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  • 11Campaign finance reform — is the common term for the political effort in the United States to change the involvement of money in politics, primarily in political campaigns.Although attempts to regulate campaign finance by legislation date back to 1867, the first… …

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  • 12India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …

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  • 13Indonesia — /in deuh nee zheuh, sheuh, zee euh, doh /, n. 1. See East Indies (def. 1). 2. Republic of. Formerly, Netherlands East Indies, Dutch East Indies. a republic in the Malay Archipelago consisting of 13,677 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi,… …

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  • 14Colorado House career of Douglas Bruce — The Colorado House of Representatives career of Douglas Bruce began with Bruce s appointment to a vacant legislative seat in November 2007 and his swearing in in January 2008; he was a focal point of controversy during his one term in the state… …

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  • 15canvass — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. examine, sift, discuss; solicit, campaign, poll, survey. See inquiry, request. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To seek votes] Syn. campaign, solicit votes, agitate, apply; see campaign 1 . 2. [To sell from… …

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  • 16Andalusia — For the more extensive Muslim era region, see Al Andalus. For other uses, see Andalusia (disambiguation). Andalusia Andalucía (Spanish)   Autonomous Community   …

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  • 17Harold Wilson — Infobox Prime Minister honorific prefix = The Right Honourable name =Harold Wilson honorific suffix = Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, PC office =Prime Minister of the United Kingdom term start =4 March 1974 term end =5 April 1976 monarch …

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  • 18canvass — can•vass [[t]ˈkæn vəs[/t]] v. t. 1) gov to solicit votes, opinions, sales orders, etc., from (a district or group of people) 2) gov to investigate by inquiry; discuss; debate 3) gov to solicit votes, opinions, etc 4) gov a soliciting of votes,… …

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  • 19canvass — /ˈkænvəs / (say kanvuhs) verb (t) 1. to solicit votes, subscriptions, opinions, etc., from (a district, group of people, etc.). 2. to engage in a political campaign. 3. to examine carefully; investigate by inquiry: to canvass the new measure. 4.… …

  • 20Political scandals of the United States — This article provides a list of major political scandals of the United States.cope and organization of political scandalsCategorizing and listing scandalsDivision of this article s list of American political scandals falls into four categories… …

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