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Antifa

(Encyclopedia) Antifa, American political movement, is a loose coalition of progressive voices opposing the rise of homophobic, authoritarian, xenophobic, and racist movements worldwide.…

North American Free Trade Agreement

(Encyclopedia) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), accord establishing a free-trade zone in North America; it was signed in 1992 by Canada, Mexico, and the United States and took effect on…

Electoral College v. The People

  Who elects the president? by David Johnson Related Links The Electoral College The Conventions Campaign 2016   The presidential election cycle seems to generate renewed…

Carla Bruni

(Carla Bruni Tedeschi)modelBorn: 12/23/1967Birthplace: Turin, Italy Italian-born international runway model, Bruni's high-profile affairs with rock stars Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton and tycoon…

Kavanaugh, Brett Michael

(Encyclopedia) Kavanaugh, Brett Michael, 1965–, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (2018–), b. Washington, D.C., grad. Yale (B.A. 1987, J.D. 1990). He clerked for Supreme Court Justice…

Inauguration Factfile

Media coverage, famous addresses, inaugural trivia, and life after the presidency   Elections Campaign 2016 Campaign 2012 2012 Election Results Elections, 1789–2012 How is the…

Romney, Mitt

(Encyclopedia) Romney, Mitt (Willard Mitt Romney)Romney, Mittrŏmˈnē [key], 1947–, American politician and business executive, b. Detroit, Mich., grad. Brigham Young Univ. (B.A., 1971), Harvard (M.B.A…

Jeremiah Andrew DENTON, Jr., Congress, AL (1924)

Senate Years of Service: 1981-1987Party: RepublicanDENTON, Jeremiah Andrew, Jr., a Senator from Alabama; born in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., July 15, 1924; graduated from McGill Institute,…

De Niro, Robert Anthony Jr.

(Encyclopedia) De Niro, Robert Anthony, Jr., 1943-, American film actor and director, b. New York, N.Y. Both of De Niro’s parents were painters; De…

Martin, Paul Edgar Philippe, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Martin, Paul Edgar Philippe, Jr., 1938–, Canadian politician, prime minister (2003–6) of Canada, b. Windsor, Ont. The scion of a politically active family (his father served in…