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England came up with the idea of impeachment; in medieval times, any English subject or politician could initiate impeachment charges in Parliament. But by the fourteenth century, Parliament decided to limit the privilege to its own members. Four hundred years later, in the newly independent United States of America, Constitutional...
Tiller says that business travel will slow but not disappear altogether. "It's more mixed that people think," he says. "We're hearing that pharma and agra companies are actually increasing their travel budget." Companies, while not cutting out travel, are looking for ways to tighten their belt. "Instead of...
So often when we evaluate dramatic performances in films, we cheat. As we don’t know what it’s like to be chased by dinosaurs, or to fight in a war, we instead cut an onscreen character down to size, distill what we can relate to...
Even as the international economy stands at the brink of collapse, parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change complete their 14th meeting in Poland today in what may well be our last real chance to prevent environmental calamity in our lifetimes. It was inevitable that even this, the...
Lennington Small served as Illinois governor in the 1920s, during which time he was charged with embezzling over $1 million in state funds. Small went on trial in 1922 - while still serving as governor - and despite substantial evidence, he was acquitted and went on to serve seven more years in...