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The Constitution of the United States comprises the primary law of the U.S. Federal Government. It ... describes the three chief branches of the Federal Government and their jurisdictions. In addition, it lays out the basic rights of citizens of the United States. The Constitution of the United States is the oldest Federal constitution in existence and was framed by a convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen original states in Philadelphia in May 1787. The Constitution is the landmark legal document of the United States. Files are available in ASCII text and Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).
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Article reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has renewed the registration of the genetically engineered Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) corn, a pest-resistant crop, for seven years. The renewal comes after the EPA was convinced by several studies published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that Bt corn poses no threat to monarch butterflies. Stephen Johnson, assistant administrator of EPA's pesticide office, said in a statement, "Bt corn has been evaluated thoroughly by EPA, and we are confident that it does not pose risks to human health or to the environment. The safeguards incorporated into these registrations will ensure that farmers can continue to use an effective, low-risk pest control alternative..." Under the conditions of registration, the EPA requires the makers of Bt corn--Monsanto, DuPont, Syngenta and Dow--to: instruct farmers on methods for reducing insect resistance; study the long-term effects of Bt on monarchs, birds, and insects; and prepare and employ remedial action plans if insect resistance occurs. Despite these safeguards, Jane Rissler of the Union of Concerned Scientists notes, "The seven-year renewal will make it very difficult for the agency to respond to new scientific information during the next few years."
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The second article of the Constitution, referred to as Article 2, lays out the basic structure of the executive branch of the U.S. government. The executive is comprised of the President and the Vice President. The executive ... includes all departments of the government (such as the Department of Defense and the Department of State).
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For almost 40 years, U.S. and Danish officials assured Danes and Greenlanders that Greenland was a ''nuclear-weapons-free zone.'' Then in 1995, a 1957 memo came to light in which H.C. Hansen, then Denmark's prime minister, gave the United States secret permission for storage at Thule of nuclear bombs and warheads for Nike Hercules missiles. According to a recent investigation by a Danish government institute, all nuclear arms were removed in 1965.
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In October of 2000, then-candidate for U.S. Senate Hillary Clinton announced that she was returning $50,000 in campaign donations raised by the American Muslim Alliance (AMA), due to the group’s support for terrorism against the state of Israel. Not only did Ellison not give back CAIR’s money, but following his election, he spoke at the group’s November banquet (via video).
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How many know that the state of Pennsylvania was misspelled as "Pensylvania" on the U.S. Constitution? And who knew that in 1876 an amendment to the Constitution was introduced that would have abolished the U.S. Senate? Or that another amendment, proposed in 1893, would have renamed the country the United States of the Earth?
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