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| | United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The Constitution is the supreme law of the United States. | | | The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. | | | The supreme court of each state is the final authority on the interpretation of that state's laws and constitution. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_of_America
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| | Embassy of the United States of America, Kuwait |
| | Of course, I want to join you in welcoming to Kuwait the delegation from Portland State University: Portland State University President, Dan Bernstine; Dean Marvin Kaiser of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Professor John Damis. | | | And I’m honored to meet this evening His Excellency, the Minister of Justice from Qatar, Hasan Al-Ghanim, a Portland State alumnus. | | | This is one of the elements of the recently announced Rice-Chertoff Joint Vision which will enhance border security while streamlining security processes and facilitating travel for visitors to the United States. |
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http://kuwait.usembassy.gov
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| | Welcome to the United States Mission to the United Nations |
| | Remarks to the Press by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Theodora Bakoyannis | | | Briefing by Secretary of State Rice and by Under Secretary Dobriansky and Assistant Secretary Lowenkron on the 2005 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices | | | Letters sent by Ambassador Bolton to UN Member States conveying U.S. amendments to the draft Outcome Document being prepared for the High Level Event on: |
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http://www.usunnewyork.usmission.gov
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| | CIA - The World Factbook -- United States |
| | Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. | | | bicameral Congress consists of the Senate (100 seats, one-third are renewed every two years; 2 members are elected from each state by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and the House of Representatives (435 seats; members are directly elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms) | | | elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by a college of representatives who are elected directly from each state; president and vice president serve four-year terms; election last held 2 November 2004 (next to be held 4 November 2008) |
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http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/us.html#People
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| | 15 USC Sec. 260 (01/24/94) |
| | As used in this Act, the term ``State'' includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any possession of the United States. | | | As used in sections 261 to 264 of this title, the term ''interstate or foreign commerce'' means commerce between a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any possession of the United States and any place outside thereof. | | | For the purpose of establishing the standard time of the United States, the territory of the United States shall be divided into eight zones in the manner provided in this section. |
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http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/260.html
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| | U.S. Senate |
| | The Web edition can be searched by name, state, position, or the year served in Congress. | | | The collective Senate membership of nearly 1,900 men and women is documented in the recently published Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005. | | | In addition to Member biographies, the online database features extensive bibliographies and information on research collections that include papers of Senators and Representatives. |
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http://www.senate.gov
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| | U.S. Embassy Zagreb, Croatia |
| | This one-day workshop connected the Zagreb County Court via video link with the County Courts in Osijek, Rijeka, Split, and Vukovar and included remote participation of 55 trial and investigative judges. | | | On March 24th, the United States Government sponsored a professional training seminar titled "Use of Digital Video Conferencing Systems" for County Court judges. | | | Click here for information on studying in the United States. |
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http://www.usembassy.hr
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| | The United States Mint |
| | Established in 1792, the United States Mint Police is one of the oldest federal law enforcement agencies in the nation. | | | 2006 United States Mint 50 State Quarters Silver Proof Set™ | | | The 2006 United States Mint 50 State Quarters Silver Proof Set features the five new quarters issued in 2006 through the popular 50 State Quarters® Program: Nevada, Nebraska, Colorado, South Dakota, and North Dakota. |
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http://www.usmint.gov
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| | Architect of the Capitol |
| | The Architect of the Capitol is responsible to the United States Congress for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, which includes the Capitol, the congressional office buildings, the Library of Congress buildings, the Supreme Court building, the U.S. Botanic Garden, the Capitol Power Plant, and other facilities. | | | Click here to go to the Business Opportunities. |
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http://www.aoc.gov
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| | LII: Constitution |
| | The Constitution of the United States of America | | | Best of the Web, Document Design, '94 Nominee |
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http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.overview.html
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| | Atlas: United States |
| | Related to United States: U.S. Territories and Outlying Areas | | | More on United States: United States Geography | | | United States Profile: History · Government · Economy · Population … |
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http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/unitedstates.html
