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TriviaAmerica's Climate Security Act includes something for everyone

John Warner and the bill`s co-author, Joe Lieberman, an estranged Democrat, have included something for almost everyone...

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AnecdotesPeccadillo?

In August 1842, Charles Napier, having annexed the province of Sind (giving the British control of the Indus River, in...

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AnecdotesFinger of God

"The nineteenth century produced great preachers in Wales, some of whom are remembered to this day. John Elias was one such.

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AnecdotesThe Burbs

Joseph Choate once opposed an attorney from Westchester County (a wealthy residential area north of New York City) in...

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AnecdotesGrand Appetite

One evening shortly after his debut in "South Pacific" Ezio Pinza, the show`s star performer, visited his...

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AnecdotesFeatherless Biped

Plato once defined man as a "featherless biped". When the philosopher Diogenes heard about Plato`s definition, he...

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AnecdotesDisraeli`s Maiden Speech

When Benjamin Disraeli delivered his maiden speech - a brilliant retort to his old adversary, Daniel O`Connell - before...

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AnecdotesAnecdote about Rhetoric, Surprises and Props

Ian McKellen once saw Ronald Reagan speak at a celebration honoring Shakespeare`s birthday: `He was very moving. He held...

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AnecdotesDwight Eisenhower: Commencement Address

General Dwight Eisenhower was once called upon to address a graduating class at an Ivy League university. "Your business,"...

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AnecdotesVespasienne

Endeavoring to restore the Roman state to solvency, Vespasian imposed taxes on many commodities, among them the use of...

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