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As Congress found in 1938, picketing and demonstrations directed to and in the immediate vicinity of an embassy could undermine the independence of the embassy personnel, a consequence that the United States attempts to prevent in foreign capitals by prohibiting it in the District of Columbia.
And, as Congress also recognized, there is a strong governmental interest in protecting against even the appearance that attempts are being made to influence diplomatic representatives or their government by picketing or demonstrations in the immediate vicinity of the mission premises.
Congress instead included in Section 1302 a statement of the sense of Congress that Section 22-1115 "may" be inconsistent with the reasonable exercise of the rights of speech and assembly and that the obligation to provide adequate security for foreign missions must be "balanced" against the exercise of those rights.
www.usdoj.gov /osg/briefs/1987/sg870453.txt   (9112 words)

  
 Nos. 98-684 and 98-706: Idaho v. United States and Hoagland v. United States - Opposition
United States, 207 U.S. 564 (1908) (the federal government, by setting aside an Indian reservation, also impliedly confirmed to the Indians a reservation of a portion of the waters of the adjoining stream in order to satisfy the Indians' needs); Arizona v.
United States, 426 U.S. This Court has long held that when the Federal Government withdraws its land from the public domain and reserves it for a federal purpose, the Government, by implication, reserves appurtenant water then unappropriated to the extent needed to accomplish the purpose of the reservation.
United States, 438 U.S. 645, 662 (1978) (States have authority over internal waters "except where the reserved rights or navigation servitude of the United States are invoked"); Cappaert v.
www.usdoj.gov /osg/briefs/1998/0responses/98-0684.98-0706.resp.opp.html   (4126 words)

  
 Wikipedia: March 4
1889 - Benjamin Harrison is inaugurated as the 23rd President of the United States.
1913 - The United States Department of Commerce and United States Department of Labor are established by splitting the duties of the 10-year-old Dept. of Commerce and Labor.
1999 - In a military court, Captain Richard Ashby of the United States Marines is acquitted of the charge of reckless flying which resulted in the deaths of 20 skiers in the Italian Alps when his low-flying jet hit a gondola cable.
www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/m/ma/march_4.html   (1205 words)

  
 Sanders - Saunders in the United States Congress
Jared was elected to the Louisiana State House of Representatives as a Democrat and served from 1928 to 1932.
In 1821, Romulus was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and served until 1827.
Alvin was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate from Nebraska and served from 1877 to 1883.
www.geocities.com /~rewoodham/sandcong.html   (2875 words)

  
 Congressional Publications: Congressional Information on the Library of Congress Web Site - General (Virtual Programs ...
United States of America, Begun and held at the City of New-York.
Full-text of bills and resolutions are available for selected sessions of Congress, beginning with the 6th Congress (1799-1800) in the House of Representatives, the 16th Congress (1819-20) in the Senate, and the 18th Congress (1824-25) for Senate Joint Resolutions.
Roll call votes for the House of Representatives from 101st Congress, 2nd session, (1990) to the present and the Senate from the 101st Congress, 1st Session, (1989) to the present.
www.loc.gov /rr/program/bib/congress/congress-general.html   (954 words)

  
 United States v. McGowan, 302 U.S. 535, 58 S.Ct. 286, 82 L.Ed. 410 (1938)
The purpose of Congress in creating this colony was to provide lands for needy Indians scattered over the State of Nevada, and to equip and supervise these Indians in establishing a permanent settlement.
and it is immaterial whether Congress designates a settle*539 ment as a 'reservation' or 'colony.' In the case of United States v.
'Congress possesses the broad power of legislating for the protection of the Indians wherever they may be within the territory of the United States.' United States v.
www.utulsa.edu /law/classes/rice/USSCT_Cases/US_v_McGowan_302_535.htm   (1222 words)

  
 Administrative Notes Technical Supplement: November 30, 1998
Congress, 2d Session, Unveiling of statues of Pulaski and Kosciuszko in D.C. Was not printed.
Congress, 2d Session, Foreign Relations of United States, Conferences at Cairo and Tehran, 1943.
Congress, 2d Session, Decisions of Commissioner of Patents and U.S. Courts in Patent and Trademark Cases, 1970.
www.access.gpo.gov /su_docs/fdlp/pubs/techsup/ts113098.html   (2211 words)

  
 Presidential Papers
The addresses and messages of the presidents of the United States, inaugural, annual, and special, from 1789 to 1854; with a memoir of each of the presidents, and a history of their administrations: also the Constitution of the United States, and a selection of important documents and statistical information.
Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress at the commencement of the...
Congress, with reports of the heads of Departments and selections from accompanying documents.
www.lib.berkeley.edu /doemoff/govinfo/federal/gov_presgde.html   (1628 words)

