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  1. Robert Byrd -- Appropriations Committee
    In the 107th Congress, Byrd suffered some legislative setbacks, particularly with respect to debates on homeland security. Byrd opposed the 2002 law creating the Homeland Security Department, saying it ceded too much authority to the executive branch. He led a filibuster against the resolution granting President George W. Bush broad power to wage a "preemptive" war against Iraq, but he could not get a majority of his own party to vote against cloture and against the resolution.[46] He ... led the opposition to Bush's bid to win back the power to negotiate trade deals that Congress cannot amend, but lost overwhelmingly. But, in the 108th Congress, Byrd won his party's top seat on the new Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee.
  2. Jamie Fox
    Jamie Fox is a political leader in New Jersey. He is was a long time aide to former U.S. Sen. Robert Toricelli, serving as Toricelli's Chief of Staff in the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. He ... served on the staff of former New Jersey Gov. James Florio. From 1999 to 2001, Fox served as the Executive Director of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, while Toricelli was the chairman of the committee. In 2002, Fox was appointed by New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey as the New Jersey Commissioner of Transportation. While serving as Transportation Commissioner, Fox also served as Chairman of the New Jersey Transit Board of Directors.
  3. John Tyler -- President Tyler
    John Dunjee claimed to be the illegitimate son of John Tyler, a child of Tyler and one of his female slaves. There was ... a mulatto woman who frequently traveled with the Tyler family who was alleged to be the president's daughter.
  4. Nerva -- Emperors
    Nerva's reign was not a dynamic period of military expansion or radical change in the government of the Empire. Actually, his economic policies, his relationship with the senate, and the men whom he chose to govern and to offer him advice all show signs of Flavian influence. In many ways, Nerva was the right man at the right time. His immediate accession following Domitian's murder prevented anarchy and a descent into civil war, while his age and moderate views were perfect attributes for a government that offered a bridge between Domitian's tyrannical reign and the emperors of the 'Golden Age' ahead.
  5. Maria Cantwell -- Senator Maria Cantwell
    Guide Note:Maria Cantwell is the junior Democratic senator for Washington. She was born in Indianapolis, Indiana to Rose M. and Paul F. Cantwell. She has been members of the Washington House of Representatives and the U.S. House of Representatives.
  6. Constitution of Canada -- British Parliament
    On June 22, 2006 Senator Lowell Murray ( PC- Ontario) and Senator Jack Austin ( Liberal- British Columbia) introduced an amendment to the Constitution of Canada to alter the makeup of the Senate. This amendment would enlarge the Senate to one hundred and seventeen members, giving a greater number to the western provinces of British Columbia (12), Alberta (10), Saskatchewan (seven), and Manitoba (seven) each up from six. The amendment would ... increase the number of divisions to five by separating British Columbia into its own division, and increase the number of additional Senators the Queen can appoint to five or ten, from four or eight. The amendment has yet to be debated, but Austin, in a letter to BC Premier Gordon Campbell claims to have the support of a majority of the members of the Liberal-dominated Senate.
  7. Claudius
    Despite his lack of political experience, Claudius proved to be an able administrator and a great builder of public works. His reign saw an expansion of the empire, including the conquest of Britain. He took a personal interest in the law, presided at public trials, and issued up to twenty edicts a day; ... he was seen as vulnerable throughout his rule, particularly by the nobility. Claudius was constantly forced to shore up his position—resulting in the deaths of many senators. Claudius also suffered tragic setbacks in his personal life, one of which may have led to his murder. These events damaged his reputation among the ancient writers.
  8. Abraham Lincoln -- Slavery
    Students of Abraham Lincoln know the canon of his major speeches — from his Lyceum Speech of 1838 to his “Final Remarks” delivered from a White House window, days before he was murdered in 1865. Less well-known are the two speeches given at Springfield and Peoria two weeks apart in 1854. They marked Mr. Lincoln’s reentry into the politics of Illinois and, as he could not know, his preparation for the Presidency in 1861. These Lincoln addresses catapulted him into the debates over slavery which dominated Illinois and national politics for the rest of the decade.
  9. Leahy
    On March 2, 2006, Leahy was one of ten senators that voted against the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act, a bill to extend the USA PATRIOT Act. The Reauthorization Act changed the appointment process for interim United States attorneys, allowing the Attorney General to make interim appointments without term limit, and without Senatorial confirmation. This was an aspect of hearings in the dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy. Both houses voted to overturn the interim appointment provision in March 2007.
  10. Ann Richards -- Governor
    Ann Richards wasn't without her critics and she wasn't blunder free. More than once her quick wit got her in trouble. Calling George Bush [Two] a jerk may have cost her the gubernatorial election in 1994. Until her loss to George Bush she had been a rising star in the national Democratic Party--that loss seemed to be the kiss of death for Ann's political career. By her own admission she said Bush was better at staying on message of his intentions as governor when elected.
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