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Renzi, Matteo
(Encyclopedia) Renzi, Matteo, 1975–, Italian political leader. Renzi was a member of the Italian People's party, which merged (2002) with other parties to form Democracy Is Freedom—The Daisy, which…Italy Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Italy Index: People and History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Italy Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORYItaly is largely…Know-Nothing movement
(Encyclopedia) Know-Nothing movement, in U.S. history. The increasing rate of immigration in the 1840s encouraged nativism. In Eastern cities where Roman Catholic immigrants especially had…Lithuania Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Lithuania Index: Geography People Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations GEOGRAPHYThe largest and most populous of the Baltic…Women's Suffrage: Woman Suffrage by Federal Amendment
by Carrie Chapman Catt and Nettie Rogers Shuler The Story of IowaThe Crises of 1916Woman Suffrage by Federal AmendmentSo far the story of suffrage, victory and defeat, has been the story…Cuomo, Mario Matthew
(Encyclopedia) Cuomo, Mario MatthewCuomo, Mario Matthewkwōˈmō [key], 1932–2014, American politician, b. New York City. The son of an immigrant grocer, Cuomo attended St. John's Univ., was admitted to…Inouye, Daniel Ken
(Encyclopedia) Inouye, Daniel KenInouye, Daniel Kenĭnˈəwāˌ, ĭnōˈwā [key], 1924–2012, U.S. politician, b. Honolulu, grad. Univ. of Hawaii (1950) and George Washington Univ. Law School (1952). A World…Christopher, Warren Minor
(Encyclopedia) Christopher, Warren Minor, 1925–2011, U.S. government official, b. Scranton, N.Dak. He studied law at Stanford (1946–49) and was a clerk to Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas (…Field, Stephen Johnson
(Encyclopedia) Field, Stephen Johnson, 1816–99, American jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1863–97), b. Haddam, Conn. After practicing law for several years in New York City with…Panetta, Leon Edward
(Encyclopedia) Panetta, Leon Edward, 1938–, U.S. politician and government official, b. Monterey, Calif., grad. Univ. of Santa Clara, Calif. (B.A., 1960), Santa Clara Law School (1963). After serving…Trending
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