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  2. Impoundment of appropriated funds - Wikipedia

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    The Line Item Veto Act of 1996 gave the president the power of line-item veto, which President Bill Clinton applied to the federal budget 82 times [8] [9] before the law was struck down in 1998 by the Supreme Court on the grounds of it being in violation of the Presentment Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

  3. Cultural appropriation - Wikipedia

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    An example of appropriation showcasing James and Mary Lowman wearing Kimonos, photographed ca 1909. In June of 2019, Kim Kardashian launched a clothing line under the name of "Kimono". This clothing line was centered around shapewear lingerie, and the use of the word "kimono" seemed to largely be a play on words for Kardashian's name.

  4. Playing Indian - Wikipedia

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    The focus is on how and why white Americans mimic stereotypical ideas of Indian traditions, images, spiritual ceremonies, and clothing, citing examples such as the Indian princess, Boston Tea Party, the Improved Order of Red Men, Tammany Hall, Scouting societies like the Order of the Arrow, and in more recent decades, hippies and New Agers. [2]

  5. Fund accounting - Wikipedia

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    The complexity of an appropriation depends upon the city council's preferences; real-world appropriations can list hundreds of line item amounts. An appropriation is the legal authority for spending [58] given by the city council to the various agencies of the city government. In the example above, the city can spend as much as $34 million, but ...

  6. Inappropriation - Wikipedia

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    According to the review aggregator Bookmarks.reviews, Inappropriation received two "rave" reviews, two "positive" reviews, and one "mixed" review. [2]Lauren Gilbert, writing for Library Journal, called Inappropriation "a bold and heady coming-of-age tale with a biting sense of humor and a heavy dose of contemporary cultural critique".

  7. Each story has its feet firmly planted in the real world, but serves as an epicenter for swirling fantasies. In one story, "The Lizzie Borden Jazz Babies," Sparks makes use of a tragic plot point that sets off many classic fairy tales – the untimely death of a protagonist's parent – and applies it to the father instead of the mother.

  8. Ninetieth Minnesota State Senate v. Dayton - Wikipedia

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    The Ninetieth Minnesota State Senate v. Dayton, (903 N.W.2d 609), was a 2017 Minnesota Supreme Court case where the Court ruled that Governor Mark Dayton's line item vetoes of appropriations for the Minnesota Senate and Minnesota House of Representatives were a lawful exercise of his authority granted by the Minnesota Constitution.

  9. Man documents inflated grocery prices in Alaskan hometown ...

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    In the most recent video, Magdanz described his visit to the newest grocery store in Kotzebue, recording some food and drink prices there.. Butter was on sale for $8.14 per pound, a quart of ...