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Book of the week: The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson by Robert A. Caro
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The Supreme Court can fix this mess of its own making
This week, the Supreme Court can begin cleaning up a predictable mess — it was predicted by a justice at the time — that it ...
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The Black Librarian Who Rewrote the Rules of Power, Gender and Passing as White
A 1910 watercolor portrait of Belle da Costa Greene by Laura Coombs Hills. The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, gift of the ...
Congress, not the president, decides on spending—a constitutional law professor explains the 'power of the purse'
Because of the Trump administration's efforts to cut staff and spending, Congress' "power of the purse" has been in the news ...
What to know about Trump’s executive order and ‘unprecedented’ power grab within the government
President Donald Trump’s executive order grasping far greater control over independent federal agencies embraces a ...
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Separation of powers is on trial in the US
WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Donald Trump has put the constitutional separation of powers in the United States on trial. Federal judges have for now blocked many of his ...
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‘Nickel Boys’: RaMell Ross on the unconventional camera techniques behind his immersive storytelling
‘The Apprentice’: Sebastian Stan on reserving judgment and ‘the passage of power’ that led to Donald Trump's rise ...
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IMF Members' Quotas and Voting Power, and IMF Board of Governors
All powers of the IMF are vested in the Board of Governors. The Board of Governors may delegate to the Executive Board all except certain reserved powers. The Board of Governors normally meets once a ...
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‘Nickel Boys’: Director RaMell Ross on what makes him proud about the film
‘The Apprentice’: Sebastian Stan on reserving judgment and ‘the passage of power’ that led to Donald Trump's rise ...
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KS2: Robert Falcon Scott
HOLO-LAB: Searching. Searching… Found. An explorer who went to the South Pole, Robert Falcon Scott. FATIMA: Hi, Mr Scott, I’m Fatima. OLLIE: And I’m Ollie. ROBERT SCOTT: How do you do ...
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The English We Speak
The English We Speak is your chance to catch up on the very latest English words and phrases. In under 3 minutes, we help you stay ahead of the pack by giving you 'must have' phrases that you can ...