Once upon a time, the presidents, prime ministers and chancellors of this world were just like you. They went to college, they worked, they played; some of them were cool. Yet as their college days ceased, and their pursuit of the top job began, they relinquished personal style for sartorial...
Presidents' Day (originally known as Washington's Birthday) is one of the federal holidays within the U.S. where many institutions, banks, and governmental offices shut down. Federal holidays often are a source of confusion as many institutions remain open while others remain closed to commemorate...
Vantage Motorworks is esteemed as the United States' best restoration companies. President Richard Gorman had aspirations to be a car mechanic since age three. He and his younger brother used to pretend to work on the world's finest cars while were playing. Gorman's dedication and love for classic...
Obama meets with Bill Clinton and Warren Buffet on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. The President met with the U.S. former president and the investor to discuss plans for creating jobs and instilling sound economic policies. In an official White House statement, Obama turned to Clinton in an attempt...
A country may have a constitution, a fundamental body of laws that dictate how a government is to administer and preside over its country. Each nation or state may have its own constitution, these fundamental laws may be the same in most and some may be absolutely different from every other...
It is possible that once a sentence has been passed on an individual who has been found guilty by a court of law that the sentence be reduced to one that is less severe. This reduction of sentencing is referred to as a commuted sentence. The word commutation is derived from the Latin word commutare,...
The Gulf Oil Spill worsens as Obama falters during his first Oval Office Address. Since an April 20, 2010 explosion at an oil platform leased by BP, an estimated 210,000 gallons or more of crude oil have spewed into the Gulf of Mexico daily. On the fifty sixth day since the leak began,...
President Obama versus Sarah Palin on the nuclear issue took an interesting direction. Obama released a new nuclear policy early this week which disarms the United States of the use of nuclear weapons against countries without nuclear capabilities if they comply with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation...
Social security is a program established by the government which aims to provide insurance to the general public. It is meant to provide citizens protection against social conditions such as old age, disability, poverty, unemployment, and so on. Different countries have varying structures when...
The 20th century was a time of great change, with devastating wars, the rise of two superpowers and the fall of one. Demonstrations have been used throughout history to change the world, both peacefully and violently, but in the 20th century activism came into its own in an age of protest. 1)...
