My Life is a 2004 autobiography written by former U.S. President Bill Clinton. It was released on June 22, 2004, around three years after Clinton left office. The book was published by the Knopf Publishing Group and became a bestseller. The book sold 2.3 million copies. Clinton received a $15 million advance for the book, which at the time was the highest such fee ever paid by a publisher.
Washington Monthly
The Washington Monthly is a bimonthly nonprofit magazine of United States politics and government. It is based in Washington, D.C. The magazine is known for its annual ranking of American colleges and universities. It is seen as an alternative to the "Forbes" and "U.S. News & World Report" rankings.
The politics of "Washington Monthly" are often seen as center-left.
Rogers Morton
Rogers Clark Ballard Morton (September 19, 1914 – April 19, 1979) was an American politician. He was the U.S. Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Commerce during the administrations of Presidents Richard M. Nixon and Gerald Ford. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland between 1963 until 1971.
Morton died on April 19, 1979 in Easton, Maryland from prostate cancer at the age of 64.
Kansas's 6th congressional district
Kansas's 6th congressional district is an congressional district that is no longer in use for representation in the United States House of Representatives.
It existed from 1885 to 1963. Bob Dole was the last person to represent the district. It was located in north central and northwest Kansas nearby Hays, with Goodland at the western edge of the district and Salina and Concordia at the eastern edge.
Wounded in action
Wounded in Action (WIA) is when military people have been wounded while fighting in a combat zone during wartime, but have not been killed. This often means that they are temporarily or permanently unable to fight. Generally, the Wounded in Action are far more numerous than those killed.
10th Mountain Division
The 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) is a light infantry division in the United States Army based at Fort Drum, New York. It is used as a mountain warfare unit. The division is the only one of its size in the US military to receive intense specialized training for fighting in mountainous and arctic conditions.
More recently, the 10th Mountain has been conducting operations in Iraq.
Keith Sebelius
Keith George Sebelius (September 10, 1916 – August 5, 1982) was an American politician. He was in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican, representing Kansas from 1969 until 1981.
Sebelius died at a hospital in Norton, Kansas on August 5, 1982 from prostate cancer at the age of 65.
Wint Smith
Wint Smith (October 7, 1892 – April 27, 1976) was an American politician. He was the U.S. Representative from Kansas from 1947 to 1961.
Smith voted against the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960.
Sheila Frahm
Sheila Sloan Frahm (born March 22, 1945) is an American politician. She was the U.S. Senator from Kansas as a Republican for a short time in 1996. She replaced Senator Bob Dole who retired to focus on his 1996 presidential campaign.
Frahm lost in the Republican primary in the special senate election to keep her senate seat to Sam Brownback.
Frank Carlson
Frank Carlson (January 23, 1893May 30, 1987) was an American politician. He was the 30th Governor of Kansas, Kansas State Representative, United States Representative, and United States Senator from Kansas. Carlson is the only Kansan to have held all four offices.
His political career last for 40 years, beginning in November 1928 and ending in January 1969.
Carlson voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957, 1964, and 1968, as well as the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the confirmation of Thurgood Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court, but did not vote on the Civil Rights Act of 1960.
Untermensch
Untermensch (plural: Untermenschen) is a term many racist ideologiers use. It can be translated as sub-human or under-human. Nietzsche, and others developed the term Übermensch, to refer to someone who has outgrown himself, and who no longer has all the problems ordinary people have For the Nazis, the Übermensch was someone of Aryan descent. The Untermensch, on the other hand was used for all the people of the races seen as inferior, such as the Jews, the Slavic people, gypsies or black people.
When the Nazis invaded the Soviet Union, Heinrich Himmler published a booklet, called "Der Untermensch". This brochure was distributed in Germany: it was made to increase the hatred towards the people of the Soviet Union (note: not the Slavic people, the term Slavic people never occurs in the brochure). The booklet was very popular, also with the German allies, such as the people in Croatia, Slovakia or Bulgaria. These people received copies in their own language. The booklet didn't provide much information about the Soviet union, it was mainly used to race hatred. Some people in the Nazi government were against the publication of the booklet: they thought they could convince the common people of the Soviet Union to fight against the Bolsheviks in power. During 1942, the publication of the booklet was stopped.
In 1924, Fritz Lang published his movie "Die Nibelungen", where he shows that the smith Mime (also called Mimir) as an Untermensch. During the Wochenshau, the Nazis showed several movies with Russian people in simple wooden houses, travelling on badly maintained roads. This was done to show the German people how inferior the people of the Soviet Union were. Needless to say: these clips also were propaganda.
Movies that were made after the second world war, also show the concept of Untermensch: Louis de Funès has a few of these movies: In his movies, the term is not used for people of other nations seen as inferior, but rather: for people of the own nations, who have character traits that are seen as bad.
During the Second World War, Japan expanded to China and in Southeast Asia. During that time, prisoners of war and civilians were used for experiments on humans. Unit 731 became known for experiments with chemiclal agents and pathogens, such as those causingthe plague, or smallpox. They also did experiments with poison gas. In Japanese, the people were called "maruta," which can be translated as wood, or material. This a similar value judgement than that of Untermensch.
United States Senate Committee on Finance
The United States Senate Committee on Finance (or, less formally, Senate Finance Committee) is a standing committee of the United States Senate. The Committee focuses on issues relating to taxation and other revenue measures generally. It is considered to be one of the most powerful committees in Congress.
Senate Republican Conference
The Senate Republican Conference is the formal organization of the Republican Senators in the United States Senate. The mission of the conference is about informing the media of the opinions and activities of Senate Republicans. Today the Senate Republican Conference helps Republican Senators by giving them communications services including graphics, radio, television, and the Internet.
Its current Chairman is Senator John Barrasso, and its Vice Chairwoman is currently Senator Joni Ernst.
Senate Democratic Caucus
The Democratic Caucus of the United States Senate, sometimes referred to as the Democratic Conference, is the formal organization of all senators who are part of the Democratic Party in the United States Senate.
For the makeup of the 117th Congress, the caucus additionally includes two independent senators (Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Angus King of Maine) who caucus with the Democrats, bringing the current total to 50 members.
United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry