• The Olmsted Amendment was a modification to the Foraker Act of 1900, and became law on July 16, 1909. The law was designed to modify several perceived...
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    allow for more Puerto Ricans to hold government posts. In 1909, the Olmsted Amendment gave the United States Congress and president more power over the...
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    a civilian government in Puerto Rico, was modified by the Olmsted Amendment. This amendment placed the supervision of Puerto Rican affairs in the jurisdiction...
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    involved in the political dispute that culminated in adoption of the Olmsted Amendment and led some prominent Puerto Rican attorneys to unsuccessfully advocate...
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    resulting in a political crisis on the island and passage of the Olmsted Amendment at the request of President William Howard Taft. Following Post's...
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    p. 63 Olmsted 2002, p. 22 Kessler 2003, p. 77 Kessler 2003, p. 150 Olmsted 2002, p. 45 Olmsted 2002, pp. 50, 51 Olmsted 2002, pp. 63–65 Olmsted 2002,...
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    Minnesota Amendment 1 (also called Minnesota Marriage Amendment or Minnesota Gay Marriage Amendment) was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment proposed...
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    Commission, they were inspired by the designs of landscape architects the Olmsted Brothers and architecture firm D. H. Burnham and Company used in many of...
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    His opponents included Cleveland City Councilman Joe Cimperman and North Olmsted Mayor Thomas O'Grady. In February 2008, Kucinich raised around $50,000...
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    relocated to Ohio in 2005 and bought a Mercedes-Benz dealership in North Olmsted near Cleveland. Moreno was the president of the Collection Auto Group,...
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