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John Rutledge
John Rutledge 1739-1800, American jurist and political leader, 2d Chief Justice of the United States, b. Charleston, S.C.; brother of Edward Rutledge . After studying law in London he began practice in Charleston, S.C., in 1761. He rose to prominence when quite young, was a member (1762) of the... Read more |
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Felix Grundy
GRUNDY, FELIX Felix Grundy served as U.S. attorney general from 1838 to 1839. A prominent criminal attorney, Grundy also served as a judge, state legislator, and U.S. senator. His brief service as attorney general took place during the administration of President martin van buren. Grundy was born... Read more |
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Extradition
EXTRADITION The transfer of an accused from one state or country to another state or country that seeks to place the accused on trial. Extradition comes into play when a person charged with a crime under state statutes flees the state. An individual charged with a federal crime may be moved from... Read more |
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Lewis Hallam
Lewis Hallam , c.1714-1756, Anglo-American actor and manager of the first professional theatrical company in the United States. He arrived from England with his company in 1752 and opened at Williamsburg, Va., with Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice. In 1753 he built the first theater in New York... Read more |
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Fish and Fishing
FISH AND FISHING State and federal governments share authority over the regulation and management of fish and fishing in the United States. Although states must defer to the U.S. government in areas preempted by federal regulators, state governments nonetheless play a primary role in the day-today... Read more |
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Federal budget (United States)
SOCIAL SECURITY, AND THE U.S. FEDERAL BUDGET The Social Security Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) programs play an important role on both the individual level and in the overall United States economy. The most visible influence of the programs is as a source of income when... Read more |
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steel industry
steel industry the business of processing iron ore into steel, which in its simplest form is an iron-carbon alloy, and in some cases, turning that metal into partially finished products or recycling scrap metal into steel. The steel industry grew out of the need for stronger and more easily... Read more |
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John Newton Mitchell
MITCHELL, JOHN NEWTON John Newton Mitchell served as U.S. attorney general from 1969 to 1972. A key political adviser to President richard m. nixon, Mitchell was later convicted of crimes associated with the watergate scandal, becoming the first attorney general to serve time in a federal... Read more |
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Dean Gooderham Acheson
Dean Gooderham Acheson , 1893-1971, U.S. secretary of state (1949-52), b. Middletown, Conn., grad. Yale, Harvard Law School. He was (1919-21) private secretary to Louis Brandeis , became a successful lawyer, and served (1933) as undersecretary of the treasury until he resigned in disagreement with... Read more |
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Dorothea Beale
Dorothea Beale English educator Dorothea Beale (1831-1906) was an instrumental figure in gaining acceptance for a more intellectual education for women. While principal of the Cheltenham Ladies' College in the late 1800s, she introduced courses such as history and physical geography into the... Read more |
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