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Dennis Kucinich

Dennis Kucinich was only 31 when he was elected mayor of Cleveland in 1977, making him then the youngest-ever mayor of a major American city. A feisty liberal Democrat from a blue-collar background,…

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

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…

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…

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…

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;…

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…