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The 2006 elections and 2008 elections represented the first time since 1936 that Democrats or any party made substantial gains in Congress in two consecutive elections. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This would be the last election until 2020 in which the Democrats won the presidency and unified control of Congress.
The 2008 United States presidential election was the 56th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008.The Democratic ticket of Barack Obama, the junior senator from Illinois, and Joe Biden, the senior senator from Delaware, defeated the Republican ticket of John McCain, the senior senator from Arizona, and Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska.
5 January: Georgia, president, NATO membership referendum and election date referendum. 7 January: Marshall Islands, President (by the parliament) 9 January: Kosovo, President (by the parliament) 12 January: Republic of China ( Taiwan ), Parliament and referendum. 15 January: Barbados, Parliament. 17–19 January: Tokelau, Parliament.
Independence Day. Labor Day. Columbus Day. Veterans Day. Thanksgiving Day. Christmas Day. Federal holidays in the United States are 11 calendar dates designated by the U.S. federal government as holidays. On these days non-essential U.S. federal government offices are closed and federal employees are paid for the day off.
February 14 – Mitt Romney endorses John McCain for president. [ 190] February 17 – Barack Obama and former candidate John Edwards meet at Edwards's home in North Carolina to discuss the possibility of Edwards endorsing Obama. [ 191] February 19 – The Washington and Wisconsin Republican primaries are won by John McCain.
The 2008 United States Federal Budget began as a proposal by President George W. Bush to fund government operations for October 1, 2007 – September 30, 2008. The requested budget was submitted to the 110th Congress on February 5, 2007. [1] The government was initially funded through a series of four temporary continuing resolutions.
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Executive Schedule ( 5 U.S.C. §§ 5311 – 5318) is the system of salaries given to the highest-ranked appointed officials in the executive branch of the U.S. government. The president of the United States appoints individuals to these positions, most with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. They include members of the ...