that Hinckley be required to carry a GPS-ena...

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Because of these views, for many centuries women were left in the home, left with no options but to cook, clean and take care her family. ... In 1848, the first women's rights meeting was held in New York. ...

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When the United States entered the War on April 6, 1917, President Wilson called Hoover home and later appionted him United States Food Administrator. ... In September 1919, Hoover had returned home and some of his friends had launched a campain to give him a nomination for President. ... He held this position through 2 presidentual terms, Harding and Coolidge. ...

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He felt it was time to go back home after that, so he left Dakota, and for the next 12 years he held various government positions. ... Roosevelt had one the battle, and when he returned home the entire nation thought of him as a hero. ...

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Abraham Lincoln held many professions, including shopkeeping and blacksmithing before he decided to study law and pursue a political career. ... Shortly after the assassination of President Lincoln, the Lincoln family moved to a home at 3014 N. ... The family of President Kennedy moved to a home at 3017 N. ...

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At home, the war was so unpopular that it caused civil unrest and antiwar demonstrations. ... Therefore, in late 1969 Nixon decided that the only way to appease Americans at home, while preserving nation's honor was to slowly withdraw American forces, reassuring South Vietnam that air power would be enough to cover the extraction; increase bombing the North to force them into negotiating. ... On June 20, the Nixon returned to Washington and held series of meeting regarding the burglary. ...

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Lee Harvey Oswald is the man that is held responsible for the 1963 John F. ... His response to this request was to slit his wrists to be checked into a psychiatric ward so he could stay in Russia, they caught on to this trick Oswald was trying to pull off and sent him home to the United States. When Oswald returned home he began talking to the communist party of the United States of America and the socialist workers party. ...

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Fred Korematsu refused to obey the wartime order to leave his home and report to a relocation camp for Japanese Americans. ... Justice Black held that "Hardships are part of war.Compulsory exclusion of large groups of citizens from their homes, except under circumstances of direst emergency and peril, is inconsistent with our basic governmental institutions. ... United States, held that the attached curfew was also constitutional13. ...

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That held them together, that special knowledge and appreciation. ... And for everyone else, including the old, Reagan's memory is held high and he is deeply respected and considered one of the greats because by defeating the Soviets and reigniting the American economy he reminded us of something that we needed to be reminded of. ... One example Noonan uses in her book, "The men and women on the USS Ronald Reagan, our newest aircraft carrier, which will be home ported in San Diego, in Reagan's Golden State, are only 19 and 20 years old. ...

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During national crises and war, the power of the presidency has increased to include approval of military tactics, control of the economy, and authority to limit the civil rights of Americans at home. ... When Kennedy was president, the Democrats, held a big majority in the House and the Senate. ...

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King Andrew I? The United States of America was founded on the basis that every man had certain unalienable rights, and no man should be able to change or take those away. The American people struggled to win freedom from the oppression of a domineering King, and fought a war because of what th...

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After serving his terms, he retired to his home in Mount Vernon, NJ where he lived out the rest of his days in peace. ... Afterwards, he formed a foundation dedicated to the study of terrorism, a very serious problem in his home country. ... Netanyahu also held various political positions before being elected Prime Minister of Israel. ...

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His dad Jacob Johnson, and his mom, Mary Johnson, both worked hard to maintain the home by working for Casso's Inn, which was a popular inn and stable. ... The resident of the home threatened to call the cops, so Johnson left the town and deserted his apprentice job at the tailor shop. ... He held the position until 1864. ...

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A cease-fire was brought about on January 28, 1973, which sent all of the US troops home, and Nixon was able to release about 600 US prisoners. ... One that held a spot in history was a demonstration at Ohio's Kent State University where national guard troops killed four students. ... So Nixon froze wages and prices, cut federal spending, and announced that the United States would not convert foreign-held dollars to gold. ...

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He set into motion deregulation of the banking industry which caused major problems because federally chartered savings and loans that had earlier been required to place their loans in home mortgages, (a safe investment) could now invest their money more freely in riskier ventures. ... In 1964, the Court held in Wesberry v. ... Hibbs, the Court held that a state worker could sue the state for money damages for its failure to obey the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1933. ...

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Once he left home he was a simple shopkeeper and manual laborer cutting wood until his first political position in 1834 after losing in his 1832 campaign when he was elected to the House of Representative for Illinois as a member of the whig party. ... The senate campaign was held with seven different debates in different cities. ... This was one of the most important and famous speeches in American history, Lincoln stated "And by virtue of the power, and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States, and parts of States, ...

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Anthony held her ground in her belief that no national problem was great enough to endanger the abandonment of the fight for the rights of more than 50% of the population. ... An impressive memorial was held in her honor on Christmas Day in Washington. In Statuary Hall under the dome of the Capitol, filled with statues of outstanding figures in the struggle for political and religious liberty in this country, the first memorial service ever held in the Capitol to honor a woman, was held for this gallant young leader. ... I am living at the Old Soldier's Home and ain't got much mone...

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Wheaton Collage in Wheaton, Illinois, is home of the Billy Graham Center which is dedicated to the advancement of world evangelism. ... When Ladies Home Journal conducted a survey in 1978 in the category "achievements in religion," Graham was second; the winner was God. ... It is reasonable to say, though, that no American has been held in higher esteem around the world than Graham on a consistent basis for the past four decades, and almost certainly no American's name is as well known. ...

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Reigning pork-barrel king, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairmen Ted Stevens, insisted that "the needs of his home state {Alaska} are immense and he is proud to have steered millions to the far Northwest" (Anderson 33-4). ... When John gets home and gains knowledge that his hard earned tax dollars helped fund the $600,000 Tristate Joint Peanut Project in Alabama (or the equivalent of 9,400 anthrax vaccinations for US troops), how will he react? ... For a democracy held by a foundation of policies for the people by the people, public indifference is a dilemma that can not be tolerated. ...

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After his fathers defeat to Thomas Jefferson he returned home. ... He had held high diplomatic positions and displayed both aptitude and ability. ... When Clay accepted the position of secretary of state in Adams' cabinet, Jackson said of Clay that "the Judas of the West has closed the contract and will receive the thirty pieces of silver", and in Clays home state he charged that "the people had been cheated." ...

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With its anti-war/American attitude throughout the preparations for and eventual war in Iraq, the French came out as the good natured child who stuck up for the innocent child who was being held up for his lunch money by the big American bully. ... Where the developed is connected, stable, and relatively peaceful the under-developed is separated, chaotic, and home to both war and terrorism. ...

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Theodore Roosevelt History, to me, is all of the events that make a person, or a society, who they are. There is an infinite amount that can be learned from other people's mistakes, victories, and defeats. History affects every person. Much can be taken from the decisions of great leaders. Fr...

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Andrew Johnson In the year 1808, Andrew Johnson was born, from childhood to presidency. I outlined key points, which include: His Childhood, which briefly describes how his family was like, how he grew up and how he accomplished his goals. His presidency outlines, how he accomplished his vic...

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