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What is the role of the President of the United States? With the coming presidential election, voters should understand the president's executive power.

In the words of Founding Father Ben Franklin: "They, who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty nor security."

From the successful contender on Trump's Apprentice program, Marshawn Evans' book "SKIRTS in the Boardroom" shows women (and men) how to get, keep and use executive power

The National Convention governed France during the period of the French Revolution known as the Reign of Terror. Led primarily by the Jacobins, it lasted until 1795.

A look at the recent decision by Judge Anna Diggs Taylor to strike down NSA warrantless surveillance.

Last year, more U.S. homeowners suffered foreclosure filings than in any other 12-year period in the country's history. Barack Obama hopes to prevent a repeat in 2009.

Former senator George McGovern comments on the current state of politics and how he helped shape our democratic system.

Tasked with proposing new laws and implementing decisions ratified by Parliament and the Council, the Commission represents the interests of the EU as a whole.

The Guantanamo Bay prison houses those unprotected by the Geneva Conventions and detains alleged enemy combatants against the U.S.--The place is slated to fall.

Ine was neither the son nor the father of a king, but in his laws he left a lasting legacy in England.

The life, times and personal agenda of one of the world's most colorful and famous assassins.

The Hereditary Order of Descendants of Colonial Governors was founded in 1896 and currently has approximately 700 members, most of them genealogy buffs.

Suppression, manipulation and censorship under the government of Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus.

Turning clocks forward an hour during the warmer months has become a hotly debated topic, particularly in Western Australia.

Each in their own way, the Doolittle Raid, the Battle of the Coral Sea, and the Battle of Midway helped turn the tide of war against Japan six months after Pearl Harbor.

The Republic of Ecuador was once part of the northern Incan Empire before the Spanish conquered the area in 1533. Before becoming Ecuador the area was known as Quito.

Modern media tells the story of Napoleon's rule from the British point of view, as an aggressor. But how was life under him in France?

Former President Bush was plagued with complaints of his unilateral approach to terrorism; but following the pirate standoff, Obama's unilateral action has been praised.

It was the internal and external organization of the Afrikaner Broederbond that allowed for the substantial success of the secret society.

Peru is an area most notable for its ancient Andean civilizations. The Inca's were the most prominent group that were captured and destroyed by the Spanish in 1533.

Executive experience has become an issue in the 2008 US Presidential Race. Executive experience is important as a modern president but this is only a recent phenomenon.

After a tense showdown in Parliament in early December, the dynamics of the Opposition shifted with the appointment of a new Liberal Leader.

Unconstitutional acts passed by Congress to control dissent and foreign influence

The French Directory was a group of five directors who held executive power from 1795 until 1799. It oversaw the expansion of the French Revolutionary Wars.

Vietnam-themed movies began as a patriotic apologetic for the war, transformed the genre into anti-war and critical stories, and ended as objective documentaries.

Speaking at a UNESCO executive meeting in Paris last week, Governor General Michaelle Jean referred to herself as Canada's head of state, not once but twice.

The agreement signed 17 September, 2008 aims to provide a basis from which an eventual resolution of the current political and socio-economic crisis can be achieved.

Following the defeat of Napoleon, Louis XVIII returned to France. For 10 years the king tried to balance his power with the ideals of the French Revolution.

The President of the United States is considered to be the most powerful individual in the world. The principal source of this power is Article II of the US Constitution.

Following the assassination of President William McKinley in 1900, Theodore Roosevelt became the youngest president in American history to that point.

In theory, political power in Republican Rome was divided between magistrates, the Senate, and the common people. But in practice, the constitution favored aristocracy.