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| | United States Code: Main Page |
| | It is divided by broad subjects into 50 titles and published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives. | | | The United States Code is the codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. | | | Since 1926, the United States Code has been published every six years. |
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http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode
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| | USPA.org - United States Parachute Association (USPA) |
| | United States Parachute Association, USPA, and the USPA logo are the | | | The United States Parachute Association and its 34,000 member skydivers enjoy and promote safe skydiving through parachuting training, rating, and competition programs. | | | USPA represents parachute jumping from aircraft and helps keep skydivers in the air. |
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http://www.uspa.org
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| | The Humane Society of the United States |
| | USA Today: Southern state legislatures target bloody hog dog fighting. | | | Copyright © 2006 The Humane Society of the United States. | | | No monkey business in Louisiana—the state bans private possession of chimps, monkeys, and other primates as pets. |
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http://www.hsus.org
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| | United States Mission to Germany |
| | Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was in Berlin on March 30 to attend a meeting of foreign ministers of the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and German Foreign Minister Steinmeier. | | | Secretary Rice traveled to Germany, France and the United Kingdom from March 29 to April 2, 2006. | | | During the trip to Europe she consulted with key European allies on the range of common challenges, including Iran, the United States is addressing with its transatlantic partners. |
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http://www.usembassy.de
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| | LII: U.S. Code: Home |
| | Appendix to Title 10 (Rules of Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces) | | | Note that the United States Code is a VERY large document. | | | Title 4 Flag and Seal, Seat Of Government,and the States [Search] |
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http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode
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| | U.S. States |
| | Extreme Points of the U.S. Geographic Centers of States | | | Notable Modern Bridges in the U.S. Tallest Buildings in the U.S. World Heritage Sites in the U.S. Highest Temperatures by State |
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http://www.infoplease.com/states.html
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| | Office of the Law Revision Counsel |
| | The Office of the Law Revision Counsel prepares and publishes the United States Code, which is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. |
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http://uscode.house.gov
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| | US Geography Quizzes - Fun Map Games |
| | Opossums are the only marsuipials native to the United States. | | | Jazz is the only musical form born in the United States. | | | The United States nearly doubled in size with the Louisiana Purchase. |
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http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm
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| | United States Mission - Madagascar |
| | The Embassy of Madagascar in the United States | | | The United States is commencing an active advertising campaign to publicize a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the location and apprehension of Fazul Abdullah Mohammed for murder and his role in the bombings of the United States Embassies in Dar es Salaam and Nairobi on August 7, 1998. | | | The U.S. Department of Agriculture organized the delegation, which will be led by A. Ellen Terpstra, Foreign Agriculture Service Administrator. |
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| | USINFO - The United States Department of State |
| | USINFO - The United States Department of State | | | Management reform at the United Nations is at the top of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s agenda, says Kristen... | | | The United States has supplied 86 percent of all food sent to Sudan by the World Food Programme in 2006, Deputy Secretary of State Robert B. Zoellick tells an audience in Washington Thursday, April 13. |
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http://usinfo.state.gov
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| | United States Code |
| | This page, United States Code, has moved to the new gpoaccess.gov domain. |
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http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/cong013.html
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| | United States Patent and Trademark Office Home Page |
| | The United States Patent and Trademark Office is seeking qualified individuals to serve on its public advisory committees. | | | This is the only official Web site of the United States Patent and Trademark Office | | | The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is seeking comments and suggestions from the public to assist the agency in developing a new strategic plan. |
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http://www.uspto.gov
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| | Copyright © 2006 The United States Pharmacopeial Convention Inc. |
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| | United States Tennis Association - Home |
| | Copyright © 2006 by United States Tennis Association. | | | Bill Mountford is the director of tennis at the USTA National Tennis Center - and USTA.com's resident tennis expert. |
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http://www.usta.com/home/default.sps
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| | United States Conference of Catholic Bishops |
