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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of United States Senators from New York   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Nathaniel Tallmadge Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge (1795-1864) was a United States Senator from New York and a Governor of the Wisconsin Territory.
The senator from each state with the longer tenure is known as the "senior senator," and his or her counterpart as the "junior senator"; this convention, however, does not have any special significance.
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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  List of United States Senators from South Dakota - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The following is a list of United States Senators from South Dakota.
(South Dakota was admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889.)
Lists of United States congressional delegations (lists of House members, lists of Senators)
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 United States - Dic.blogopt.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Forty-eight of the states are in the single region between Canada and Mexico; this group is referred to, with varying precision and formality, as the continental or contiguous United States, sometimes abbreviated CONUS, and as the Lower 48.
The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States.
It is bicameral, comprising the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The United States of America
In examining the constitutionality of a state law one is to assume that the state legislature has power to pass all acts whatever, unless they are prohibited by the Constitution of the United States or by the constitution of the state.
It also provides that the citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states; for the return of fugitives from justice and for the admission of new states.
Senator Hayne, of South Carolina, chose to regard this as a manifestation of the Eastern jealousy of the West.
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 United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
The Northern states were opposed to the expansion of slavery whereas the Southern states saw the opposition as an attack on their way of life, since their economy was dependent on slave labor.
Federal law overrides state law in the areas in which the federal government is empowered to act; but the powers of the federal government are subject to limits outlined in the Constitution.
However, although the United States is committed to the Western ideology to pursue human rights, the extent to which these rights are available in practice is debated: various forms of ethnic discrimination were not legally prohibited until the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
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 The Electoral College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Each State was allocated a number of Electors equal to the number of its U.S. Senators (always 2) plus the number of its U.S. Representative (which may change each decade according to the size of each State's population as determined in the decennial census).
Each State is allocated a number of Electors equal to the number of its U.S. Senators (always 2) plus the number of its U.S. Representatives (which may change each decade according to the size of each State's population as determined in the Census).
In the United States, for example, the House of Representatives was designed to represent the States according to the size of their population.
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 ELS - ERD - Law By Country - United States Substantive Law - Constitution of the United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice.
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.
The fourteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States was proposed to the legislatures of the several States by the Thirty-ninth Congress, on the 13th of June, 1866.
www.law.emory.edu /FEDERAL/usconst/amend.html   (2848 words)

  
 ipedia.com: United States Congress Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Each state has equal representation in the Senate because the states are each equal members of the federal union.
The Senate, meanwhile, has certain powers especially reserved for that body, including the authority to confirm presidential appointments of high officials (generally Cabinet-level officials and their immediate subordinates) and ambassadors of the federal government to other countries, as well as the exclusive authority to ratify all treaties by a two-thirds vote.
The United States territories are not members of the federal union.
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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.
www.senate.gov /pagelayout/senators/f_two_sections_with_teasers/states.htm   (188 words)

  
 U.S. Senate
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy (R-WI) began his rise to national prominence with a speech at Wheeling, West Virginia, in which he charged that Communists had infiltrated federal government agencies.
Written in 1787, ratified in 1788, and in operation since 1789, the United States Constitution remains a vital and living document.
The United States Senate is proud to commemorate this day with several articles on this Web site, including a feature on a painting depicting Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth composing the Connecticut Compromise, the decision which led to the creation of the Senate and House of Representatives.
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 CNN.com - Millionaires populate U.S. Senate - Jun. 13, 2003
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, left, and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton are among the 100 senators who filed financial disclosure forms.
The top three wealthiest senators are Democrats: John Kerry of Massachusetts, with a net worth of at least $164 million; Herb Kohl of Wisconsin, with a net worth of at least $111 million, and John "Jay" Rockefeller of West Virginia, with an estimated net worth of at least $82 million.
Senators and House members are paid an annual salary of $154,700.
www.cnn.com /2003/ALLPOLITICS/06/13/senators.finances   (794 words)

  
 Classes of United States Senators - dKosopedia
Current States with a Class I Senator: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Current States with a Class II Senator: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
Current States with a Class III Senator: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin.
www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/Classes_of_United_States_Senators   (577 words)

  
 Republican Senate » Senators   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Senator Elizabeth Dole, the inept head of the NRSC, is asking Republican Senators to pony up and raise money for the organization that is supposedly in existence to recruit and support Republican Senate candidates.  For the record, Elizabeth Dole has successfully played a role in recruiting exactly one top-tier Republican Senate Candidate, Maryland Lt. Gov.
Instead, it is a direct contradiction of the wisdom of those who wrote the Constitution with a vision of the United States government being dramatically different from the British House of Lords.
Senator Mudd is primarily responsible for Arlen Specter.
republicansenate.org /?cat=41   (1846 words)

  
 List of current United States Senators - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a complete list of current United States Senators arranged alphabetically by the state they represent, along with lists of party affiliation, and leadership.
Senate: President pro tempore (list), Majority and Minority leaders, Dem. Leader, Rep. Leader, Majority whip, Minority whip, Dem. Caucus (Chair, Secretary, Policy comm. chair), Rep. Conference (Chair, Secretary, Policy comm. chair), Dean
Act of Congress (list), Caucuses, Committees, Joint session, Delegations' partisan mix
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_United_States_Senators   (144 words)

  
 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)

  
 The Senate
Senators listed in italics were elected or reelected in 2004.
Roman senate - senate, Roman, governing council of the Roman republic.
Senators: The Facts - Oldest, youngest, first female, and other famous firsts by Ann-Marie Imbornoni The U.S. Senate is...
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 UNITED STATES: South Dakota's all-out abortion ban
Under the bill — which states that human “life begins at the time of conception” — a doctor would face a minimum sentence of five years in prison and a US$5000 fine for performing an abortion, unless it’s necessary to save the woman’s life.
South Dakota’s anti-choice governor, Republican Michael Rounds, has 15 days to sign the bill into law — and is likely to do so.
South Dakota is one of three states — along with Mississippi and North Dakota — that has just one abortion provider.
www.greenleft.org.au /back/2006/659/659p20.htm   (1025 words)

  
 United States House of Representatives, 110th Congress, 1st Session
United States House of Representatives, 110th Congress, 1st Session
Access the Laws of the United States »
Search Thomas by bill text or number, the Congressional Record, or the legislative archive.
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 The New York Times > Washington News > Election 2004 > Times on the Trail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, who was initially appointed to her Senate seat, became the first person born in Alaska elected to represent the state in the Senate, according to Senator George Allen of Virginia, who directed the Republican campaign effort.
Senate and House Republican leaders breathed a sigh of relief as the night progressed and it became clear they would get to keep their spacious offices.
The major news homepages are predictably leading with articles on the voter turnout along with empty maps of the United States waiting for their political paint.
www.nytimes.com /pages/politics/trail/index.html   (4024 words)

  
 List of United States Senators from South Dakota Information
List of United States Senators from South Dakota Summary
Lists of Congressional Delegations (with lists of Representatives, lists of Senators)
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 Contacting the Congress
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 The New Yorker: Fact   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
The house looks as stately and manicured as its neighbors, but, inside, the carpets on the front stairs are filthy.
Chalabi’s father was president of the senate and an adviser to the king.
Almost all the assets listed on the books, the official said, were worthless, except for an auxiliary office that was listed as a repository for valuable bank records.
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 U.S. Senate: Senators Home
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