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  United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The United States may be regarded as an example of a constitutional republic or as a liberal democracy, with a government composed of and operating through a set of limited powers imposed by its design and enumerated in that design or Constitution of the United States of America.
The United States does not have an official language at federal level; nevertheless, English is the first and/or only language of the overwhelming majority of the population and serves as the de facto official language: English is the language used for legislation, regulations, executive orders, treaties, federal court rulings, and all other official pronouncements.
Spanish follows English as the second-most spoken language in the United States, primarily due to the influence of recent Latin American immigrants and the fact that almost a fifth of its continental territory was originally part of Mexico, and it is a primary spoken language in some areas of the Southwest.
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  United States Senate Encyclopedia Article @ Sullenly.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The senator from each state with the longer tenure is known as the "senior senator," and their counterpart is the "junior senator"; this convention, however, does not have any official significance.
The Senate meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Like the House of Representatives, the Senate meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. At one end of the Chamber of the Senate is a dais from which the Presiding Officer (the Vice President or the President pro Tempore) presides.
United States, although the Senate's advice and consent is required for the appointment of certain executive branch officials, it is not necessary for their removal.
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 United States - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
However, the structure of the United States was profoundly changed in 1788 when the states replaced the Articles of Confederation with the United States Constitution; often, sources use the date each of the original 13 states adopted the Constitution as the date on that state "entered the Union" (became part of the United States).
The United States also holds several other territories, districts and possessions, notably the federal district of the District of Columbia, which is the nation's capital, and several overseas insular areas, the most significant of which are Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands.
The United States does not have an official language at federal level; nevertheless, English is spoken by the vast majority of the population and serves as the de facto language: English is the language used for legislation, regulations, executive orders, treaties, federal court rulings, and all other official pronouncements.
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 U.S. Senate: Senators Home > State Information
Today there are 100 Senators, who, in performing their constitutionally appointed duties, bring to the Senate a part of their State's culture for all to share.
Reminders that we are a union of States surround us as we walk the halls of the Senate office buildings and the Capitol, seeing state flags, seals and cherished objects of art from the individual States proudly displayed.
Choose a State to see a listing of that State's former Senators as well as interesting facts about its relationship to the U.S. Senate, including individuals from that State who held leadership positions in the Senate, artifacts in the Senate's art collection related that State, and suggested readings about the State.
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Forty-eight contiguous states lie in central North America between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bound on land by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south; Alaska is in the northwest of the continent with Canada to its east, and Hawaii is in the mid-Pacific.
The United States is a federal constitutional republic; Washington, its capital, is coextensive with the District of Columbia (D.C.), the federal capital district.
Alaska (the largest state in area) is bound by Canada to its east, with the Pacific Ocean to its south, the Arctic Ocean to its north, and the Bering Strait to the west.
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 Arkansas state   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Arkansas has laws controlling the emission of contaminants into the air, requiring the licensing of operators of waste water treatment plants, setting standards for sewage and sewerage treatment, and requiring companies engaged in strip mining to reclaim stripped lands by filling and planting.
Farms in Arkansas range from tiny cultivated patches in the narrow valley bottoms and on the steep slopes of the Ozark-Ouachita uplands to prosperous commercial farms in the Arkansas River valley and large commercial farms in the Mississippi bottomlands.
Arkansas became the sixth-ranking cotton state, with an output in 1860 of 367,393 bales or 83,323 metric tons.
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 United States information - Search.com
In 1787 the United States Constitution was ratified by the Constitutional Convention to establish a federal union of sovereign states and a federal government to operate it.
Federal law overrides state law in the areas that the federal government is empowered to act, but the powers of the federal government are subject to limits outlined in the Constitution of the United States.
The federal government of the United States is comprised of a Legislative Branch (led by the Congress), an Executive Branch (led by the President), and a Judicial Branch (led by the Supreme Court).
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 Arkansas
Arkansas (pronounced or) is a Southern state in the United States.
Arkansas had the distinction in 1992 of being the only state in the entire country to give the majority of its vote to a single candidate in the presidential election—native son Bill Clinton— while every other state's electoral votes were won by pluralities of the vote between the three candidates.
Arkansas is also the only state among the states of the former Confederacy that sends two Democrats to the U.S. Senate and the overwhelming majority of registered voters in the state are Democrats.
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 United States Senate History Senators Historic Events in the Arkansas Encyclopedia Encyclopedia of Arkansas Arkansas ...
The Vice President of the United States also serves as President of the Senate and is empowered with the duty of presiding over all proceedings and breaking tie votes.
The agenda of the Senate is determined by the Majority floor leader (leader of the party with a majority of seats), who is assisted by a Majority whip (responsible for "whipping" party member in line).
Senators serve for terms of six years; the terms are staggered so that approximately one-third of the Senate is up for election every two years: each time there are elections in about 33 states for one of the two seats.
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 List of United States Senators from Arkansas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arkansas was admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836.
Its Senate seats were declared vacant in July 1861 owing to its secession from the Union.
Lists of United States congressional delegations (lists of House members, lists of Senators)
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 Top20UnitedStates.com - Your Top20 Guide to United States!
However, the structure of the nation was profoundly changed in 1788, when the states replaced the Articles of Confederation with the United States Constitution.
The date on which each of the original 13 states adopted the Constitution is typically regarded as the date that state "entered the Union" (became part of the United States).
The United States Armed forces are considered to be the most powerful military (of any sort) on Earth and their force projection capabilities are unrivaled by any other nation, or collaboration of nations.
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 United States Senate - dKosopedia
The United States Senate, often called the U.S. Senate or simply the Senate, is a deliberative legislative chamber of 100 senators, two from each state, elected in statewide elections for six-year terms by popular vote.
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each state, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote.
The following is a list of the Senators of the 109th United States Congress, sorted by state.
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 U.S. Senate: Senators Home
This list of Senators' suite and phone numbers in pdf format is updated every couple of weeks at the beginning of a new Congress.
This chart shows the relationships among Senate leaders and officers who manage the flow of legislative and administrative business in the Senate.
Perhaps he or she is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, or a Senator in your State Legislature.
www.senate.gov /general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?State=AZ   (150 words)

