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What is the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade?
On 15 March 15 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson addressed Congress, calling for passage of the voting rights act. The speech cam one week after a gathering in Selma, AL led to deadly violence when African-Americans preparing to march to Montgomery were attacked by police. A white Unitarian Minister from Boston, James J. Reeb, was killed.
Passed in 1939, the Hatch Act restricts the political activity of executive branch employees of the federal government, District of Columbia government, and some state and local employees who work in connection with federally funded programs.
The Olympic games are renowned as a global event that transcend politics. However, political actions on the part of athletes and nations have colored the quadrennial games. Read on for a brief history, followed by highlights of games marked by politics. The U.S. has played a role in three of those "political" games.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services is the head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, concerned with health matters.
The nation’s health care system is once again in the spotlight as part of President Obama’s policy agenda. Growing numbers of Americans are uninsured; costs keep rising (annual growth rate, 6.7%); and the public is increasingly worried about the issue. The U.S. spends more money on health care than any other nation. By 2017, we will be spending about $13,000 per person, according to the annual projection by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
President Barack Obama State Of The Union Address, 24 February 2009
President Barack Obama State Of The Union Address, 24 February 2009
Text of Martin Luther King, Jr. speech, I Have A Dream, the closing speech of the March on Washington, DC, on 28 August 1963. The speech was carried live on network television.
