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91Compromise of 1877 — A political cartoon by Joseph Keppler depicts Roscoe Conkling as Mephistopheles, as Rutherford B. Hayes strolls off with a woman labeled as Solid South . The caption quotes Goethe: Unto that Power he doth belong / Which only doeth Right while… …
92DREAM Act — The DREAM Act (acronym for Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors) is an American legislative proposal first introduced in the Senate on August 1, 2001[1] and most recently reintroduced there on May 11, 2011. This bill would provide… …
93Standing Rules of the United States Senate — The Standing Rules of the Senate are the rules of order adopted by the United States Senate that govern its procedure. The rules are set by the Senate itself, as set down in of the United States Constitution. The stricter rules are waived by… …
94Senate career of Hillary Rodham Clinton — AssignmentsClinton has served on five Senate committees with nine subcommittee assignments: *Committee on the Budget (2001 2003)cite web | url=http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/congress/sncom012.html | title=Senate Temporary Committee Chairs |… …
95Flibustier — Fli|bụs|ti|er 〈[ tjər] m. 3; im 17. Jh.〉 Seeräuber um Mittel u. Südamerika, Bukanier [→ Filibuster] * * * Fli|bụs|ti|er , Filibuster, der; s, [frz. flibustier, engl. filibuster, wohl < älter engl. flibutor, freebooter < niederl. vrijbuiter …
96filibusterer — noun a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes • Syn: ↑filibuster • Derivationally related forms: ↑filibuster, ↑filibuster (for: ↑filibuster) • Hyperny …
97Strom Thurmond — Infobox Officeholder name = James Strom Thurmond imagesize = 220px small caption = order = United States Senator from South Carolina term start = November 7, 1956 term end = January 3, 2003 predecessor = Thomas A. Wofford successor = Lindsey… …
98Everett Dirksen — Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Senator from Illinois In office January 3, 1951 – September 7, 1969 Preceded by Scott W. Lucas …
99Quorum — For other uses, see Quorum (disambiguation). A quorum is the minimum number of members of a deliberative assembly (a body that uses parliamentary procedure, such as a legislature) necessary to conduct the business of that group. According to… …
100Lincoln Chafee — 74th Governor of Rhode Island Incumbent Assumed office January 4, 2011 Lieutenant …
