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DC Filibusters — City Grand Rapids, Michigan League Major Leagur Roller Hockey Founded 1998 Colors Navy, White, Red … Wikipedia
King of Filibusters — William Walker … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Filibuster — A filibuster, or talking out a bill , is a form of obstruction in a legislature or other decision making body. An attempt is made to infinitely extend debate upon a proposal in order to delay the progress or completely prevent a vote on the… … Wikipedia
Chatham Roberdeau Wheat — Major Chatham Roberdeau Wheat Chatham Roberdeau Wheat (April 9, 1826 – June 27, 1862) was a Captain in the United States Army Volunteers during the Mexican War, Louisiana State Representative, lawyer, mercenary in Cuba, Mexico, and Italy,… … Wikipedia
Filibuster (military) — A filibuster is someone who engages in an unauthorized military expedition into a foreign country to foment or support a revolution. The term is usually used to describe United States citizens who attempted to foment insurrections in Latin… … Wikipedia
Battle of Rivas — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Rivas aka Second Battle of Rivas partof= William Walker conquest of Central America campaign= caption= date=11 April 1856 place=Rivas on on the San Juan River, Nicaragua result=In May, 1857, William… … Wikipedia
Nuclear option — This article is about the U.S. legislative tactic. See also nuclear warfare. In U.S. politics, the nuclear option (or constitutional option ) allows the United States Senate to reinterpret a procedural rule by invoking the argument that the… … Wikipedia
Gang of 14 — The Gang of 14 was a term coined to describe the bipartisan group of Senators in the 109th United States Congress who successfully negotiated a compromise in the spring of 2005 to avoid the deployment of the so called nuclear option (or… … Wikipedia
Ostend Manifesto — Pierre Soulé, the driving force behind the Ostend Manifesto Events leading to … Wikipedia
Filibuster — Als Filibuster (be [ fɪlɪbʌstə], ae [ fɪlɪbʌstəʴ]) wird im Senat der Vereinigten Staaten die Taktik einer Minderheit bezeichnet, durch Dauerreden eine Beschlussfassung durch die Mehrheit zu verhindern oder zu verzögern. Dabei wird hinter den… … Deutsch Wikipedia
