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Martha Coakley

Democrat Martha Coakley earned a share of political infamy in 2010, when she lost a special election for the U.S. Senate seat held for years by liberal lion Edward M. Kennedy. In what the Boston…

The Appeals Process

Taxpayers who, after audit of their tax returns, disagree with a proposed change in their tax liabilities are entitled to an independent review of their cases. Taxpayers are able to seek an…

Delaware NPR Member Stations

StationCityFrequencyWRTX-FMDover91.7Connecticut NPR Member StationsNational Public Radio U.S. Member StationsDistrict of Columbia NPR Member Stations

Charlie Wilson

Charlie Wilson's adventures in governance, womanizing, and shipping guns to Afghan rebels were so colorful that Hollywood made a movie out of them. Charlie Wilson's War (2007), based on the 2003…

Randall S. STREET, Congress, NY (1780-1841)

STREET Randall S. , a Representative from New York; born in Catskill, N.Y., in 1780; pursued classical studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and began practice in Poughkeepsie;…

Willie Brown

Name at birth: Willie Lewis Brown, Jr.Willie Brown was the colorful and powerful mayor of San Francisco from 1996 to 2004. The job capped a political career which included 31 years for Brown in the…

JonBenet Ramsey

JonBenet Ramsey is the six-year-old beauty pageant contestant who was found murdered in her Boulder, Colorado home on December 26, 1996. The JonBenet Ramsey case became a national sensation due to…

The Supreme Court: Paying for Campaigns

Paying for CampaignsThe Supreme CourtElecting Our LeadersElection Machinery That WorksRemapping DistrictsPaying for CampaignsGetting the Word OutSwitching Parties Campaign financing laws can…

Geology of the Grand Canyon: The Permian.

THE TEMPLES AND TOWERS OF THE VIRGEN.THE PERMIAN.The idea of a terrace is not so typically represented in the Permian as it is in the superior formations. In many parts of the great stairway…