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	teller - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Teller, Edward (1908-2003), Hungarian-born American physicist, known for his work on the hydrogen bomb.
		Teller (born Raymond Joseph Teller on February 14 1948) is an American magician, best known as the smaller, silent half of the comedy magic duo known as Penn Teller.
		Penn and Teller were introduced to one another in 1975 by Wier Chrisemer.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/search.aspx?q=teller (229 words)

	Colorado Mining Association
		This extreme amendment is strongly opposed by the residents of Teller County and a statewide coalition of civic leaders, businesses and organizations.
		The proposed shutdown amendment is arbitrary and discriminatory.
		Teller County is a small rural county in south central Colorado where mining has long been one of the only major industries and employers.
	www.coloradomining.org /COUSA.html (1237 words)

	Empire Peoples Hx Zinn
		This Amendment gave the United States "the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, property, and individual liberty...." It also provided for the United States to get coaling or naval stations at certain specified points.
		The Teller Amendment and the talk of Cuban freedom before and during the war had led many Americans-and Cubans-to expect genuine independence.
		The Platt Amendment was now seen, not only by the radical and labor press, but by newspapers and groups all over the United States, as a betrayal.
	www.thirdworldtraveler.com /Zinn/Empire_PeoplesHx.html (4449 words)

	Hawaii Organic Act - Page 76
		That is the amendment of the Senator from Connecticut.
		I want to know whether, if I vote against the amendment of the Senator from Connecticut, I shall be voting for the provision that the governor shall nominate, or whether I am voting that he may do what the President himself may do, disturb those people in their offices.
		The bill as reported from the committee containing the amendments in italics provided for the appointment of the supreme court judges by the governor and limited the term of office after the present incumbents should go out; but in lines 13, 14, and 15, on page 37.
	libweb.hawaii.edu /digicoll/annexation/organic/oa075.html (1278 words)

	Hawaii Organic Act - Page 1004
		In line 7, in the printed amendment, before the word "years," it is proposed to strike out "four" and insert "six." Mr.
		CULLOM] to the amendment of the Senator from Colorado [Mr.
		The amendment to the amendment was agreed to.
	libweb.hawaii.edu /digicoll/annexation/organic/oa1004.html (1156 words)

	Teller and Platt Amendments
		In April 1898 Senator Henry M. Teller (Colorado) proposed an amendment to the U.S. declaration of war against Spain which proclaimed that the United States would not establish permanent control over Cuba.
		True to the letter of the Teller Amendment, after Spanish troops left the island in 1898, the United States occupied Cuba until 1902.
		The Teller Amendment was succeeded by the Platt Amendment introduced by Senator Orville Platt (R-Connecticut) in February 1901.
	www.loc.gov /rr/hispanic/1898/teller.html (166 words)

	Historical Documents - Platt Amendment (1903)
		The Teller Amendment asserted that the United States "hereby disclaims any disposition of intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island except for pacification thereof, and asserts its determination, when that is accomplished, to leave the government and control of the island to its people." The Senate adopted the amendment on April 19.
		Platt, 18271905, was a U.S. Senator from 1879 to 1905 and influenced the decision to annex Hawaii and occupy the Philippines.
		The Platt Amendment stipulated the conditions for U.S. intervention in Cuban affairs and permitted the United States to lease or buy lands for the purpose of the establishing naval bases (the main one was Guantnamo Bay) and coaling stations in Cuba.
	www.historicaldocuments.com /PlattAmendment.htm (681 words)

	DenverPost.com - Cuba's Colorado connection
		Teller, who lived from 1830 to 1914, was a U.S. senator from Colorado in 1898 when the United States went to war with Spain.
		So Henry Teller had reasons to believe in 1898 that a war with Spain to liberate Cuba would be a war to make Cuba a U.S. possession, rather than an independent nation.
		That hands-off attitude endured only until 1901, when the Teller Amendment to the declaration of war was superseded by the Platt Amendment to an army appropriations bill.
	test.denverpost.com /quillen/ci_4148055 (800 words)

	View from the Hill Online - Representative Jan Schakowsky, 9th District, Illinois
		The second amendment would require that bank regulators report CRA Ratings for a federally regulated depository institution by state for each state where the institution has a branch.
		The third amendment would direct the US Treasury Department to study, with Federal bank regulators, the effect of this bill on small business and farm lending and suggest legislative and regulatory changes as necessary to aid small business and farm lending.
		My amendment takes a different approach—it would ensure that a human being is available to help consumers get access to their account.
	www.house.gov /schakowsky/press2ndqtr99/pr6_30_99HR10rules.html (843 words)

	The Denver Post - Cuba's Colorado connection
		Teller, who lived from 1830 to 1914, was a U.S. senator from Colorado in 1898 when the United States went to war with Spain.
		So Henry Teller had reasons to believe in 1898 that a war with Spain to liberate Cuba would be a war to make Cuba a U.S. possession, rather than an independent nation.
		That hands-off attitude endured only until 1901, when the Teller Amendment to the declaration of war was superseded by the Platt Amendment to an army appropriations bill.
	www.denverpost.com /quillen/ci_4148055 (837 words)

