1. Filibuster creates gridlock: * http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57560538/the-filibuster-fight-same-story-roles-reversed/ -- Article in December 2012 * In recent years‚ the number of filibusters has risen dramatically. According to the Democrats‚ Republicans launched more than 385 filibusters (that forced cloture votes) since 2007. That’s compared to only 49 cloture votes from 1919 to 1970. After 1970‚ the number started to rise - perhaps prompting the 1975 rule change - until the
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Dear Editor of the Herald Sun‚ I was watching the news (Sunrise) this morning and I found out a really tragic story case and I investigated more on the internet and this is what I have come up with: Dogs as brutal Security Guards... We all like roaming around outside but what will you do if there were ‘security guards’ standing outside and roaming around the streets. Yes‚ this is exactly what has happened on the very streets of Carlton. On the 27th of April‚ a senior citizen in his 50s was attacked
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To Kill A Mockingbird Creative Response Tom Robinson was convicted last month of raping Mayella Ewell‚ Bob Ewell’s eldest child. Bob Ewell accused Tom of raping his daughter and our local sheriff‚ Heck Tate‚ had to arrest him even though there was no evidence to prove Tom guilty. Tom was shot last week while escaping from the prison that he should never have been in. A few weeks ago Bob Ewell called Heck Tate‚ to his house to accuse Tom Robinson of raping his eldest child‚ Mayella Ewell. Both
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The most sporty and dynamic event of the year-XXII Olympic Winter Games Anna Hambardzumyan‚ Yerevan Armenia 05.02.2014 In the sport world one of the most important upcoming events is the winter Olympics of 2014. This year‚ Russia is opening its doors with the motto of “Hot‚ cool‚ yours” for the sport fans‚ who are eager to enjoy the major international multi-sport beautiful event of the year. Olympic Games are scheduled to take place from 7 to 23 February 2014‚ in Sochi resort city
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Till death do we part? The bodies of Romeo Montague (17) and underage lover Juliet Capulet (14) were found today‚ April 23rd. The pair committed suicide when a bid to elope failed. Romeo had taken a deadly dose of poison believing that his wife was already dead – but she was only unconscious. When the love struck girl woke to discover he’d killed himself‚ she stabbed herself in the heart. FAMILIES AT WAR The tragedy comes a few
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LONG ISLAND‚ NEW YORK Jay Gatsby‚ esteemed millionaire was found dead yesterday afternoon in West Egg‚ Long Island at his mansion‚ along with his attacker‚ George Wilson‚ who was also found dead at the scene. According to police reports‚ George Wilson’s wife had been struck down by a car the night before‚ Michaelis‚ a neighbour who owns a restaurant beside George Wilson’s auto shop‚ said that George had been acting very erratically in the earlier hours claiming God speculates over everything.
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Case Study #1. Salem Telephone Company 1. Variable expenses: Power (the more hours sold‚ the more energy consumed) The hourly personnel (operations) works only when the computers are in operation Fixed expenses: The rent has to be paid despite any level of production ($8‚000 monthly) The custodial services depend on Salem Telephone’s estimated space‚ they are independent from the revenue of the Company The computer leases were acquired to run the business (before it was actually started
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Last night London was startled by a crime of incredible ferocity and rendered all the more notable by the high position of the victim. Sir Danvers Carew‚ a MP‚ was murdered not far from the Thames River on the alleyway close to the Billy Goat Tavern. This happened at around eleven until two in the night. He was clubbed to death with a heavy cane. There is no apparent motive for Sir Carew’s murder. An eyewitness is the maidservant‚ which sustains to have seen the whole scene from her bedroom
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2 DEATHS OF CHILDREN AT THE MONTREDON Peter Walker Last saturday morning emergency crews were called to the shore of Montredon for 2 dead bodies were found there. Oliver from th authorities confirmed that 2 children were found dead on saturday in the beach. Police said that the children was pronounced dead at the scene‚ but authorities provided little information about how long the body had been in the Montredon before being discovered. The investigation into the dead is being handled by detectives
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THE DAILY NEWS 27th August 2001 Edition ALL ABOUT THE BIG WORLD WE LIVE IN FOR YOU A THOUSAND TIMES OVER Hazara Boy Saved from the war On the 27th of August 2001 at around 11:00 am a man named Amir and a little boy that he rescued from the war ridden lands of Afghanistan named Sohrab arrived at the San Francisco airport terminal welcomed by their family. Amir a sensitive and intelligent young writer and son of the deceased Baba a well known Kabul businessman risked his own life
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