Presidents and Affirmative Action In 1965‚ President Lyndon B. Johnson issued Executive Order #11246 at Howard University that required federal contractors to undertake affirmative action to increase the number of minorities that they employ. He wanted to ensure that minorities were recruited to have real opportunities to be hired and then eventually get a promotion. In 1969‚ the Department of Labor exposed widespread racial discrimination of the Construction Department so President Richard M
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election. There is no doubt that it is controversial‚ but in the end either Trump or Clinton will be moving into the Oval Office in the start of next year. Experience is something that I feel is strongly important and crucial to have when running for president. It has been said in Donald Trump’s campaign that “he’s a smart businessman and successful dealmaker”. Hillary Clinton on the other hand is a “self-assured lawyer‚ a powerful political wife or a tenacious presidential candidate‚.”. She has had
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The Unknown On a foggy Friday night‚ at 7:00 Mad Henry was put to work at Likte Mills. Mad Henry was a great guy who lived around Likte Mills with his wonderful wife Jullie. That Saturday night‚ Mad Henry just decided to walk to Likte Mills‚ and get to work. On his way to Likte Mills he heard many strange noises in the ditches to his right and left. He wasn’t far from his house‚ so he decided to go back and get his flashlight in the shop. On his way back‚ he saw a buggy coming his way‚ and
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IF I WERE PRESIDENT By: Shawn C. Yelton June 25‚ 2012 FINAL REPORT If I were President‚ I would end corporate welfare. I would also work to disband the Department of Energy (along with the Department of Education and many other federal departments). There is absolutely no reason for us to be dependent upon OPEC. There is enough gas and oil under the soil of Alaska (not to mention the Dakotas and the Gulf of Mexico) to meet the energy needs of the United States for the next 150-200 years
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I have to agree with President Obama on one issue‚ poisonous gas should not‚ must not ever be used against any living thing; however I do not think that the United States should bear the full cost of any action taken against Syria. President Obama’s passionate appeal to retaliate against the Syrian regime for the death of hundreds of children appears hollow when we consider what the US did in Iraq under the same pretext of weapons of mass destruction. The US bombing and the consequential war killed
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October 11‚ 2013 Dr. Elsa A. Suralta President Southwestern University Urgello Street‚ Cebu City Dear Dr. Suralta: Our relationship with the foreign students‚ who are especially enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Biological Science (BSBS) under the umbrella of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)‚ is very commendable. It is a fact that the BSBS‚ under the umbrella of college of Arts and Sciences (CAS)‚ is the stepping stone to medicine. Through this program‚
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which eventually led to the project’s bankruptcy. Theodore Roosevelt believed strongly in the building of the Panama Canal‚ and he had strong public support. In 1900‚ President McKinley elected Roosevelt as vice president for his second term. The next year‚ McKinley was assassinated‚ so Roosevelt promptly took his roll as President of the United States. He strongly believed that the U.S. needed a firm grasp in Latin America. He tried to gain control of the failed French project in Panama. Colombia
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neutral and would not aid neither France or Great Britain Stayed neutral during French Revolution- Washington refused to take neither France nor Britain’s side during the war The First Cabinet: 1. John Adams- Vice President 2. Thomas Jefferson- Secretary of State 3. Edmund Randolph- Attorney General 4. Alexander Hamilton- Secretary of Treasury 5.Henry Knox- Secretary of War Famous
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have criticized the GOP nominee in many of our other editorials. With early voting already starting in many states and polls showing that it will be a close race‚ now is when we feel we should spell it out‚ the reasons Donald J. Trump should not be president: He is Unstable. Trump has switched sides on so many issues that trying to figure out his positions on policies is like shooting in the dark. We have a list of 124 shifts by Trump on 20 major issues that he has addressed since the start of the he
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ADDRESS‚ JULY 28‚ 2014 State of the Nation Address of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III President of the Philippines To the Congress of the Philippines [This is an English translation of the speech delivered at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives‚ Batasang Pambansa Complex‚ Quezon City‚ on July 28‚ 2014] Vice President Jejomar Binay; President Fidel Valdez Ramos; Senate President Franklin M. Drilon and members of the Senate; Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. and members of the
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