| | Throughout its website, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops provides links to other websites solely for the user’s convenience. | | | The USCCB is an assembly of the Catholic Church hierarchy who work together to unify, coordinate, promote, and carry on Catholic activities in the United States; to organize and conduct religious, charitable, and social welfare work at home and abroad; to aid in education; and to care for immigrants. | | | The bishops themselves constitute the membership of the Conference and are served by a staff of over 350 lay people, priests, deacons, and religious. |
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http://www.usccb.org/index.shtml
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| | United States Department of the Treasury - Home |
| | United States Department of the Treasury - Home | | | Subscribe to one or more Treasury E-mail lists and automatically receive Treasury Press Releases, the Public Schedule, Interest Rate Statistics, and other documents by E-mail |
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| | United States Department of Justice |
| | United States Sues Nine in Nationwide Crackdown on Tax-Refund Scam | | | WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Department of Justice today announced a settlement with QUALCOMM Incorporated and Flarion Technologies Inc. that requires the companies to pay a total of $1.8 million in civil penalties for violating premerger waiting period requirements. | | | WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced today that, in a nationwide crackdown against a tax-fraud scheme promoted by Peter Eric Hendrickson of Commerce Township, Mich., it has brought suit against nine people this week. |
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http://www.usdoj.gov
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| | Embassy of the United States, Paris, France |
| | March 27, 2006 - Public Announcement on France, U.S. Department of State This Public Announcement is issued to alert Americans to ongoing security concerns in France. | | | April 12, 2006 - United States Continues To Welcome Foreign Visitors, Rice Says The United States continues to welcome foreign visitors and is working hard to improve the visa process, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told participants at the Global Travel and Tourism Summit April 12 in Washington. | | | Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday April 12, 2006 the U.N. Security Council must consider "strong steps" to induce Tehran to change course (© AP/WWP) |
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| | USA Swimming - Home |
| | Olympian Katie Hoff (Towson, Md. / North Baltimore) was voted the 2005 United States Olympic Committee SportsWoman of the Year Wednesday, the first time a swimmer has received the award since Jenny Thompson won in 1999. | | | Twelve American Olympians highlight a talented team of 26 who will represent the United States at the 8th FINA World Championships (25m), April 5-9 at the Qizhong Stadium in Shanghai, China. | | | A smile wider than the 25-meter pool at the Qizhong Stadium appeared on Tara Kirk’s face when she saw the American flag rise to the rafters and heard the United States national anthem play on the fourth day of the Short Course World Championships. |
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| | Regional Map : Weather Underground |
| | Temperatures in the Lower 48 states Thursday have ranged from a midday low of 18 degrees at Truckee-Tahoe, Calif to a midday high of 98 degrees at Medicine Lodge, Kan. | | | Clouds extended from Washington through the Northern Tier States as a weak low pressure system made its way through southern Canada. | | | Find the Weather for any City, State or ZIP Code, or Airport Code or Country |
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| | Welcome to the USGS - U.S. Geological Survey |
| | In the United States, 20 percent of the land surface is karst and 40 percent of the groundwater used for drinking comes from karst aquifers. | | | For the second year in a row, value of U.S. non-fuel mine production rose by double digits, reaching $51.6 billion last year—a 13 percent increase from 2004. | | | The USGS collects, analyzes, and disseminates data on current production and consumption of about 100 mineral-based commodities and raw materials, such as steel, for the United States and about 180 other countries. |
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http://www.usgs.gov
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| | United States Holocaust Memorial Museum |
| | Press Release The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum responds to remarks made by Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad denying the Holocaust and calling for Israel’s destruction. | | | The Nuremberg Trials and Their Legacy This year, we mark the 60th anniversary of the International Military Tribunal, a watershed moment in international justice. | | | Podcast Series: Voices on Genocide Prevention An audio series and podcast service, hosted by Committee on Conscience Staff Director Jerry Fowler, that will bring you the voices you want to hear — from human rights defenders to experts to advocates to government officials. |
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http://www.ushmm.org
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| | UPS Global Home |
| | Copyright © 1994-2006 United Parcel Service of America, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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http://www.ups.com
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| | Air Force Link - Home |
| | ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AFPN) -- Formations and a ceremony April 12 marked the public designation of Andersen’s host unit as the 36th Wing. | | | WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- Air Force officials announced today the realignment of the Air Force Doctrine Center to Air University effective April 6. | | | EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (AFPN) -- Eielson units are combining efforts in the spirit of the total force vision by streamlining cooperative continuity and training. |
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http://www.af.mil
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| | United States Military Academy at West Point |
| | Copyright ©United States Military Academy, West Point, New York USA 10996 | | | DISCLAIMER: Non-DOD links may be provided for mission support and as a |
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