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Who was the last US President to oversee a reduction in debt?
As of 2012, the United States currently has ~16 trillion in debt.
The last five presidents have all added to the overall debt*.
Who is the last US president to decrease the total amount of debt owed by the Federal government?
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Why don't Democrats and Republicans collude?
Why don't Democrats and Republicans collude to establish total and perpetual control of the United States? What makes them not do that? Is there any explanation other than prisoner's dilemma?
This question applies to any 2-party system, and it…
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Why doesn't Theresa May sack hard-Brexiteers from cabinet?
Theresa May's cabinet is highly divided between soft-Brexiteers and hard-Brexiteers. She clearly belongs to the former (she was actually against Brexit before the referendum), whereas people like David Davis, Boris Johnson and Michael Gove belong to…
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In parliamentary systems, why does the ruling party bother debating any legislation if they have enough votes to pass whatever they please?
As an example, in the UK the parliament gathers to debate legislation even if the ruling party has 50%+1 votes, which is sufficient to pass any legislation they please. In this scenario, what makes them even bother dealing with the opposition rather…
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Does Congress not have to approve the US withdrawal from the Iran deal?
How is Trump able to withdraw from the Iran deal without Congressional approval?
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Are there any facts according to which the Russian government is responsible for the chemical attack in Great Britain?
Today, the Government of Russia was officially accused by Prime Minister Theresa May of the recent chemical attack in Great Britain, but are there any facts on which this accusation is based?
By fact I mean some true evidence or some proof,…
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Why don't US presidential candidates get thrown into jail by their opponent during election?
In Jakarta, Ahok and Anies are both running for gubernatorial election.
One Anies supporter uses one of Ahok speeches to accuse him of blasphemy.
Article: Ahok denies saying the Quran tricks people against voting for him, says his words were edited…
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Is there a *political* schism between former Soviet Jews and other Jews in the US?
I want to be as neutral as possible, but since both topics (Jews and politics) are historically inflamatory, I'll caveat that if anyone disagrees, I would welcome constructive suggestions on how to edit the question.
My premises are as…
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Can the Queen of the United Kingdom appoint her successor?
In some monarchies, a ruling monarch may choose his/her successor by public declaration, or by testament.
In other, only an elder male child may inherit the throne, with no exceptions.
There were rumors circulated in some media that the Queen of the…
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Why did Saudi Arabia not allow women to drive?
According to this article Saudi Arabia was (and still is for a little while) the only country that did not allow women to drive:
Women in Saudi Arabia will be allowed to drive, the government
announced on Tuesday - ending their reign as the only…
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Why has Israel not acknowledged or denied its nuclear weapons?
Looking at the map in the upper-right of this Wikipedia article, I see that Israel is the only country in the category "states presumed to have nuclear weapons":
Israel is also widely known to have nuclear weapons,
though it maintains a policy of…
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Is it possible to implement an electronic voting system which is as secure as pen-and-paper voting?
There is ongoing criticism of voting machines, due to the ease of manipulating the outcome of a vote that is counted digitally. I have heard the opinion that every computer-implemented voting procedure, including electronic voting via the internet,…
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Where did all the Confederate Statues come from?
Why are there so many Confederate Statues in the United States? The Confederate States LOST the Civil War so why are there so many statues to people who tried to break up the country and lost?
I've heard today that there are about 1500 statues…
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After Brexit, can the UK deal with individual countries of the EU?
After Brexit, would the UK be able to do trade deals with individual countries such as Germany, France, etc. without these deals having to be sanctioned by the European Union?
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Why do we hear so little about the German President?
According to Wikipedia:
Under Article 59 (1) of the Basic Law (German Constitution), the President represents the Federal Republic of Germany in matters of international law, concludes treaties with foreign states on its behalf and accredits…
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