  
 Constitution of the United States
The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States.
The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them.
The judicial Power of the United States shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.
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 Berry (AR01) -- Grant -- Arkansas Delegation Secures Millions For State Transportation and Community Development ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
WASHINGTON – The Arkansas Congressional Delegation announced today that an annual spending bill containing millions of dollars for numerous Arkansas transportation and community development projects is expected to be finalized by Congress later today.
The bill was approved earlier today by the House, and Senate approval is expected by the end of the day.
to the state of Arkansas for bus and bus facilities for urban and rural transit agencies
www.house.gov /apps/list/hearing/ar01_berry/trans4.html   (455 words)

  
 SearchSystems.net - The Largest Arkansas Public Records Directory
Description: The properties listed on Foreclosure Free Search are a current and comprehensive inventory of foreclosures in the United States.
Description: Search the state of Arkansas database of state grants awarded within the last 12 months via interactive map or search by city, grantee, grant program or year awarded..
List is arranged by commodity, county, and producer.
www.searchsystems.net /list.php?nid=16&page=2   (1306 words)

  
 Arkansas — Infoplease.com
Arkansas is also a leader in the production of cotton, rice, and soybeans.
University of Arkansas - Arkansas, University of, mainly at Fayetteville; land-grant and state supported; coeducational;...
Arkansas, state, United States - Arkansas, state in the south-central United States.
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 Contacting the Congress
State Search: Select just your state to list your state's Congressional delegation.
City Search: Enter a city and state (without a ZIP code) to identify the members of Congress representing that city.
This information is gathered solely for the purpose of establishing who represents you in Congress and to allow you to contact them electronically.
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 List of current United States Senators - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Map showing Senators' party membership in the 109th Congress.
States in red are represented by two Republicans and in blue by two Democrats (except Vermont, which has a Democrat and an Independent).
Purple states are represented by one senator from each party.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_United_States_Senators   (194 words)

  
 Arkansas Governors and United States Senators by John L. Ferguson - Free eBook
This list of Arkansas governors and United States senators, with brief biographies of each person who has served in these offices, is intended to benefit students and others who have expressed interest in a published summary of such information.
We have omitted the dozens of ''acting governors,'' including some who served for substantial periods of time, as well as senators who held office only briefly.
Attended University of Kentucky; LL.B., University of Arkansas, 1910.
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 SearchSystems.net - The Largest Legislation Public Records Directory
Includes information on the House, Senate, Committees, Districts and directories of state officials.
A status report for the bill will be displayed, and a text version will be emailed to you.
Description: Browse these lists of Georgia state senators by name or district.
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 Alphabetical List of United States Senators 1999
This is the complete list of United States senators following the elections of November 1998.
It includes the appointment of Senator Lincoln Chafee to replace his father, John Chafee, who died in 1999.
Alphabetical List of Members of the United States Senate 1999
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 College Nicknames
This is the HTML format of the list of nicknames for colleges in the United States of America.
However, because they are outside the United States of America, I cannot accept them on this list.
State University of New York-College at New Paltz (New Paltz, New York)
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 United States Congress - Senators and Representatives share their Favorite Recipes
Potato Ala Bernice from former Senator and Governor Dirk Kempthorne
Potato Salad from former Senator and Governor Dirk Kempthorne
John D. Rockefeller IV Fancy Peanut Soup from Senator and Mrs.
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 United States News - Media Monitoring Service by EIN News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
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 portland imc - united states
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I compiled this list to counteract any feelings of futility, I think the list speaks for itself and these are only the big ones!
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 Hunting Information Systems--Arkansas State Report
Find out who represents you nationwide (Federal Congressman & Senators) here by simply typing in your zip code.
Find out who represents you (State House & Senate) here by simply typing in your zip code.
Please take a few moments to Do So Now -- Thanks!
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 Congressional Email Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
If your elected officials don't have email, send them snail mail DEMANDING that they get email NOW!
Pick your state below, or search for your favorite Congressperson:
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