State and Local Affairs — ▪ 1997 Introduction States continued to be at the centre of national debates on public policy during 1996. The U.S. Congress, reacting in part to successful experimentation by a number of states, enacted a historic welfare reform measure… … Universalium
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HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
New York State Banking Department — Past NY Banking Superintendents Superintendent Appointment Date Daniel B. St. John April 15, 1851 Marius Schoonmaker April 4, 1854 James M. Cook January 30, 1856 Henry H. Van Dyck April 16, 1861 Edward Hand (banking) August 9, 1865 Emerson W. K … Wikipedia
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