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Pro and Con: Voting Machines

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14 Questions About Government in the United States Answered

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Pro and Con: Election Day Holiday

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U.S. Death Toll During Major Events

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Timeline of the 1990s

Watergate scandal. Richard M. Nixon. President Nixon gives a press conference and talks to the press, March 12, 1971.

9 American Political Scandals

Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.

Why Is the Mona Lisa So Famous?

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