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| Lithuanian litas The Lithuanian litas (ISO currency code LTL, symbolized as Lt; plural litai or litų) is the currency of Lithuania. It is divided into 100 centų (genitive case; singular centas, nominative plural centai). The litas was first introduced in 1922 after World War I, when Lithuania declared independence and was reintroduced on June 25, 1993, following a period of currency exchange from the ruble to the litas with the temporary talonas then in place. Lithuanian_litas | |
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| Saturday night special Saturday night special is pejorative slang used in the United States and Canada for any inexpensive handgun. Saturday night specials have been defined as compact, inexpensive handguns with low perceived quality; however, there is no official definition of "Saturday night special" under federal law, though some states define "Saturday Night Special" or "Junk Guns" by means of composition or materials strength. Low cost and availability make them attractive to low-income buyers despite their shortcomings. Saturday_night_special | |
| George Will George Frederick Will (born May 4, 1941) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning conservative American newspaper columnist, journalist, and author. George_Will | |
| Tax revolt A tax revolt is a political struggle to repeal, limit, or roll back a government-imposed tax. Tax_revolt | |
| Nondelegation doctrine The doctrine of nondelegation is explicit or implicit in all written constitutions that impose a structural separation of powers. It is usually applied in questions of constitutionally improper delegations of legislative powers to executive branch officials, but may be more broadly applied to questions of improper delegations of legislative powers to judicial officials, improper delegations of judicial powers to legislative or executive officials, improper delegations of executive powers to legislative or judicial officials, improper delegations of legislative or judicial powers to clerical subordinates within their branches, or improper delegations of legislative, judicial, or executive powers to private parties, or improper delegations of private powers to public officials. Nondelegation_doctrine | |
| State Children's Health Insurance Program State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) is a program administered by the United States Department of Health and Human Services that provides matching funds to states for health insurance to families with children. The program was designed with the intent to cover uninsured children in families with incomes that are modest but too high to qualify for Medicaid. State_Children's_Health_Insurance_Program | |
| Mothers Against Drunk Driving Mothers Against Drunk Driving, or MADD, is a non-profit organization that seeks to stop drunk driving, support those affected by drunk driving, prevent underage drinking, and overall push for stricter alcohol policy. The Irving, Texas–based organization was founded in 1980 by Candice Lightner after her 13-year-old daughter was killed by a drunk driver, Clarence Busch, a 46-year-old cannery worker. Mothers_Against_Drunk_Driving | |
| Competition law Competition law, known in the United States as antitrust law, has three main elements prohibiting agreements or practices that restrict free trading and competition between business entities. This includes in particular the repression of cartels. banning abusive behavior by a firm dominating a market, or anti-competitive practices that tend to lead to such a dominant position. Competition_law | |
| Globalization and Its Discontents Globalization and Its Discontents is a book published in 2002 by the 2001 Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz. Globalization_and_Its_Discontents | |
| Passive smoking Passive smoking is the inhalation of smoke, called secondhand smoke (SHS) or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), from tobacco products used by others. It occurs when tobacco smoke permeates any environment, causing its inhalation by people within that environment. Scientific evidence shows that exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke causes disease, disability, and death. Passive_smoking | |
| Penn & Teller Talk:Penn_&_Teller | |
| Market liberalism Market liberalism, also called free-market liberalism in order to emphasize the support to free markets, is a term used of a variant of liberalism, combining free market economy with personal liberty and human rights in contrast to Social liberalism, which, while still supporting personal liberty and human rights, supports a more mixed economy with state produced public services.Like all liberals, market liberals believe in individual freedom as a central concept. Market_liberalism | |
| Independence/Democracy Independence/Democracy | |
| Tucker Carlson Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson (born May 16, 1969) is an American political news correspondent and commentator for the Fox News Channel. He is a senior fellow for the libertarian think tank the Cato Institute.He formerly co-hosted CNN's Crossfire and MSNBC's Tucker. He appeared regularly on Verdict with Dan Abrams as a panelist in political discussions. Tucker_Carlson | |
| Canadian and American health care systems compared Government and private health and public policy analysts have compared the health care systems of Canada and the United States. The U.S. spends much more on health care than Canada, both on a per-capita basis and as a percentage of GDP. In 2006, per-capita spending for health care in the U.S. was US$6,714; in Canada, US$3,678. Canadian_and_American_health_care_systems_compared | |
