US Government Publishing Office
Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: What Is a Law?
Find out what a law is and who makes them. Learn the step by step process of how laws are made on the national level.
BBC
Bbc: Report Concludes No Wmd in Iraq
This article examines the Senate's report on prewar intelligence concerning the existence of Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq, summarizing the reports key findings and their implications. (October 7, 2004)
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Tennessee: William Blount Mansion
The home of William Blount from 1792 to his death in 1800. A veteran of the Congress of the Confederation and the Constitutional Convention where he represented North Carolina, Blount then became governor of the Southwest Territory, led...
US Government Publishing Office
U.s. Government Publishing Office: Congressional Hearings
Massive directory of the transcripts of all Senate and House committee and subcommittee hearings from the 105th Congress to the 109th Congress. Hearings are typcially open to the public and done for the purpose of attaining information...
FOX News
Fox News: Politics
FOX News covers the latest in United States politics. Impact is presented with television and the internet in mind.
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Reuters: Summary of Obama's Healthcare Proposal [Feb. 2010]
This article outlines changes proposed to Obama's healthcare bill by the White House, changes that attempt to address the different views of the Senate and of the House of Representatives. [Date of article: 02/22/2010]
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: George F Edmunds
Senator Edmunds is descended from Quaker and Puritanic parentage. He is a Vermonter by birth, having been born at Richmond, Febuary 1, 1828. -The Popular Cyclopedia, 1888 US Senator from Vermont 1866-1891.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis, a senator from Mississippi who was elected president of the Confederate States of America. , US Senator from Mississippi.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: William Boyd Allison
(1829-1908) American lawyer and senator famous four framing the Bland-Allison silver bill of 1878. US Senator from Iowa.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Benjamin Harrison
(1833-1901) Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States (1889-93). He had previously served as a senator from Indiana and was known as "Kid Gloves" and "Little Ben." , US Senator from Indiana
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: George F. Hoar
US Senator from Massachusetts who served during the Spanish American War.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Jefferson Davis
(1808-1889) President of the Confederate States of America. US Senator from Mississippi
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Alexander Logan
(1826-1886) American soldier and statesman who fought in the Mexican War. US Senator from Illinois.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Utah: Reed O. Smoot House
The home of Reed Smoot from 1892 to his death in 1941. Smoot was a prominent US Senator best known for advocacy of protectionism and the Hawley-Smoot Tariff.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Henry Clay
A portrait of Henry Clay. He was the American statesman and orator. He ran for president several times but was unsuccessful. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Secretary of State, Representative, , US Senator from Kentucky.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Gouverneur Morris
(1752-1816) United States diplomat and statesman and the New York delegate to the Continental Congress. US Senator from New York.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Judge David Davis
(1815-1886) Named into the US supreme court by Lincoln and later became the Senator of Illinois
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: George F. Edmunds
(1826-1919) US senator of Vermont who was the Author of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 and coauthor of the Sherman Antitrust Act
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: George F. Hoar
(1826-1904) US representative and senator from Massachusetts that helped draft the Sherman Antitrust Act.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: James G. Blaine
(1830-1893) US representative, Speaker of the House of Representatives, senator from Maine, and secretary of state.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John G. Carlisle
(1835-1910) US representative, Speaker of the House of Representatives, senator Kentucky, and cabinet officer
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Henry Clay
Henry Clay, the famous American statesman and orator. He ran for president unsuccessfully several times. Speaker of the House of Representatives, US Secretary of State, Senator from Kentucky.