The civil service was once politicized. Then a president was assassinated.
Reformers in the Republican Party, which dominated national politics in the 1860s and 1870s, had been calling for a ...
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The civil service was once politicized. Then a president was assassinated.
On the morning of July 2, 1881, a man wearing a black slouch hat and a tattered ... merit-based civil service since shortly after the Civil War. They wanted to eliminate patronage and award ...
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John Sayles: ‘For the last 25 years it’s been hard for me to get screenwriting work, much less actually get a movie made’
He’s no slouch. For half a century he has been one ... We can shortly enjoy his work on the civil war spy show The Gray House. “It’s a very good historical civil war story,” he says.
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Hats off to the British genius who exposed the Civil Service’s flaws (and helped perfect the KitKat)
Sclerosis in the Civil Service had become a problem when it greatly expanded during the First World War, and history repeated itself after 1939. In both conflicts, it hampered the war effort ...
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US sanctions Sudan army chief Burhan over civilian deaths
Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has been leading the army during Sudan's 21-month civil war The US government has imposed sanctions on the head of Sudan's army and de facto president, Gen Abdel Fattah ...
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Israel’s cabinet approves ceasefire and hostage deal
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees called for “rapid, unhindered and uninterrupted humanitarian access” to the strip to relieve the suffering caused by war. Israel will release 735 ...
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Over a million people flee to South Sudan as Sudan conflict grinds on: UN
Most crossing the border are South Sudanese nationals who had previously fled from civil war in the world’s newest country, the statement noted. “The people of South Sudan continue to show ...
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Jimmy Fallon: Melania’s Hat Is Her ‘Very Own Border Wall’
The “Tonight Show” host donned his own version of the first lady’s inaugural hat, which seemed to prevent the president from kissing her. By Trish Bendix Welcome to Best of Late Night ...
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Designer of Melania Trump's viral inauguration hat shares his inspiration for the first lady's look
First lady Melania Trump's hat caught the attention of many across the country and on social media on Inauguration Day. The man behind the design, Eric Javits, has been creating headwear for decades.
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The telltale signs that Russia’s war with Ukraine is taking a heavy toll on its economy
Donald Trump wants to negotiate an end to the Russo-Ukrainian war. But for a cease-fire not to boomerang back as an even bigger calamity, Moscow must come to terms with a hard truth — ending its ...
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Here’s Who the Internet Said Melania Trump Looked Like at the Inauguration
“Take off that silly-ass hat.” -Chris Rock, No Sex in the Champagne Room Photo: Julia Demaree Nikhinson - Pool/Getty Images Melania Trump showed up to her dude’s inauguration in a hat so ...