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Caleb Cushing's Cabinet nomination was rejected three times in one day.. President John Tyler nominated Caleb Cushing for Secretary of the Treasury. Tyler had a contentious relationship with the Senate over his vetoes of legislation, and the Senate refused to confirm Cushing for this office on March 3, 1843 by a vote of 19–27.
Buckner Walker is also well known for her creation of ethnic-oriented general interest crosswords for magazines such as Essence, Ebony and Rise Up. Previously, none of these publications had offered crosswords and, as such, she is credited with generating a groundswell of interest in crossword puzzles among members of the African-American ...
The International Trade Organization (ITO) was the proposed name for an international institution for the regulation of trade.. Led by the United States in collaboration with allies, the effort to form the organization from 1945 to 1948, with the successful passing of the Havana Charter, eventually failed due to lack of approval by the US Congress.
In a win for the Trump administration, a federal judge on Wednesday decided a government buyout program offered to millions of federal employees could proceed. U.S. District Judge George O’Toole ...
Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.
The question took center stage during the show’s second round when contestant Cris Pannullo selected the $600 clue in the category titled, “Speech! Parts of Speech!”
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Grant also nominated Edwin M. Stanton, former Attorney General and Secretary of War to the court. [17]: 79 The nomination was eventually confirmed, but Stanton died before he was commissioned. [18] Grant then successfully nominated William Strong. [4]