  
 House Democratic Caucus Records (Library of Congress)
Committee on Party Effectiveness Subjects: United States--Politics and government--20th century Administrative Information Provenance: The records of the House Democratic Caucus were given to the Library of Congress by the caucus in 1964 and 2001.
The Congresses series documents the 64th through 106th Congresses, spanning the period 1913-1999, though there are gaps and fewer records at the beginning and end of the span.
The meetings of the earlier caucuses through the 92d Congress are typically represented by only a journal, a short outline of the proceedings that reported speeches and debates with little detail.
www.loc.gov /rr/mss/text/housedem.html   (665 words)

  
 United States Congressional Roll Call Voting Records
The units of analysis in each part are the individual members of Congress.
Materials for the House from the 1st through the 75th Congresses and for the Senate from the 1st through the 73rd Congresses were keypunched from the Congressional Vote Analysis Collection originally prepared by Clifford Lord under Works Progress Administration auspices.
Data for the House from the 76th through the 78th Congresses, and for both chambers of the 79th Congress through the 101st Congresses, were prepared by ICPSR staff utilizing the DAILY CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.
webapp.icpsr.umich.edu /cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/00004.xml   (1414 words)

  
 Libraries of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Ask Bill - The Best Internet Law Library
Handbook for attorneys appointed by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois to represent prisoners in litigation filed pro se.
United States Statutes at Large, commonly referred to as Statutes at Large, is the official source for the laws and resolutions passed by Congress.
You may also use Cornell's United States Code version, which is generated from the most recent official version of the House of Representatives.
www.lb7.uscourts.gov /reflinks.htm   (8562 words)

  
 Gulf Coast E-news
A reimbursement request from the Texas Department of Transportation was referred to the county attorney by Radack.
Visiting State District Court Judge Paul Ferguson dismissed the final two lawsuits filed by former county treasurer Gerald Burks against the commissioners court and County Auditor Phil Lohec on Tuesday.
State work on FM 518 will be complete by this time and there should no longer be delays on that route.
www.guidrynews.com /03GCEN/09203April2.html   (2789 words)

  
 General References: National Guard Bibliography
Message of the President of the United States and the Correspondence, therewith Communicated Between the Secretary of War and the Other Officers of the Government Upon the subject of the Mexican War.
Adapted to the Use of the Militia of the United States.
A Compendium of Military Duty, Adapted for the Militia of the United States...
www.army.mil /cmh-pg/ARNG/NG-GEN.htm   (3153 words)

  
 Ira Clarence Eaker, General, United States Air Force
He had retired from the United States Air Force as a Lieutenant General in 1947 and until late 1970s was a business executive and syndicated newspaper columnist.
Though he retired June 15, 1947, a month before the United States air Force officially became separate branch of military service, he helped plan that change and was credited by colleagues with being instrumental in achieving it.
On Oct. 10, 1978, the president of the United States, authorized by act of Congress, awarded in the name of the congress, a special Congressional Gold Medal to General Eaker, for contributing immeasurably to the development of aviation and to the security of his country.
www.arlingtoncemetery.net /iraeaker.htm   (1527 words)

  
 U.S. Treasury - Important Events in Treasury History in August   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
W. Michael Blumenthal ended his term as the 64th Secretary.
United States Customs Service was charged with enforcing sections of the Fur Products Labeling Act.
United States Customs Service was charged with enforcing the first federal pornography law.
www.ustreas.gov /education/history/events/08-aug.html   (671 words)

  
 Camp Doha
Then the units deploy to join the equipment for defense of critical assets in Kuwait against theater ballistic missile threats using the PATRIOT missile systems.
Among the first US Army units deployed to Camp Doha after Desert Storm were the 3rd Armored Division, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and the 8th Infantry Division.
In November 1991, the Combat Equipment Group was redesignated as the United States Army-Kuwait, and the first commercial company, DynCorp International, was contracted to maintain the equipment set at Camp Doha.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/camp-doha.htm   (3781 words)

  
 Paris, Congress of
In the Treaty of Paris (Mar. 30, 1856), Russia agreed to the neutralization of the Black Sea, which was to be closed to war vessels and opened to the merchant marines of all nations.
The Ottoman Empire became a member of the European concert, and its integrity was guaranteed; the sultan in turn promised to improve the status of his Christian subjects.
Several principles of international law were adopted by the congress in the Declaration of Paris.
www.infoplease.com /ce6/history/A0837645.html   (318 words)

  
 Cornette Library: Government Information: United States Congressional Serial Set
Reports are submitted to the Congress by the Congressional committees which have studied the proposed legislation.
This collection, printed retrospectively under a contract between Congress and a private publisher, is considered part of the overall Serial Set and includes Congressional publications of the 1st - 14th Congresses (1789-1816).
Coverage is from the 23rd (1833) to the 64th (1917) Congresses.
www.wtamu.edu /library/govt/serialset.shtml   (796 words)