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| Andrey Illarionov Andrey Nikolayevich Illarionov () (born September 16, 1961) is a Russian libertarian economist and former economic policy advisor to the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin. He currently works as a senior fellow in the Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity at the Cato Institute in Washington, DC. Andrey_Illarionov | |
| Charles Murray (author) This article is about the political scientist. For other people with the same name, see Charles Murray (disambiguation).Charles Alan Murray (born 1943) is an American libertarian political scientist, author, and columnist working as a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank in Washington, DC. Charles_Murray_(author) | |
| Price gouging Price gouging is a pejorative term for a seller pricing much higher than is considered reasonable or fair. In precise, legal usage, it is the name of a felony that applies in some of the United States only during civil emergencies. In less precise usage, it can refer either to prices obtained by practices inconsistent with a competitive free market, or to windfall profits. Non-pejorative uses are generally in reaction to what the writer believes is an unjustified restraint on the market. Price_gouging | |
| Lou Dobbs Louis Dobbs (born September 24, 1945) is a CNN anchor and managing editor for Lou Dobbs Tonight. He is an editorial columnist and syndicated radio show host. Lou_Dobbs | |
| Spring Branch, Houston Spring Branch is a district in west-northwest Harris County, Texas, United States, roughly bordered by Clay Road and U.S. Highway 290 to the north, Beltway 8 to the west, Interstate 10 to the south, and the 610 Loop to the east; it is almost entirely within the City of Houston. The Spring Branch Management District, established by the Texas Legislature, has jurisdiction over the area. Spring_Branch,_Houston | |
| Requests for arbitration/Rex071404/Proposed decision Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Rex071404/Proposed_decision | |
| Cultural pessimism Cultural_pessimism | |
| Samuel Cohen Samuel T. Cohen (born 1921 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American physicist who is known for inventing the W70 warhead and the "enhanced neutron weapon" or neutron bomb. In the 1990s he advocated investigation of terrorist threats like red mercury and nuclear isomers. Samuel_Cohen | |
| Taxpayer Bill of Rights The Taxpayer Bill of Rights (abbreviated TABOR) is a concept advocated by certain conservative and libertarian groups, primarily in the United States, as a way of limiting the growth of government by requiring increases in overall tax revenue be tied to inflation and population increases. Taxpayer_Bill_of_Rights | |
| Parris Glendening Parris Nelson Glendening (born June 11, 1942), a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 59th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1995 to 2003. He had also been the County Executive of Prince George's County, Maryland from 1982 to 1994. Parris_Glendening | |
| IPCC Summary for Policymakers Summary for policymakers (SPM) is a summary of the IPCC reports intended to aid policymakers. The content is determined by the scientists, but the form is approved line by line by governments. Negotiations occur over wording to ensure accuracy, balance, clarity of message, and relevance to understanding and policy. IPCC_Summary_for_Policymakers | |
| Stability and Growth Pact Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) is an agreement by European Union member states related to their conduct of fiscal policy, to facilitate and maintain Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union. It is based on Articles 99 and 104 of the European Community Treaty (with the amendments adopted in 1993 in Maastricht), and related decisions. It consists of fiscal monitoring of members by the European Commission and the Council and, after multiples warnings, sanctions against offending members. Stability_and_Growth_Pact | |
| John R. Bolton John Robert Bolton (born November 20, 1948), is an American conservative political figure who has been employed in several Republican presidential administrations. He worked as the interim Permanent US Representative to the UN from August 2005 until December 2006 on a recess appointment, and resigned in December 2006 when his recess appointment would have endedand he was unable to gain confirmation from the Senate. John_R._Bolton | |
| David Boaz David Boaz is the executive vice president of the Cato Institute, an American libertarian think tank. He played a key role in the Institute's development and the American libertarian movement.He is the author of Libertarianism, published in 1997 by the Free Press and described by the Los Angeles Times as "a well-researched manifesto of libertarian ideas," the editor of The Libertarian Reader, and co-editor of the Cato Handbook for Congress (2003) and the Cato Handbook on Policy (2005). David_Boaz | |
| Chilling effect (term) A chilling effect is a term in law and communication which describes a situation where speech or conduct is suppressed by fear of penalization at the interests of an individual or group. It may prompt self-censorship and therefore hamper free speech. Since many attacks rely on libel law, the term libel chill is also often used. This is the same concept as a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation, or "SLAPP" suit. Chilling_effect_(term) | |