	Penn and Teller
		Teller, the silent straight man, performs the most dangerous tricks including escaping from a straight jacket amidst a school of hungry sharks, as the tall and talkative Penn explains the secrets behind their amazing feats of illusion and trickery such as sawing a glamorous mermaid in half and dolphin’s slight-of-bottlenose.
		From time to time, Teller has been known to speak out during TV performances, usually yelling something that must be bleeped out by the censors.
		By 1985, Penn and Teller were receiving rave reviews for their Off Broadway show and Emmy award-winning PBS special, “Penn and Teller Go Public.” In 1987, they began the first of two successful Broadway runs.
	pennandteller.blogsource.com (1732 words)

	Unit Seven: 1900-1920
		Teller Amendment: The U.S. had been motivated o war in part by the desire to aid the Cubans in their attempt to liberate themselves from the colonial rule of Spain.
		Sixteenth Amendment: The Sixteenth Amendment, ratified in 1913, is an obvious indicator to the Progressive era in which it was passed.
		Seventeenth Amendment: The Seventeenth Amendment, ratified in 1913, moved the election of senators from the state legislatures to the general populace.
	www.course-notes.org /unitnotes/unit7.htm (12024 words)

	Teller Amendment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Teller Amendment was an amendment to a joint resolution of the United States Congress, enacted on April 19, 1898, which led to the Spanish-American War, which stated that when the United States defeated the Spanish Occupants in Cuba, it would give the Cubans their freedom and independent control of their affairs.
		In April 1898, Senator Henry M. Teller of Colorado proposed an amendment to the U.S. declaration of war against Spain that resolved that the United States would not establish permanent control over Cuba following the cessation of hostilities with Spain.
		The Senate passed the amendment, 42 to 35, on April 19, 1898, and the House concurred the same day, 311 to 6.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Teller_Amendment (302 words)

	Platt Amendment
		Inspired by Secretary of State Elihu Root and drafted by Connecticut senator Orville H. Platt, the Platt Amendment gave the United States an oversight role in Cuban affairs and was formally incorporated into the Cuban constitution.
		Resources Related Topics Platt Amendment (1903) Approved on May 22 1903 the Platt Amendment was a treaty between the U.S. and Cuba that attempted to protect Cuba's independence from foreign intervention.
		It permitted exPlatt Amendment (1903) Approved on May 22 1903 the Platt Amendment was a treaty between the U.S. and Cuba that attempted to protect Cuba's independence from foreign intervention.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h821.html (376 words)

	Telecommunications Bill Interview
		Certainly Teller, the "silent" half of the famed Penn & Teller partnership, is not happy about the prospects.
		Teller and his better half have appeared off Broadway, headlined in Las Vegas, starred in films, and has appeared frequently on television.
		He has joined forces with the ACLU in order to protect the First Amendment from considerable erosion if this bill should be made law.
	pennandteller.com /sincity/penn-n-teller/articles/aclu-interview.html (1949 words)

	Spanish-Cuban-American War - History of Cuba
		On April 19 the U.S. Congress (by a vote of 311 to 6 in the House and 42 to 35 in the Senate) adopted the Joint Resolution for War with Spain, which included the Teller Amendment, named after Colorado Senator Henry Moore Teller.
		The amendment disclaimed any intention on the part of the U.S. to exercise jurisdiction or control over Cuba for other than pacification reasons, and confirmed that the armed forces would be removed once the war is over.
		The amendment, pushed through at the last minute by anti-imperialists in the Senate, made no mention of the Philippines, Guam, or Puerto Rico.
	www.historyofcuba.com /history/scaw/scaw2.htm (1110 words)

	Amendment 8
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	www.qlfg.com /85/amendment-8.html (455 words)

	Psychics could be in cards - gainesvilletimes.com
		A proposed amendment to the Hall County zoning regulations would allow fortunetelling and other related practices in certain areas of the county.
		The amendment has been advertised and a first reading and public hearing is scheduled for the county commission's 9 a.m.
		The proposed amendment would allow astrologers, clairvoyants, fortunetellers, palmists and the like to operate their businesses in highway business, light industrial districts and heavy industrial districts subject to commission approval.
	www.gainesvilletimes.com /news/stories/20070123/localnews/151538.shtml (598 words)

	Platt Amendment - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Eleventh Amendment and the reading of precise constitutional texts.
		South Carolina Coastal Council: the categorical and other "exceptions' to liability for Fifth Amendment takings of private property far outweigh the "rule".
		Technologies of protest: insurgent social movements and the First Amendment in the era of the Internet.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-x-plattame.html (220 words)

