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  United States - Dic.blogopt.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It is otherwise bounded by the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea, in the west; the Arctic Ocean, in the northernmost areas; and the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea, in the eastern and southeastern areas.
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.
dic.blogopt.com /United_states   (6976 words)

  
 List of United States Senators from West Virginia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of United States Senators from West Virginia
West Virginia was admitted to the Union on June 19, 1863.
Lists of United States congressional delegations (lists of House members, lists of Senators)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_United_States_Senators_from_West_Virginia   (133 words)

  
 United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., the U.S. of A, the States, and America, is a country in North America.
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.
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.
www.donkeylink.com /en/United_States.htm   (6382 words)

  
 Virginia, state, United States. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Along with Massachusetts, Virginia was a leader in the movement that culminated in the American Revolution although, despite the burning oratory of Patrick Henry and the enlightened political writings of Thomas Jefferson and other brilliant native spokesmen, Virginia was never as politically discontent or radical as Massachusetts.
The Virginia leaders proposed (May, 1774) a congress of all the colonies, delegates were chosen at the First Virginia Convention (Aug.), and in September Virginia’s Peyton Randolph was elected president of the First Continental Congress.
Elsewhere in the state, especially in the west, antislavery sentiment was strong in the early 19th cent., and following the slave insurrection (1831) led by Nat Turner the house of delegates voted down a bill to abolish slavery by the narrow margin of seven votes.
www.bartleby.com /65/vi/VirgnSt.html   (3637 words)

  
 West Virginia Statehood
Statewide, the new constitution was approved by a margin of 26,055 to 15,566, although voters in present-day West Virginia rejected it 8,365 to 1,383.
From the initial list, most of the counties in the Shenandoah Valley were excluded due to their control by Confederate troops and a large number of local Confederate sympathizers.
In 1871, the United States Supreme Court awarded the counties of Jefferson and Berkeley to West Virginia.
www.wvculture.org /history/statehoo.html   (2036 words)

  
 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)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The United States of America
West of Lake Superior, the Rainy River, Rainy Lake, and the Lake of the Woods form the boundary; thence to Puget Sound the 49th parallel.
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.
Senator Hayne, of South Carolina, chose to regard this as a manifestation of the Eastern jealousy of the West.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/15156a.htm   (21426 words)

  
 ELS - ERD - Law By Country - United States Substantive Law - Constitution of the United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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.
But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void.
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)

  
 United States Constitution   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.
The Senate shall choose their other Officers, and also a President pro tempore, in the Absence of the Vice President, or when he shall exercise the Office of President 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.
www.legis.state.wv.us /WVCODE/US_CON.cfm   (4193 words)

  
 Republican Senate » Senators
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)

  
 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   (779 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)

  
 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
www.australianpolitics.com /usa/senate/members-senate-1999.shtml   (43 words)

  
 Who served?
Former Senator John Glenn, D-OH (1974-1999) - Served in WWII and Korea; extensive military commendations include the Distinguished Flying Cross on six occasions, and the Air Medal with 18 Clusters.
Senator Ted Stevens, R-AK, WW II pilot, two Distinguished Flying Crosses, two Air Medals, and the Yuan Hai medal awarded by the Republic of China.
The Coast Guard is in fact a branch of the United States Armed Forces.
www.awolbush.com /whoserved.html   (2372 words)

  
 United States of America
Use this list to locate the burial grounds of military personnel and veterans.
Browse this listing of all cemeteries operated by the states offices of the Veterans Administration.
The goal of the project is to create a national network of county oriented pages listing locations of interest to the genealogist along with their geographical coordinates, so those researchers that follow can easily find the locations.
www.savinggraves-us.org   (530 words)

  
 Congress Merge:Online Congressional Directory
Click on the map to the left to list all the members of Congress from that State.
In the form below, select only a state to get a listing of all the members of Congress from that State.
Enter city and state (without a ZIP code) to get all the members of Congress representing that city.
www.congressmerge.com /onlinedb/index.htm   (175 words)

  
 THE 2004 DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL/VICE-PRESIDENTIAL TICKET POOL
UNITED STATES SENATORS who were first elected to that body prior to the last Presidential Election
[NOTE: MICHIGAN's Jennifer Granholm is a native of Canada and, thus, is not qualified to serve as either President or Vice-President of the United States under the "natural born Citizen" provision of Article II, Section 1, clause 5 of the U.S. Constitution; hence her name does not appear within the following listing.
UNITED STATES SENATORS first elected to that body at the time of or since the last Presidential Election
www.thegreenpapers.com /PCC04/20021111-0.html   (243 words)

  
 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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 The New Yorker: Fact
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.
www.newyorker.com /fact/content/?040607fa_fact1   (9486 words)

  
 Irregular Times Rating and Contact Information for Members of the United States Senate in the 109th Congress   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Ratings and information for members of the 109th Congress is brought to you by Irregular Times.
Progressive Rankings and Contact Information for Members of the United States Senate in the 109th Congress
Organize this list by alphabetical order or by Ranking
irregularbin.com /senate/bystate.html   (78 words)

  
 Congress.org
Find elected officials, including the president, members of Congress, governors, state legislators, local officials, and more.
List of Senators Owned By the Oil and Gas Industry.
To update or correct any information on this site please contact our Research Department
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 U.S. Senate: Senators Home
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