| Stolen Honor Stolen Honor is a 45-minute video documentary that was released in September 2004. It features interviews with a number of American men who were prisoners of war in North Vietnam, who contend they suffered increased maltreatment while prisoners as a direct result of John Kerry's Fulbright Hearing testimony in April 1971. Stolen_Honor | |
| Contingent valuation Contingent valuation is a survey-based economic technique for the valuation of non-market resources, such as environmental preservation or the impact of contamination. While these resources do give people utility, certain aspects of them do not have a market price as they are not directly sold--for example, people receive benefit from a beautiful view of a mountain, but it would be tough to value using price-based models. Contingent_valuation | |
| Tom G. Palmer Tom Gordon Palmer (born 1956 in Bitburg-Mötsch, Germany) is a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute, director of the Institute's educational division, Cato University, Vice President for International Programs at the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, and General Director of the Atlas Global Initiative for Free Trade, Peace, and Prosperity. . Tom_G._Palmer | |
| Smoking ban Talk:Smoking_ban | |
| Lunar government lunar government is based on established theories of a world government on Earth. With existing plans for lunar bases present in European, American, Russian, Japanese, Chinese and Indian mid- to long-term space goals, the prospects of having a sizable lunar research community on both the relatively flat near side and the Radio-sheltered far side is a less distant prospect. Lunar_government | |
| Community Reinvestment Act Community Reinvestment Act (or CRA, , title VIII, , et seq.) is a United States federal law designed to encourage commercial banks and savings associations to meet the needs of borrowers in all segments of their communities, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. Congress passed the Act in 1977 to reduce discriminatory credit practices against low-income neighborhoods, a practice known as redlining. Community_Reinvestment_Act | |
| Edward C. Prescott Edward Christian Prescott (born December 26, 1940) is an American economist. He received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 2004, sharing the award with Finn E. Kydland, "for their contributions to dynamic macroeconomicsGraduate School of Industrial Administration (now Tepper School of Business) at Carnegie Mellon University. Edward_C._Prescott | |
| Criticism of Wal-Mart Wal-Mart has been subject to criticism by various groups and individuals. Labor unions, community groups, grassroots organizations, religious organizations, and environmental groups protest against Wal-Mart, the company's policies and business practices, and Wal-Mart customers. Criticism_of_Wal-Mart | |
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| United States embargo against Cuba Talk:United_States_embargo_against_Cuba | |
| George W. Bush/Archive 14 Talk:George_W._Bush/Archive_14 | |
| Decline of the Roman Empire The decline of the Roman Empire refers to both the gradual disintegration of the economy of Rome and the barbarian invasions that were its final doom. The English historian Edward Gibbon, author of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776) made this concept part of the framework of the English language, but he was neither the first nor the last to speculate on why and when the Empire collapsed. "From the eighteenth century onward," Glen W. Bowersock has remarked, "we have been obsessed with the fall Decline_of_the_Roman_Empire | |
| Matt Blunt Matthew Roy Blunt (born November 20, 1970) served as Governor of Missouri from 2005 to 2009. Elected Governor in 2004 at the age of 33, he became the second youngest person ever elected to that office after Kit Bond. He is a member of the Republican Party. Blunt was the youngest governor in the United States until Bobby Jindal was sworn in as Governor of Louisiana on January 14, 2008. Blunt did not seek a second term as governor. Matt_Blunt | |
| Balanced Budget Amendment Balanced Budget Amendment is any one of various proposed amendments to the United States Constitution which would require a balance in the projected revenues and expenditures of the United States government. Most such proposals contain a supermajority exception allowed for times of war or national emergency. Balanced_Budget_Amendment | |
| George W. Bush's second term as President of the United States George W. Bush's second term as President of the United States began at noon on January 20, 2005 and expired with the swearing-in of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, at noon, Washington, D.C. time, on January 20, 2009. George_W._Bush's_second_term_as_President_of_the_United_States | |
| Health care in the United States Health care in the United States is provided by many separate legal entities. Including private and public spending, more is spent per person on health care in the United States than in any other nation in the world. A study of international health care spending levels published in the health policy journal Health Affairs in the year 2000, found that while the U.S. Health_care_in_the_United_States | |
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