the year 2000 and a new President is going to be elected. The Presidential race was between G.W. Bush and Al Gore. The race was awfully close‚ but Florida was still up for grabs. Whichever candidate wins Florida‚ wins the election. But was the election genuine? I feel as though the election was unjust. Since the vote was so close‚ with Bush leading with 1784 votes‚ Gore decided to concede. Before he was able to give his speech‚ his campaign workers stopped him just in time to remind him that if the
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Television and Presidential Elections Television has been influential in many aspects of modern society‚ but how has it impacted presidential elections? Today‚ many people get their news from television programs including almost everything about elections. Every four years‚ millions of Americans watch the presidential debates live on the television and listen to analysts’ interpretations of every move each candidate makes. Americans are far more informed about who they are voting for‚ but could
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Campaign Analysis Perhaps the biggest name in the Arizona political scene is senator John McCain‚ who competed against current president Barrack Obama in the 2008 presidential election. McCain has established a solid political base in the “sunshine state” as he has consistently been reelected since he assumed office as senator in 1987. Inseparable to McCain’s success as a politician has been his ability to raise funds from particular donors. The website OpenSecrets.org serves the function of demystifying
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Crime statistics compiled by the FBI in its yearly crime index show what many in the law enforcement field consider to be an encouraging trend. From 1990 to 1995‚ the crime rate declined steadily in every category: murders‚ rapes‚ assaults‚ robberies‚ burglaries‚ and thefts. Sociologists and criminologists debate the explanation for this downward turn in crime rates; improved economic conditions and tougher criminal justice measures are two of the theories offered. Other experts‚ however‚ dispute
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During the French Revolution many issues caused hard times for the French people. The French revolution was a hard time to live in. The King spent money poorly and taxes were unfair for each class. Many social issues arose along with huge death tolls. This was an unbelievably hard time for the French and is a very important part of their history‚ ending monarchy in France ("French Revolution"). The book A Tale of Two Cities is a good example of this. The common people and or the third estate of
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Brass liked about her. She had class‚ but didn’t make a man pay for it. Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows‚ Las Vegas Crime Scene Investigation senior supervisor. Catherine is the glamorous commander of a crack team of forensic criminologists It was 4:30am on Christmas Eve‚ meaning it was Christmas morning to anybody who had got some sleep in the interim‚ and crime scene investigators Catherine Willows and Nick Stokes had just finished dropping off bodies and registering the evidence they’d
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1. What were the ’disasters’ that Europe suffered during the fourteenth century‚ and what were their consequences? (Short Answer). There were many disasters during the fourteenth century for instance‚ The Black Death and the revolts and repression‚ The Hundred Years War‚ The Babylonian Captivity‚ and The Great Schism all of which lead to many consequences. The Black Death was a horrible plague that hit Europe in the 1200 to 1600 time frame‚ wiping out about a third of its population. The disease
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HILLARY CLINTON All can agree that this year is a very special year for presidential candidates. One candidate could be the first Morman president. One who could be the oldest president. Another who could be the first black president. And last‚ but not least‚ one who could very well become the first women president! This one woman‚ as we all know‚ is no stranger to the White House. Yes‚ she has called it her home before. She lived there for nearly eight years. Her name is … Hillary Clinton
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most of the money having disappeared into fraud and corruption scams closely associated with the Clinton Foundation. According to the nonpartisan Washington watchdog Judicial Watch‚ the Clinton Foundation and the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund collected huge sums of donation of $34 million and $54.4 million‚ respectively. Congress also approved $1.4 BILLION of taxpayers’ money to help Haiti bounce back from the earthquake. Bill‚ Hillary
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The purpose of the Juvenile Justice Act 1992 is to establish a code for dealing with youth offenders under the age of 17. The Act regulates the courts dealings with children who come in contact with the youth justice system. This includes police response‚ diversionary options of rehabilitation against detention‚ multiple sentencing options‚ operation of detention centres and recognition of family and community with particular reference to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island communities. A review
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