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term limits

(Encyclopedia) term limits, statutory limitations placed on the number of terms officeholders may serve. Focusing especially on members of the U.S. Congress, term limits became an important national…

Field, David Dudley

(Encyclopedia) Field, David Dudley, 1805–94, American lawyer and law reformer, b. Haddam, Conn.; brother of Cyrus W. Field and Stephen J. Field. He was graduated from Williams (1825), studied law in…

Stephen Marvin YOUNG, Congress, OH (1889-1984)

Senate Years of Service: 1959-1971 Party: Democrat YOUNG Stephen Marvin , a Representative and a Senator from Ohio; born on a farm near Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio, May 4, 1889; attended the…

Campaign 2004

Election history and statistics, candidates and party politics 2004 Candidates President George BushVice President Dick CheneyJohn Kerry (Massachusetts senator) John Edwards (…

Our Top Stories for the Week of June 6, 2022

It's been a busy week, from aerial incidents to events in Africa. Who has time to keep track of it all? That's why we've boiled it all down to our top stories of the week.   Aerial Incidents in the…

John Kennedy, Jr., 1997 News

withdrew from the Massachusetts gubernatorial race in the wake of publicity surrounding his request for an annulment of his first marriage and accusations that his younger brother Michael…

Donald Evans Biography

Donald EvansGeorge W. Bush's secretary of Commerce, first termBorn: 7/26/1946Birthplace: Houston, Tex. President Bush's best friend, this was Evans's first position in government. The…

Karl Rove

Karl Rove was often called "Bush's Brain" for his political genius in directing George W. Bush's successful campaigns for governor of Texas and president of the United States. Rove became active in…

James YOUNG, Congress, TX (1866-1942)

YOUNG James , a Representative from Texas; born in Henderson, Rusk County, Tex., July 18, 1866; attended the public schools; was graduated from the law department of the University of Texas at…