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  Britain.tv Wikipedia - United States Senate
The Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate and serves as its presiding officer, but is not a Senator and does not vote except to break ties.
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: 2007-09-05)
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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 United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
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   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
The United States was founded under a tradition of government based on the consent of the governed under the representative democracy model.
During the Cold War, the United States was a major player in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and was considered one of Two superpowers along with the Soviet Union; with the collapse of the Soviet Union, the nation emerged as the world's leading economic and military power.
The United States is a great center of higher education, boasting more than 4,000 universities, colleges and other institutions of higher learning, the top tier of which may be considered to be among the Most prestigious and advanced in the world.
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 United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
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.
The United States Constitution is the supreme legal document in the American system, and serves as a social contract between the people of the United States and their government.
The economic history of the United States is a story of economic growth that began with marginally successful colonial economies and progressed to the largest industrial economy in the world in the 20th and early 21st century.
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 SingaporeMoms - Parenting Encyclopedia - United States Senate
Senators are elected by their state as a whole; if both Senate seats are contested in one election year, the elections will be separate and all voters in the state will cast votes for one candidate in each of the two races.
The list is fairly extensive and includes heads of the federal executive departments and federal agencies, ambassadors, consuls, judges, United States Attorneys (including the Solicitor General), marshals, and commissioned officers in the Regular Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force.
The senator from each state with the longer tenure is known as the "senior senator" and carries some additional responsibilities to their state's constituents; however, this does not necessarily indicate a hierarchy in which the senior senator has direct authority over the junior senator.
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 ipedia.com: United States Congress Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
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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 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.
Named after the ancient Roman Senate, the U.S. Senate is the upper house of the Congress, smaller than the U.S. House of Representatives, which has 435 members.
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.
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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.
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 USS Sam Houston (SSBN 609)
In the latter year, he was elected state governor and served as head of the Tennessee government until 1829 when he relinquished office and became a trader in Indian Territory (Oklahoma).
When Texas was annexed to the United States, Houston was elected as one of the state’s United States senators, and he served in the Senate until 1859, when displeasure over his loyalty to the Union prompted the Texas Legislature to replace him.
On 10 August 1966, she returned to the United States for the first time since her deployment in 1962 and commenced a major overhaul at the Naval Shipyard at Portsmouth, N.H. On 30 October 1967, she got underway for sea trials, and, a month later, her blue crew began shakedown training.
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 UNITED STATES : Encyclopedia Entry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
While the per capita income of the United States is among the highest in the world, the wealth is comparatively concentrated, with approximately 40% of the population earning less than an average resident of western Europe and the top 20% earning substantially more.
The United States is an influential country in scientific and technological research and the production of innovative technological products.
Several major seaports are in the United States; the three busiest are California's Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach, and the Port of New York and New Jersey, all among the world's busiest.
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 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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 United States - Knowmore
--> The United States has land borders with Canada and Mexico, and territorial water boundaries with Canada, Russia and the Bahamas.
A county by county map of plurality ethnic groups reveals that the areas with the largest "American" ancestry populations were mostly settled by English, Scottish, Irish and Welsh, suggesting that the percentages listed for those groups should consequently be larger.
Template:Anb America may refer to the nation of the United States or to the Americas — North, Central and South America.
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 109th United States Senate (by state) - dKosopedia
The following is a list of the Senators of the 109th United States Congress, sorted by state.
Each Senator's "Class" is also noted; Class 1 is up for re-election in November 2006 (and every six years thereafter), Class 2 is up for re-election in November 2008, and Class 3 is up for re-election in November 2010.
List of Members of the U.S. Senate - by state
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 List of current United States Senators - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_United_States_Senators   (213 words)

  
 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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 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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 washingtonpost.com: Tennessee
For the latest news, go to the new Nation Section or the washingtonpost.com home page.
States' Page: Read news from The Post and the Associated Press, call up local weather and check out other Web resources.
Senate GOP Sets Up Filibuster Showdown: Two Bush Nominees, Both Women, Sent to Floor for Test Between Republicans and Democrats
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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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 U.S. Senate
Read about the history of Veterans Day in the
S-1, a recently discovered financial ledger detailing nearly a century of salary and mileage payments to senators, from 1790 to 1881.
Scripophily.com is the sponsor of this website and is not part the United States Government.
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 Congressional Email Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
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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