  
 Serial Set Links: U.S. Congressional Documents
The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850
Report on the lands of the arid region of the United States, with a more detailed account of the lands of Utah.
Map of the routes examined and surveyed for the Winchester and Potomac Rail Road, State of Virginia, under the direction of Capt. J.
memory.loc.gov /ammem/amlaw/lwsslink.html   (1828 words)

  
 CRL - Government Publications - U.S.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Center holds hard copy (incomplete) of the congressional bills and resolutions from the 76th through the 84th Congress, arranged on the shelf by congress, session and bill/resolution number.
Cumulative index of Congressional committee hearings from Seventy-fourth Congress (January 3, 1935) through Eighty-fifth Congress (January 3, 1959) in the United States Senate Library.
The materials consist of inventories of state, county, municipal and church archives, church directories, newspaper indexes, ship registers, and indexes to personal archives.
wwwcrl.uchicago.edu /content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=19   (691 words)

  
 March 4   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
1789 - In New York City, the first U.S. Congress meets and declares the new Constitution of the United States is in effect.
The expiration of James K. Polk's term occurred at 12pm, but Zachary Taylor was not sworn in until the next day.
Although rejected by constitutional experts, some believe that David Rice Atchison, the President pro tempore of the United States Senate at the time, was the "acting president".
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/M/March-4.htm   (1124 words)

  
 U.S. Serial Set Home Page: U.S. Congressional Documents
The United States Congressional Serial Set, commonly referred to as the Serial Set, began publication with the 15th Congress, 1st Session (1817).
Documents before 1817 may be found in the American State Papers.
The serial number is a unique number applied to each book in the series of congressional publications running consecutively from the 15th Congress.
memory.loc.gov /ammem/amlaw/lwss.html   (270 words)

  
 Dyess AFB - United States Nuclear Forces
Dyess AFB has nearly 200 facilities on base, plus 988 units of family housing, and encompasses 6,117 acres of land.
World War II saw the blossoming of "tent camps" throughout the United States and Abilene was no exception.
Becoming operational in 1962, the 578th and its 12 missiles were all placed on alert status during the Cuban missile crisis.
www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/facility/dyess.htm   (1041 words)

  
 U.S. Senate: Art & History Home > Origins & Development > Party Division
The actual number of senators representing a particular party often changes during a congress, due to the death or resignation of a senator, or as a consequence of a member changing parties.
Note: As the 106th Congress began, the division was 55 Republican seats and 45 Democratic seats, but this changed to 54-45 on July 13, 1999 when Senator Bob Smith of New Hampshire switched from the Republican party to Independent status.
The United States Senate: An Institutional Bibliography includes more than six hundred citations to books, articles and government documents printed since 1789.
www.senate.gov /pagelayout/history/one_item_and_teasers/partydiv.htm   (664 words)

  
 World War I, Wilson on the Sussex Case   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
United States, 64th Cong., 1st Sess., House Document 1034.
President Wilson's remarks before Congress concerning the German attack on the unarmed Channel steamer Sussex on March 24, 1916.
This decision I have arrived at with the keenest regret; the possibility of the action contemplated I am sure all thoughtful Americans will look forward to with unaffected reluctance.
www.lib.byu.edu /~rdh/wwi/1916/sussex.html   (173 words)

  
 John McAllister Schofield, Lieutenant General, United States Army
He was retired for age on his 64th birthday and died in Saint Augustine, Florida, on March 4, 1906.
His brother, Charles Brewster Schofield, Captain, United States Army, once served as his Aide-de-Camp, and is also buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
His son-in-law, Avery Delano Andrews, Brigadier General, United States Army, and his wife Mary Campbell Schofield Andrews are also buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
www.arlingtoncemetery.net /johnmcal.htm   (257 words)

  
 Federal Government Legislative Information - UofM Law School
Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States
-- The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States; With an Appendix Containing Important State Papers and Public Documents, and All the Laws of a Public Nature; With a Copious Index.
THE DEBATES AND PROCEEDINGS IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES; with and appendix containing important state papers, and all the laws of a public nature with a copius index.
www.law.umn.edu /library/tools/eresources/gdocs/fedgovleginfo.html   (1329 words)

  
 Hobby Shop List
This is a list of hobby shops in the United States which are known to carry model railroad equipment.
The list is in sorted order by Zip Code, so that shops which are near each other on the planet will tend to be near each other in the list, even though they may be in different cities.
Additionally, there are pointers at the beginning of the list to each state.
users.rcn.com /weyand/tractronics/hobby_shops/hbyshop.htm   (16281 words)

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