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  • 51Dean of the United States House of Representatives — The Dean of the United States House of Representatives is the longest continuously serving member of the House. The present Dean is John Dingell, a Democrat of Michigan. This is a symbolic post whose only customary duty is to swear in a Speaker… …

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  • 52Gulf Coast of the United States — The Gulf Coast region of the United States comprises the coasts of states which border the Gulf of Mexico. The states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida are known as the Gulf States. All Gulf States are located in the Southern …

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  • 53Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution — The Twenty first Amendment (Amendment XXI) to the United States Constitution repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which had mandated nationwide Prohibition. Text cquote|Section 1. The eighteenth article of… …

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  • 54List of Presidents of the United States — The President of the United States is the head of state and the head of government of the United States. As chief of the executive branch and head of the federal government as a whole, the Presidency is the highest political official position in… …

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  • 55Communists in the United States Labor Movement (1937–1950) — The Communist Party and its allies played an important role in the United States labor movement, particularly in the 1930s and 1940s, but never succeeded, with rare exceptions, either in bringing the labor movement around to its agenda or in… …

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  • 56List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to the United States — The British Ambassador to the United States is in charge of the United Kingdom s diplomatic mission to the United States. The official title is Her Majesty s Ambassador to the United States of America.The ambassador s residence is on… …

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  • 57Protected areas of the United States — The protected areas of the United States are managed by an array of different federal, state, tribal and local level authorities and receive widely varying levels of protection. Some areas are managed as wilderness while others are operated with… …

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  • 58Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution — The Twenty second Amendment (Amendment XXII) of the United States Constitution sets a term limit for the President of the United States. The United States Congress passed the amendment on March 21, 1947. [ [http://www.archives.gov/national… …

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  • 59HIV/AIDS in the United States — The history of HIV/AIDS in the United States began in about 1969, when HIV likely entered the United States through a single infected immigrant from Haiti. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7068574.stm Key HIV strain came from Haiti ] ] [… …

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  • 60Poetry of the United States — The poetry of the United States arose first during its beginnings as the constitutionally unified thirteen colonies (although before this, a strong oral tradition often likened to poetry existed among Native American societies [Einhorn, Lois J.… …

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