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Political campaigns
CAMPAIGNS, PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS, PRESIDENTIAL. See Elections, Presidential .... Read more |
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Maggie Williams
Maggie Williams1954— Government official A public relations consultant and Democratic campaign strategist, MaggieWilliams is a powerful and controversial figure in American politics. During the 1990s she served in the White House as chief of staff to First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and as an... Read more |
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Philippines Campaign
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New Freedom
NEW FREEDOM NEW FREEDOM. The reform philosophy of Woodrow Wilson, enunciated during the 1912 presidential race and embodied in the legislation of his first term. During the campaign, Wilson contrasted the New Freedom to Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism. Whereas Roosevelt argued that... Read more |
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Eugene Joseph McCarthy
Eugene Joseph McCarthy 1916-2005, U.S. political leader, b. Watkins, Minn. He served (1942-46) as a technical assistant for military intelligence during World War II and then taught (1946-49) at the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn. As a liberal Democratic member of the U.S. House of... Read more |
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John Forbes Kerry
John Forbes Kerry 1943-, U.S. politician, b. Denver, grad. Yale, 1966, Boston College law school, 1976. A decorated navy veteran who served two tours in Vietnam after graduating from Yale, Kerry won national notice as an outspoken opponent of the war when he returned stateside. Entering politics in... Read more |
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Shenandoah Valley Campaign 1862
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Albert Arnold Gore Jr
Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. 1948-, vice president of the United States (1993-2001), b. Washington, D.C., grad. Harvard, 1969. After serving in the army in Vietnam and working as a reporter, he was elected (1976) to the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee as a Democrat. In the Senate... Read more |
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New Frontier
NEW FRONTIER NEW FRONTIER. The term "New Frontier" refers to the economic and social programs of the presidency of John F. Kennedy. The concept of a "New Frontier" epitomized Kennedy's commitment to renewal and change. He pitched his 1960 presidential campaign as a crusade to bring in a "new... Read more |
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public debt
public debt indebtedness of a central government expressed in money terms, often referred to as national debt. The debt is computed differently by nearly every nation. Some authorities exclude all government obligations other than those incurred by public borrowing from individuals. The U.S.... Read more |
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