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Gerald Rudolph Ford (July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006) was the 38th President (1974–1977), and 40th Vice President (1973–1974) of the United States. Ford was the first person appointed to the vice presidency under the terms of the 25th Amendment. Upon succession to the presidency, Ford became the only person to hold that office without having been elected either President or Vice President. Prior to becoming Vice President, he served for over eight years as the Republican Minority Leader of the House of Representatives as a representative from Michigan's 5th congressional district.
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Kessler's main argument is that in her current position, as the top diplomat of the United States, Rice is mainly occupied with repairing the damage she did during her term as national security adviser. "The invasion of Iraq, the missed opportunities with Iran, the breach in relations with Europe, the NK [North Korean] nuclear breakout, the creation of secret CIA prisons in Europe, the Arab anger at a perceived bias against the Palestinians - all of these problems were the direct result of decisions she helped make in the White House. Now, as secretary of state, she has tried mightily - and with limited success - to unravel the Gordian knots she tied in GWB's [President Bush's] first term," Kessler writes. He is similarly critical of the wrongheaded decision to allow Hamas to take part in the Palestinian elections, in which Rice was involved as secretary of state. ...(link via Watertiger)
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Despite President Clinton's view that diversity started with Columbus, for most of its history the United States was self- consciously homogeneous. In 1787, in the second of The Federalist Papers, John Jay gave thanks that Providence has been pleased to give this one connected country to one united people, a people descended from the same ancestors, speaking the same language, professing the same religion, attached to the same principles of government, very similar in their manners and customs . . . .
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When a United States President leaves office, his Vice President is more often than not considered a leading candidate and likely nominee to succeed him. 2008 will mark the first time since 1952 in which there is neither an incumbent president nor an incumbent vice-president running in the presidential election.
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In 1975, Ford appointed John Paul Stevens as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States to replace retiring Justice William O. Douglas. Stevens had been a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, appointed by President Nixon.[62] During his tenure as House Republican leader, Ford had led efforts to have Douglas impeached. After being confirmed, Stevens eventually disappointed some conservatives by siding with the Court's liberal wing regarding the outcome of many key issues.[63] Nevertheless, President Ford paid tribute to Stevens. "He has served his nation well," Ford said of Stevens, "with dignity, intellect and without partisan political concerns."[64]
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Gonzales' name was sometimes floated as a possible nominee to the United States Supreme Court during Bush's first presidential term. On November 10, 2004, it was announced that he would be nominated to replace United States Attorney General John Ashcroft for Bush's second term. Gonzales was regarded as a moderate compared to Ashcroft because he did not oppose abortion or affirmative action.
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