This allocation method, which was adopted before the 1992 election, was long seen as an innocuous curiosity. It never mattered until 2008, when Barack Obama became the first Democratic presidential candidate to win a single congressional district in the Nebraska, in the district th...
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This is the kind of prompt where an answer either pops into your head or it doesn’t. The good news is that you can write a convincing essay either way. We all have great talents and skills—you just might have to dig a bit to identify the name of the talent/skill and figure out ...
Ask the members of your mailing list to write letters to the congressional office, but provide them with a succinct and well-written form letter to sign and send as well. Warning Don't let your zeal for your idea destroy the professionalism of your approach. Always be respectful in tone to...
J., were mailed ballots with the wrong Congressional race. Franklin County officials did not offer an explanation, while a Los Angeles elections spokesman blamed an unspecified printing error but did not say who did the printing. Teaneck said a programming error by an outside vendor was to ...
Before being appointed to the Senate, Tim Scott was selected to the US House of Representatives for South Carolina’s 1st congressional district from 2011-2013. Tim Scott is the first to serve in both chambers of Congress and is one of the very few African-Americans to serve in the US Sen...
I don’t want to use that time to write any stories on my phone–I know from experience how thumb-numbing that can be–but before, during and after that free hour online I can do that work offline on the laptop that doesn’t qualify for T-Mobile’s offer anyway. And writing without...
"Racial statistics are used to ensure that government-funded programs serve all Americans equally and fairly. There are 14 racial designations, plus room to write in more specific answers, such as a particular Native American tribe. This year for the first time, if a person selects the "...
Harris’ closing message was subtle — inviting everyone to join in on the “next great chapter.” “Let’s get out there. Let’s vote for it,” Harris said. “Together, let us write the next great chapter in the most extraordinary story ever told.” Lead Art: Vice Preside...