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… Congress, to remove frustrating causes of inaction, and to combat the strong tendency among many Revolutionaries, … weakness existed in the Continental Congress. Standing committees conducted much of the executive business, plagued … Such a proposition, when applied indiscriminately to officials deriving their election or appointment from the people, …
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… permission or a Security Council resolution, its officials have been largely unable to set foot inside northern … Shishakly thought he glimpsed an opportunity. He had come to Turkey from his home near Houston, Texas, soon after … The roads between Atmeh and Reyhanli were slick with diesel from the night traders, and weapons dealers often …
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… which isn’t a surprise given climate change, but is unwelcome given the city-wide dearth of air-conditioning and … on, listening to Germans laugh, yell, and sing to “Single Ladies.” My friend was having her party in a stadium that had … 9 p.m. , making its very slow way overnight past the checkpoints until reaching the Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof at the …
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… and while everybody cut gym and skipped social studies and foreign language from time to time, no one missed … Not that he took attendance, or would even comment on a person’s absence. Mr. Crockett’s method was far … discussion as if we were mature enough to handle it. He also believed that there was a difference between what we …
… including Vice-President Yancy, have sent native soldiers out into the country to V boys who have then been … to get in front of . . .” In the Firestone agreement of 1926 the Liberian government agreed to “encourage, support and … incentive to use compulsion. The International Commission points out, however, that in 1926 Mr. Firestone asked …
… weight easily. In the ten years since his wife Winifred had died he had lost the battle. He was not obese, but his … his voice added to the impression that he slept poorly. His companion was large-boned and taller, and despite the fact … the town of Paros. Brightly white-washed exterior, inside also white with blue-tiled floor. I remember wondering if we …