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21 hours ago · Proposition 8, known informally as Prop 8, was a California ballot proposition and a state constitutional amendment intended to ban same-sex marriage; it passed in the November 2008 California state elections and was later overturned in court. The proposition was created by opponents of same-sex marriage in advance [2] of the California Supreme ...
21 hours ago · The Corruption Perceptions Index(CPI) is an index that ranks countries "by their perceived levels of public sector[1]corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys." [2]The CPI generally defines corruption as an "abuse of entrusted power for private gain".[3]
21 hours ago · President William Tubman encouraged economic and political changes that heightened the country's prosperity and international profile; Liberia was a founding member of the League of Nations, United Nations, and the Organisation of African Unity. The Americo-Liberian settlers did not relate well to the indigenous peoples they encountered.
21 hours ago · The University of Edinburgh Scots: University o Edinburgh, Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as Edin. in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Founded by the town council under the authority of a royal charter from King James VI in 1582 and officially opened in 1583, it is one of ...