	Penn and Teller - Libertarians
		Teller, on the other hand, has been quieter about his politics, but did come clean during an online chat on WashingtonPost.com.
		Penn and Teller's act includes shadow puppets, goldfish, a wood chipper, a gorilla, broken glass bottles (which they juggle), and their famous Magic Bullet Trick.
		Teller has spoken out against government mandated V-chips in televisions, while Jillette has been a vocal critic of the Federal Communications Commission's crackdown on "offensive speech." (In a April 1994 interview with Reason magazine, Jillette said he takes "the First Amendment defense" about freedom of expression: "Congress shall make no law.
	www.theadvocates.org /celebrities/penn-teller.html (878 words)

	Black History 301 Cuban History Class #13: The United States Intervenes Part 2
		As regards Cuba, the public declaration was issued in 1898 and is known as the Teller Amendment.
		The Platt Amendment gave the United States the power to lease or buy lands for the establishment of naval bases (Guantanamo Bay) in Cuba, and required that the government of Cuba accept the right of the United States to intervene in Cuban affairs.
		The Teller Amendment had convinced the gullible that the US had no intention of taking control of the island.
	www.asetbooks.com /Us/AsetU/Courses/BlackHistory301/BkHis3-13.html (666 words)

	cubaproject
		The Teller Amendment stated: “That the United States hereby disclaims any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said Island [Cuba] except for the pacification thereof, and asserts its determination, when that is accomplished, to leave the government and control of the Island to its people.
		Though annexationists could not absorb her, money could not buy her, and filibusters would fail in invading her, eventually she would be negated the opportunity of real political freedom.
		Instead of breaking the chains of Spanish colonial authority and coming upon the world stage as a free and independent nation, the Platt Amendment assured that Cuba had simply traded one master for another, and that true independence would allude her still.
	www.geocities.com /mambi66/cubaproject.html (1509 words)

	Guantanamo and other Cold War legacies
		Cuban nationalists were on the verge of victory when the U.S., in an unabashed act of imperialism, intervened in 1898 to claim victory for itself.
		In a thin facade designed to veil its imperial intentions, the U.S. congress passed the Teller Amendment which disavowed intentions to annex the island as it had done to half of Mexico 50 years earlier.
		The Teller Amendment, however, did not prevent the U.S. from intervening in order to control Cuba politically and economically.
	www.yachana.org /writings/guantanamo.html (624 words)

	Term paper on A historical analysis of the Spanish American War; 1898
		The amendment explicitly stated that [the US] ‘disclaims any disposition of intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island except for pacification thereof, and asserts its determination, when that is accomplished, to leave the government and control of the island to its people’ (Teller and Platt Amendments, 1998).
		Adherence to the Teller Amendment in as much as the self-termination of US occupation of Cuba approximately four years after Spanish troops left the island in 1898 and the revoking of the Platt amendment in 1934 were two events that were especially relevant.
		This amendment was basically the only alternative that the US was offering Cuba on par with being under immediate US occupation and rule and as has already been illustrated, it gave the U.S. unconditional right to intervene in Cuba's internal affairs.
	www.termpapergenie.com /SpanishAmericanWar.html (2458 words)

	Teller Jobs
		The magician Teller (born Raymond JosephTeller in 1948), a member of the comedy and magic duo Penn andTeller.
		Edward Teller (1908–2003), a nuclear physicist knowncolloquially as "the father of the hydrogen bomb."
		The Teller Amendment, an 1898 amendment to the UnitedStates declaration of war against Spain proposed by Henry Moore Teller.
	www.altvetmed.com /face/19301-teller-jobs.html (288 words)

	Teller Amendment
		Occupation continued until 1902 when the Platt Amendment was inserted into the Cuban constitution in return for the withdrawal of American forces.
		It allowed the United States "the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence, the mainTeller Amendment was succeeded by the Platt Amendment introduced by Senator Orville Platt (R-Connecticut) in February 1901.
		In 1934, under the auspices of the Jewish Rescue Committee, Teller served as a lecturer at the University of London.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h820.html (365 words)

	Penn & Teller \| BIOGRAPHY
		Their latest project, “Penn & Teller: Bullshit!” for the Showtime network, is in its fourth season.
		Penn & Teller also lend their version of the world’s dirtiest joke to the critically acclaimed documentary, The Aristocrats.
		Penn and Teller are now appearing nightly (except Tuesdays) in Las Vegas at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino.
	www.pennandteller.com /03/coolstuff/bio.html (398 words)

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		Penn and Teller at the Smithsonian Transcript of a Q and A session.(December 1994).
		Penn & Teller, by Tom Sine for GuideLive.
		Penn and Teller revive and reinvent the TV variety how through their upcoming cable series 'Sin City Spectacular': By Scott Dickensheets of The Las Vegas Sun.
	www.pennandteller.com /sincity/links (711 words)

	MilkandCookies - Penn and Teller
		Penn and Teller argue that Mother Theresa was a junkie for suffering.
		Penn juggles in a pub, Dawn French starts the studio portion off as if she had spent the night with the American duo of magicians and pranksters, some romantic fire eating, and fun with a wood chipper.
		Penn Jillette does a little card trick with Cleese while Teller is forced to hold his breath in a tank of water.
	www.milkandcookies.com /keywords/pennandteller (686 words)

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