Weiner briefly addressed reporters and apologized "for the personal mistakes I have made and for the embarrassment I have caused" to his neighbors, to his constituents, and "particularly to my wife." ... Chuck Schumer of New York, who was also Weiner's political mentor, said that Tuesday was a sad day and that Weiner "was an effective and passionate advocate for the people he represented in Brooklyn and Queens" who "served his community, city, and country well for over two decades" (Bash). ... Steve Israel, D-New York, said that Weiner's decision to resign "is right for him and h...

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There are two presidents that are recognized in history as two of a kind, yet they served our great country 100 years apart. ... He was shot in the head sitting in Box 7 at Ford's Theater with his wife. His wife was not injured. ... He was also shot in the head sitting in a Ford vehicle, a Lincoln limousine, and the 7th car of the Dallas motorcade, beside his wife who was not injured. ...

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Aldridge gave no performance in Europe, which was not witnessed by one or more members of the royal family of the country he was in. ... His second wife was a Swedish baroness, by whom he had three children. ...

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JEFF SESSIONS Jeff Sessions was born in Hybart, Alabama, on December 24, 1946, the son of a country store owner. ... Even though Sessions gets the credit for the work he has done in the senate he openly admits that he could not have made it without support from his wife Mary Blackshear Sessions, their three children Mary Abigail, Ruth Walk, and Sam, and his Christian faith. ...

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While his wife worked in the hospitals, Hoover directed the building of barricades, and once risked his life rescuing Chinese children. ... By being opened minded we can discover new ways of accomplishing many things and how we can make our country better. ... As a political tradition liberalism has varied in different countries. ...

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To some folks, the presidential election may be just another political decision, but for most it is the biggest decision our country's voters can make. ... If he can't make a correct choice on his wife, can he make correct political choices? ... George Bush has had his shot at being president and hasn't shown our country much. ...

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Viewing themselves as guardians of the United States COnstitution was not a completely accurate view shared by the Jacksonian Democrats. Many Events during Jackson's presidency did not demonstrate dedication to the Consitution. A few of these events were The Corrupt Bargain, The Eaton Affair, and th...

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Late Friday night, Abe Lincoln and his wife went out for the night to see Our American Cousin at the Ford Theater. ... His assassination had a long-lasting impact upon the United States, and he was mourned throughout the country in both the North and South. ... On the Sunday after Lincoln's death, clergymen around the country praised Lincoln in their sermons. ...

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Holder Jr. should put the country at ease, as this man has accomplished much in his career and should prove to be competent and ready to embrace President Obama's call for change. ... After graduating Columbia Law in 1976, he immediately went to Washington D.C., where he still resides to this day with his wife (an obstetrician) and his three children. ...

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His wife improved his reading and writing skills because she was far smarter and more educated then him. ... He was inspired when his wife taught him about President Arithmetic. ... Johnson exclaimed that the Union would provide many minor countries, which would be ruled by miscellaneous forms of government. ...

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This was a small country school that went from grades one to eleven. ... During Jimmy's time at his first duty station in Norfolk, his wife gave birth to their first son, John William Carter. ... Being constantly out at sea, the military can put a strain on any relationships, but Rosalynn was an understanding wife and they made the best of their situation. ...

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In the midst of the worst recession God's own country had ever seen, here was a man who finally cared, and a man who wanted to do something about the problems that America had faced for some years now. Unlike the president before him, Herbert Hoover, who blamed foreign countries for America's hardship and who wanted to see the economy be left alone for it to rise again, Roosevelt wanted to deal with the crisis hands-on, and with each troubled issue separately. ... By reforestation and helping improve public facilities, the young men based in camps all over the country helped preserve...

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There are a lot of people currently in the public eye, people who have a great deal to do with our country and the way that it has been managed, but never has a woman became the President of the United States. ... After Bill Clinton retired after four terms it was announced that Hillary Clinton was the first wife to be elected to the U.S. ...

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Our United States Congress People Of the United States Congress, a handful were elected from Michigan to represent our views. Two of them are senators, Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin. Both of Michigan's members of United States Congress belong to the Democratic Party. The U.S. representative ...

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On the other hand it is detested and fought by our country's leaders and majority from the Catholic Church officials to the Bible belt of the nation. ... His wife Hillary Clinton went even farther by appealing to an audience by characterizing abortion as "wrong"(On Abortion: A Lincolnian Position 2) The problem seems that the party protects the right of abortion simply because of the support rather than moral or ethical reasoning. ...

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Chesnutt and Douglass were men who played important roles in the history of African-Americans and the history of our country. ... In fact, during the year 1899, he wrote Frederick Douglass, Chesnutt published Two works with Houghton Mifflin, Boston: The Conjure Woman and The Wife of His Youth and Other Stories. ...

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Jackson's hot temper got him in a number of feuds and duels, many of which were over remarks about his wife. ... There was no specific name of his domestic or foreign program, but in foreign affairs Jackson scored two diplomatic triumphs, one with Britain and one with France, that ended long-standing disputes with those countries. ...

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Many natives to New Orleans thought that he was an uncouth gentleman and that he was rough and tumble man from the country. ... Jackson also feared that the peoples slander of his wife is what killed her before she could become first lady. ... The question of the tariff was a major controversy in the United States around the years of his Presidency and his strong support for a unified nation over states rights would hold the country together in this national crisis. ...

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Adams accused Jackson of adultery because his wife had not been completely divorced from her previous husband before marrying Jackson (Sage 7). ... After leading his men to an unlikely victory in the war of 1812, he was seen as a determined patriot who proudly fought for his country (Sage 5). ...

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