Social Sciences
Historic Ceremony
November 2, 2011 at 11:00 amU.S. Congress holds a ceremony to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Japanese-American veterans * of the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442 Regimental Combat Team, and the Military Intelligence Service, United States Army, in recognition of dedicated service during World War II.
Participants: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV; Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY; House Speaker John Boehner, R-OH; House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-CA.
Location: CVC-Emancipation Hall, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
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This is a collective medal that will be stored at the Smithsonian. Bronze replicas can be purchased.
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Grants: Congressional Research Grants (not Just For Political Scientists!)
Grants: Congressional Research Grants DEADLINE: All proposals must be received no later than March 1, 2015. (Note from Tom B. These proposals should be submitted directly to the Dirksen Center. This type of proposal is not submitted by or for NC State.)...
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Tuesday In Washington September 8, 2015
Welcome Back DCTHE NUCLEAR DEAL WITH IRAN AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR US SECURITY. 9/8, 9:00-10:00am, Washington, DC. Sponsor: AEI. Speakers: Richard B. "Darth" Cheney, Former Vice President of United States; Moderator: Danielle Pletka, Senior Vice...
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Korea Scores A Milestone With President Park's Address To Congress
Dennis Halpin, former professional staff of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has recently become a Senior Fellow at Asia Policy Point. He is a retired Foreign Service officer who served in South Korea as U.S. Consul in Pusan and is a former Peace...
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Torpedoing Pearl Harbor Day
Churchill Mug This essay by your editor first appeared 12/07/12 in The Hill, a newspaper and website focused on issues affecting Capitol Hill. ??Last year, Congress stopped remembering Pearl Harbor. For nearly 50 years, the U.S. Congress...
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This Monday's Washington
CASH ATTACK: POLITICAL ADVERTISING IN A POST-CITIZENS UNITED WORLD. 12/13, 8:45am-12:15pm, Washington, DC. Sponsor: FactCheck, Annenberg Public Policy Center. Speakers: Brooks Jackson, FactCheck.org; Ilyse Hogue, director of political advocacy and communications,...
Social Sciences