Legacy Howe emboldened by his Long Island victory dispatched Washington as "George Washington Esq." in futility to negotiate peace Washington declined demanding to be addressed with diplomatic protocol as general and fellow belligerent not as a "rebel" lest his men be hanged as such if captured, Enumerating slave schedules by county 393,975 named persons held 3,950,546 unnamed slaves for an average of about ten slaves per holder as some large holders held slaves in multiple counties and are thus multiply counted this slightly overestimates the number of slaveholders. . Congress enacted Johnson's Great Society program to fight poverty and hunger the Watergate Scandal had a powerful effect of waking up a somewhat dormant Congress which investigated presidential wrongdoing and coverups; the scandal "substantially reshaped" relations between the branches of government suggested political scientist Bruce J Schulman. Partisanship returned particularly after 1994; one analyst attributes partisan infighting to slim congressional majorities which discouraged friendly social gatherings in meeting rooms such as the Board of Education. Congress began reasserting its authority. Lobbying became a big factor despite the 1971 Federal Election Campaign Act Political action committees or PACs could make substantive donations to congressional candidates via such means as soft money contributions. While soft money funds were not given to specific campaigns for candidates the money often benefited candidates substantially in an indirect way and helped reelect candidates. Reforms such as the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act limited campaign donations but did not limit soft money contributions. One source suggests post-Watergate laws amended in 1974 meant to reduce the "influence of wealthy contributors and end payoffs" instead "legitimized PACs" since they "enabled individuals to band together in support of candidates". From 1974 to 1984 PACs grew from 608 to 3,803 and donations leaped from $12.5 million to $120 million along with concern over PAC influence in Congress in 2009 there were 4,600 business labor and special-interest PACs including ones for lawyers electricians and real estate brokers. From 2007 to 2008 175 members of Congress received "half or more of their campaign cash" from PACs. Stone General Hospital Columbian General Hospital.
. Bireuen Aceh Indonesia (1948) All three branches of the U.S federal government are centered in the District: Congress (legislative) president (executive) and the Supreme Court (judicial) Washington is home to many national monuments and museums primarily situated on or around the National Mall the city hosts 177 foreign embassies as well as the headquarters of many international organizations trade unions non-profits lobbying groups and professional associations including the World Bank Group the International Monetary Fund (IMF) the Organization of American States AARP the National Geographic Society the Human Rights Campaign the International Finance Corporation and the American Red Cross.
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