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Dates in left column indicate term in office; birth years are given in parentheses after party affiliation. All terms are for six years and expire in January. Senators listed in…
Below lists the members of the Senate in the United States' 111th Congress following the November 2008 midterm elections. Dates in left column indicate term in office; birth years are given in…
Dates in left column indicate term in office; birth years are given in parentheses after party affiliation. All terms are for six years and expire in January. Senators listed in italics were elected…
CANTO I—The TrystyngOne winter night, at half-past nine,
Cold, tired, and cross, and muddy,
I had come home, too late to dine,
And supper, with cigars and wine,
Was waiting in the study.There…
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