Truman wanted to take a road trip to Philadelphia for a convention but he did not own a car because, as president, there was never a need for one. ... The idea of a road trip had to be alluring to a man like Truman; after all he loved roads and came from a background in road construction. "In 1922, Truman made road improvements the central theme of his first campaign for Jackson County judge. He won, and oversaw the most ambitious road-building program ever undertaken in the county" (Pg 49). " One thing you had to know about Truman was that he was very good at small talk and according to j...

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Another blow was delivered to Clay when he proposed that is was necessary to construct the Maysville Road in Clays home of Kentucky. It was believed that the federal government was and should be responsible for covering the costs of the road because it was needed to connect Kentucky to the rest of the eastern seaboard. But Jackson decided that if it would be constructed, Kentucky would be responsible for the payment and construction of the road, for it was not an integral part of America's growth and development. Jackson stated that the road wouldonly benefit Kentucky. ... He used his po...

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Born into a modest background in the Louisiana country, Long's ambition to work hard led him onto a long road of political endeavors. ... He reinforced his hold upon the middle and lower classes by expanding social services, building better roads, hospitals, schools, and by transferring the tax burden to the wealthy. ...

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There are many means of transport such as road transport, rail transport, maritime transport, air transport... ... There are many means of transport such as road transport, rail transport, maritime transport, air transport... ... Customers can avoid the City's traffic jams while enhance inland transport by road (through Saigon South Parkway directing to the Mekong Delta and connected to National Highway No.1A) and waterway through barges sailing from VICT to Inland Clearance Depots (ICD) in the North of the City and vice versa....

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He put roads that could link almost the whole country thus bringing down the cost of transportation but raising the opportunities of commerce throughout the affected regions. ... As seen, his early programs of rice, roads and school building resulted in tangible accomplishment in rural and agricultural development. ...

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"Never explain, never complain," Henry Ford II said after wrecking a car that was not a Ford, accompanied by a lovely woman who was not his wife. This mantra, not original with Ford and always handy, could be the motto of the Bush administration. It has veered from one policy to another, changed dir...

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The Other Civil War History describes the civil war as a bloody battle between Americans fought on the farmlands of American soil. However, there was another type of civil war that took place, that many people perhaps overlooked. A war between tenants and their tyrannical landlords whose greed c...

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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta announced the official end to the United States' mission in Iraq on December 15th - nine years after US forces stepped foot on the foreign ground. US troops initially staged a war to rid Iraq of the weapons of mass destruction that they were thought to possess, but...

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According to Peter Drucker, "A leader takes people where they want to go, and a great leader takes people where they do not necessarily want to be but ought to be." When people think of America, they think of great leaders, from presidents such as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, to the soldi...

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This basically creates a trust and allows businesses to put resources to the task of building roads, bridges, sewer systems, and other infrastructure. ... Our current infrastructure is crumbling in all places - schools, power plants, hospitals, roads, bridges, etc. ...

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Despite the fact the founding fathers advised contrary to the establishment of political factions as the Constitution withstood the ratification process, a rift amongst men in President George Washington's cabinet instituted the move toward the conception of political party. During the time period b...

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As Richard Overy notes in The Road To War, this growing division from Europe was not mere selfishness. ... Richard Overy says in his book The Road To War, "It is tempting to see Pearl Harbor as the crisis that Roosevelt was waiting for and did nothing to prevent". ...

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So he started by entering a four way Democratic primary for a judgeship, which was essentially a job supervising roads and buildings. ... During his time as a judge, he improved roads and reduced the inherited debt. ...

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From March 1, 1781 to June 21, 1788 the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with a government. Though there is much debate as to how effective it was. The Articles of Confederation did exactly what a loose confederation was designed to do. It was truly an "outline" of powers. Congre...

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A utopian government althought idealistic is utterly impossible. If there was to be one the following are what I would like. First I would address citizen involvment in the government and society around it. Second I would like to adress the leadership in this country. Third is the division of p...

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Nixon Library Report The Nixon Library is more than just a library bearing the late presidents" name. To me the library seemed more like a museum which houses audio and visual displays surrounding Richard Nixon's life. It is located in Yorba Linda and built in front of Richard Nixon's birthplace. T...

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Relocation Centers of Japanese-Americans (1942-1943) Throughout the spring and summer of 1942, the United States Government planned and carried out without serious incident, one of the largest controlled migrations in history. This was the migration of almost 110,000 men, women, and children of Japa...

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Ask any American to list some of the rights they have in this country, and they"ll start naming things like freedom of speech and freedom of religion. Where do all those freedoms come from? The United States Constitution and its Amendments, right? True, but first, there were the Articles of Conf...

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Transportation Revolution Railroads, canals, better roads, and steamboats all played a vital role in improving transportation. ... Emergence of a Continental Economy Transportation was becoming cheaper and cheaper due to the constructing of railroads, canals, improved roads, and steamboats. ...

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In addition to extending the length of time benefits can be collected, the new legislation also allows those who find temporary employment to keep their higher benefits if they find themselves unemployed later on down the road. ...

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The development of the Federalists and Republicans developed gradually in the mid-1790's. The Republicans first came together as a group of people against Alexander Hamilton's policies that focused on a strong central federal government, because they feared that a Federalist government would have t...

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As Governor of his home state (1847), Juárez sought to establish a balanced economy and carried out numerous public works: roads, the reconstruction of the Government Palace, the foundation of high schools; he commissioned a geographic chart and a map of the city of Oaxaca; he reorganized the National Guard and left the Treasury with a surplus. ...

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Just when you think you can get way from the terror in Philadelphia, it gets you and it gets your family while your each sleeping in your own little beds, dreaming of fairies and marshmallows, and the boy down the road. ...

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As the August 2nd deadline looms closer, the House hit another roadblock on the road to increase the federal debt limit. Representative Eric Cantor, the House majority leader, abandoned the negotiations after becoming overwhelmingly frustrated that the Democrats pushing for the increase believe a t...

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During the presidencies of Jefferson and Madison, there were many deviations. The two political parties each had their beliefs and favored them until new situations occurred, like the Louisiana Purchase and expansionism. Although the Jeffersonian Republicans practiced strict construction and the f...

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