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Norman Y. Mineta
Norman Yoshio Mineta American politician Norman Mineta (born 1931), the first Asian American cabinet member, has served under both the Clinton and Bush administrations. Mineta, an American of Japanese descent, was forced into an internment camp during World War II. As a member of Congress during... Read more |
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William Worth Belknap
William Worth Belknap 1829-90, U.S. Secretary of War (1869-76), b. Newburgh, N.Y. After practicing law in Iowa, he served in the Civil War, was a division commander under Sherman in Georgia and the Carolinas, and became a major general in 1865. An internal revenue collector in Iowa (1865-69), he... Read more |
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United States Department of Commerce
United States Department of Commerce federal executive department charged with promoting U.S. economic development and technological advancement. In Feb., 1903, the Congress established a Department of Commerce and Labor empowered to investigate and report upon the operations of corporations... Read more |
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Wabash Case
Wabash Case popular name for Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railroad Company v. Illinois, decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1886. The decision narrowed earlier ones (see Munn v. Illinois ) favorable to state regulation of those phases of interstate commerce upon which Congress itself had... Read more |
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Authentic Fitness Corp
Authentic Fitness Corporation 6040 Bandini BoulevardCommerce, California 90040U.S.A.Telephone: (323) 726-1262Fax: (323) 721-3613Web site: http://www.speedo.com Wholly Owned Subsidiary of The Warnaco Group Inc.Incorporated: 1990Employees: 1,100Sales: $311.8 million (2001)NAIC: 315228 Men |
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Alonso de Ercilla y Zuniga
Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga The Spanish poet, soldier, and diplomat Alonso de Ercilla y Z Read more |
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Interstate Commerce Act
INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 (24 Stat. 379 [49 U.S.C.A. § 1 et seq.]) stands as a watershed in the history of the federal regulation of business. Originally designed to prevent unfair business practices in the railroad industry, the statute shifted responsibility... Read more |
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United States Chamber of Commerce
U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world's largest not-for-profit federation of businesses, representing more than 3 million businesses and organizations in the United States. As of 2003, the chamber was comprised of 3000 state and local chambers and 830 business... Read more |
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Townsend Plan
TOWNSEND PLAN TOWNSEND PLAN, a plan for an Old-Age Revolving Pension, prompted one of the most astonishing social movements of the New Deal period. Combining the American traditions of pressure politics, reform by monetary manipulation, and evangelical utopianism, the Townsend Plan was one of the... Read more |
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta announces $6.4 Million for Portland...
...DOT: U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta announces $6.4 Million for Portland...08252003 U.S. Secretary...Transportation Norman Y. ... |
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $8.2 Million for Pennsylvania...
...PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today announced...than $8.2 million for construction...Pennsylvania's highways...more than ... |
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U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary Jackson announces over USD30.1 million...
...US DOT: U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary Jackson announces over USD30.1 million in grants for Arkansas...ROCK, AR -- U.S. Transportation...Secretary ... |