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11Power of appointment — A power of appointment is a term most frequently used in the law of wills to describe the ability of the testator (the person writing the will) to select a person who will be given the authority to dispose of certain property under the will.… …
12Letter of appointment — The Letter of Appointment was a controversial three page document used by James J. Strang and his adherents, in their efforts to prove that he was the designated successor to Joseph Smith, Jr. as prophet and president of the Church of Jesus… …
13George W. Bush's second term as President of the United States — began at noon on January 20, 2005 and is due to expire with the swearing in of the 44th President of the United States at noon, Washington, D.C. time, on January 20, 2009.tated goalsBush s stated goals for his second term: # Major changes to the… …
14Judicial appointment history for United States federal courts — The appointment of federal judges has become viewed as a political process in the last several decades. This is especially true of U.S. Supreme Court and court of appeals appointments. These charts show the composition of the Supreme and circuit… …
15midnight appointment — noun : an appointment to political office made during the last hours of the term of office of the person in whom the right of making such appointment is vested …
162009 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States — The Supreme Court of the United States handed down nineteen per curiam opinions during its 2009 term, which began on October 5, 2009, and concluded October 3, 2010.[1] Because per curiam decisions are issued from the Court as an institution,… …
17mid|term — «MIHD TURM», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the middle of a term of office, school, or appointment: »Kennedy at midterm had changed. No longer did one think of him first as the youngest President elected by his countrymen (John L. Steele). 2. U.S.… …
18Reform of the House of Lords — For almost a century, governments in the United Kingdom have attempted to find a way to undertake a comprehensive reform of the House of Lords, which is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. This process was started by the… …
19List of United States Senators from Massachusetts — This is a chronological listing of the United States Senators from Massachusetts.United States Senators are popularly elected, for a six year term, beginning January 3. Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1st. Before 1914, they… …
20Robert Maitland O'Reilly — Infobox Military Person name=Robert Maitland O Reilly born= birth date|1845|1|14 died= death date and age|1912|11|3|1845|1|14 placeofburial= caption=Brigadier General Robert M. O Reilly, Surgeon General of the Army, 1902 1909… …
