... by the Torrijos coup. This was just in time to make certain a compliant government for the administrative changeover of the Canal on January 1, 1990. Throughout this process, the U.S. press followed Washington's lead, selecting villains in terms of current needs. Actions we'd formerly condoned became crimes. For example, in 1984, Arnulfo Arias had won the Panamanian presidential election. Noriega stole the election ... U.S. George Bush's administration continued to honor Mobutu, Ceausescu and Saddam Hussein, among others, all far worse criminals than Noriega. Suharto of Indonesia, arguab...

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... for liberty?" She then fell to the floor and never regained consciousness. An impressive memorial was held in her honor on Christmas Day in Washington. In Statuary Hall under the dome of the Capitol, filled with statues of outstanding figures in the struggle for political and religious liberty in ... officers gave up. They wrote the names of those arrested and will accept bail for their appearance. In a passionate speech, Mrs. Gilson Gardner of Washington, D. C. asked "What is our real crime? What have these distinguished and liberty-loving women done to bring them before this court of...

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How money is used, raised, and wasted in Washington As many Federal departments and agencies lurch into an era of running without funds, the leaders of both parties of Congress are ... create, promote, and pass their budget, as promised on campaign trail 94, Clinton rejected the very bill he demanded. This essentially brought the federal budget back to square one. Clinton thought such a demand on Republicans to produce a budget would produce inner-party quarrels and cause the GOP to implode. Instead, they produced a fiscal ... Even Democrats now agree to downsize the government, but the two p...

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... GOP Republicans to create, promote, and pass their budget, as promised on campaign trail 94, Clinton rejected the very bill he demanded. This essentially brought the federal budget back to square one. Clinton thought such a demand on Republicans to produce a budget would produce inner-party quarrels and cause the GOP to implode. Instead, they produced a fiscal budget that passed both houses ... long-term plans. Even Democrats now agree to downsize the government, but the two parties disagree on how and where. As we trust our elected officials to make decisions in Washington on our behal...

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President Richard M. Nixon The break-in at the1972 Democratic National Committee offices contained within the Watergate Hotel in Washington D.C. later became known as just "Watergate". The break-in ultimately caused the demise of President Richard Nixon. Although "Watergate" is what people think of when they think of Nixon he ... President Nixon was re-elected with an overwhelming support from the voters. Before the election there was a break-in at the Democratic National Committee offices at the Watergate Hotel in Washington D.C. Within a few months President Nixon's administration was embe...

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... included the town's richer families. With a group of other students Nixon set out to break the Franklins social monopoly by organizing the Orthogonians, a name from the Greek word meaning "square-shooters-. The Orthogonians wore loose v-neck sweaters, and represented something different than the Franklins, effectively separating Nixon from those who inherited wealth with those who had to work for what ... candidacy. "Democratic National Chairman Stephen Mitchell took to television to demand that Nixon be thrown off the Republican ticket- ( ). Eisenhower was also getting intense pressure...

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... by Senator Nye, investigated charges that false Allied propaganda and Wall Street bankers had dragged America into the war. In April of 1935, 50,000 veterans held a peace march through Washington, D.C. In spite of a growing threat in Europe by the Germans, America was set against any future wars. Between 1935 and 1937, Congress passed three separate neutrality laws that created an ... American public's mouth. Continuing its effort to thwart communism, the U.S. turned to Vietnam where the French were facing the possibility of losing a colony. With an area of about 127,000 square miles, V...

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... corporations in the United States, for illegal consolidations. For this, American laborers loved him. This is what he called the "square deal". Roosevelt was also the first president to have a black man visit him n the White House, and had Booker T. Washington over for lunch. Roosevelt knew how to make the people love him, and because of this he was the first president ... ...

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... seven years. Chirac was also reelected in 2002 to serve another seven year term. (U.S. Department of State) France is the largest western European country with an area of 551,670 square km. This makes France's population the second-largest in the European Union, behind Germany. On January 1, 2001, just over one out of every four people was under 20 and nearly ... for Americans to listen to Chirac no inform speech, when Colin Powell has shared with them clear evidence of Iraq's perfidy, and anti-aircraft missiles systems are being setup around Washington in case of an another attack by t...

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... lasted two years. The outcome of this war was the addition of New Mexico and California to the United States. During Polk's term, the United States acquired over 800,000 square miles of western territory. James Polk accomplished a lot of other things during his term. He issued the first postage stamp. He started the Naval Academy as well. In addition to ... that, he also designed the Washington Monument. James K. Polk died of cholera three months after his presidential term ended in 1849. He died an accomplished man. Following his death, thousands of Americans rushed out west to ... ...

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