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Curious history of politicians in Plains states

August 11, 2011 Arthur Lieber Congress, Government, History, Politics, Uncategorized Leave a comment

Omaha, NE; Thursday, July 21, 2011. Traveling through America’s plain’s states, there is much to be learned about the distressing changes in both the

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Who’s calling whom the party of no?

May 10, 2010 Arthur Lieber Civil Rights, Congress, History, Politics 4 comments

The last Supreme Court nominee of a Democratic president to be rejected was in the 19th century. Two of President Grover Cleveland’s nominees failed to receive Senate confirmation in 1894.

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