Jim McDermott is serving his twelfth term in Congress for the Seventh District of Washington State. The district is located in the Pacific Northwest and includes most of Seattle, all of the Vashon Island, along with portions of Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Tukwila, Seac, and Burien. A census taken...

George Washington was wise beyond his years. He warned the country of political parties and also he warned us of making alliances. The United States is more divided today than it has been in the past. People are not only expressing their favor for one candidate but they are getting angry with peop...

Nader for President Well one big reason Ralph Nader should be president is because the whole left wing right wing game was a sham, Democrats and their false liberalism, Republicans and their horrible conservatism. I think we need to go to the extreme left wing, back to grassroots campai...

JACOB A. LAWRENCE Artist I. Background A. Early years 1. Born September 17, 1917 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the oldest of three children living with a single mother. 2. His mother enrolled him in an after-school program run by painter Charles Alston, who had great influence on his ...

As the Republican Party hunkers down and get down to business of winning the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election with their "last man standing" candidate John McCain, the Democrats are still on a slugfest between presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. True to the cliche, &qu...

Robert Lansing (1864-1928) Born: October 17, 1864 in Watertown, New York, United States Died: October 30, 1928 Occupation: Secretary of state As secretary of state during World War I, Robert Lansing was overshadowed by President Woodrow Wilson, who conducted most important foreign-policy m...

This year's State Of The Union speech was a very unique one in many ways. First off, it was extremely ambitious considering this is President Clinton's eighth and final year as President of the United States. The sheer amount of propositions brought up were mind boggling, especially fo...

Seeking Unity, Obama Feels Pull of Racial Divide By Ginger Thompson (NYT – 2/12/08) Senator Barack Obama first began seriously considering running for presidency about two years ago. At that time, he and his group of political advisors devoted only a few minutes to the i...

During the 1960s, the resistance to racial segregation and discrimination included strategies such as civil disobedience, nonviolent resistance, marches, protests, boycotts, "freedom rides," and rallies. There were also continuing efforts to legally challenge segregation through the courts...

George Washington, the New Nation's first president, wanted unification in his country. Unfortunately, as we have seen, it does not turn out to be the way he wants. There were many causes for this separation but two elections, the Election of 1800 and the Election of 1828, stand out and help t...

On a frigid winter's day, January 20, 1961, John Fitzgerald Kennedy took the oath of office as the 35th President of the United States. At age 43, he was the youngest man and the first Roman Catholic ever elected. He had won by one of the smallest margins of victory, only 115,000 popular votes. Thi...

Address to a Joint Session of Congress and the American People The motives behind the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 remained unclear to many people throughout the world. Shortly after the attacks waged upon New York, Washington and Pennsylvania, President George W. Bush delivered his...

The Perfect President If I had to make "the perfect president", it would have to be a mix of the greatest presidents the United States has had. Mainly, Abraham Lincoln for his courage during the Civil War, George Washington for his audacity to fight with his fellow citizens in the Revo...

Mark Sherman Writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer Reports that Gary A. Condit, A democrat from California received a grand jury subpoena for undisclosed documents related to the disappearance of federal intern Chandra Levy. Abbe Lowell, Condit's lawyer, issued a statement saying "whatever...

President Andrew Jackson had been born into poverty in the Carolina backcountry, and he grew up seeing the realities of a common man's life and the struggles that a common man faced. With perseverance and dedication, Jackson climbed the ladder of success, establishing an honorable name for hi...

A summary of The Spin Cycle The book, The Spin Cycle is written by Howard Kurtz, a media reporter with The Washington Post. It is not an easy book to read. Kurtz covers many different personalities and scenarios and how the press has been manipulated by the White House. The book describes how ...

James Monroe (1817-1825) James Monroe was born in Westmoreland county Virginia, on April 28th, 1758. His father was Spence Monroe. He came from a Scottish family, but settled in Virginia in the mid sixteen hundreds. James was the eldest of four boys and one girl. In 1786, Monroe married...

Jacksonian Presidency Summary Despite the looming effects of the Jacksonian presidency, the following only discusses the actions and results, which occurred during the Jacksonian presidency. The activation of a new presidency was accompanied by huge numbers of Hickoryites (Jacksonian supporte...

The 2000 Presidential election between Vice-President Al Gore and Texas Governor George W. Bush was and still is a close campaign. This race has still not ended due to the closeness in the state of Florida primarily and the state of Oregon. Florida which contains 25 electoral college vote...

Medical Marijuana The U.S. Supreme Court may turn Nevada's plan to have sick patients use marijuana into a ruling Monday. They provided no legal leeway for medicinal use of the drug. Assemblywoman Chris Giunchigliani, a Democrat from Las Vegas, who sponsored Nevada's medical mariju...

Opinion of Election 2000 "It is finally over", probably the most common statement you would hear if you asked any U.S. citizen their thoughts on the presidential election of 2000. This election was definitely the closest of any presidential election recorded in history and believe me whe...

Changes in the Foreign Service Since February 8, President Clinton has appointed nine foreign ambassadors. The countries included in these appointments are Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, Australia, Bangladesh, Poland, Kyrgz Republic, Mongolia, and Laos. These individuals have degrees from Yale, Harva...

Last Minute Clinton Pardon Ethical? Enter one President and one fugitive from justice. In 1983 Marc Rich was charged with illegally buying oil from Iran while it was under a trade embargo. He was thought to have been trying to avoid oil price controls, evading nearly $50 million in federal taxes....

In the year 2000, the presidential campaign between George W. Bush and Al Gore proved to be an inconclusive test of the most popular candidate, with Bush winning the electoral vote and Gore winning the popular vote. The last time a close election produced a split decision in the popular vote and th...

Large portions of the population began to hold President Hoover personally responsible for the depression. It was partially his own fault, since he ignored recommendations to support more vigorous relief programs. While Europe was getting rid of their gold standard, the United States was still ...