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Towel - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Towels played an iconic role in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (HHGG). They are described as the most "massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have." The fictitious time/space traveller and Guide Researcher Ford Prefect uses the idiom "a frood who really knows where his towel is" to mean someone generally alert and aware. In the HHGG universe, a hitchhiker who carries a towel can always find a ride, because if someone is carrying a ...

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Towel - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Towels played an iconic role in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (HHGG). They are described as the most "massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have." The fictitious time/space traveller and Guide Researcher Ford Prefect uses the idiom "a frood who really knows where his towel is" to mean someone generally alert and aware. The fictional HHGG has th ...

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Towel, Towel - Types of towels, Towel - Alternative uses, Towel - Pop culture trivia, Towel - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Towel - Other references

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The Watergate Scandal (1972–1974) (or just "Watergate") was an American political scandal and constitutional crisis that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. The scandal came in the political context of the ongoing Vietnam War, which had since Lyndon Johnson's presidency grown increasingly unpopular with the American public. The term "Watergate" refers to a series of events, spanning over two years, that began with the Nixon administration's abuse of power toward the goal of undermining political oppositi ...

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• Watergate scandal - Overview
• Watergate scandal - The burglary
• Watergate scandal - The tapes
• Watergate scandal - Articles of impeachment resignation and convictions
• Watergate scandal - Aftermath
• Watergate scandal - The Watergate Scandal in Film Literature and Music

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Vicente Fox Quesada (born July 2, 1942) is the current president of Mexico. He was elected in the 2000 presidential election, a historically significant election that made him the first president elected from an opposition party since Francisco Madero in 1910. His current term runs through 2006, after which he has said he will retire from political life – re-election is not possible under the Constitution of Mexico. Fox was born in Mexico City to a wealthy Mexican family of mixed Spanish-Irish descent (his father was of part- ...

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• Vicente Fox - Early political career
• Vicente Fox - The presidential candidacy
• Vicente Fox - Presidency
• Vicente Fox - The presidential couple
• Vicente Fox - Relations with Congress
• Vicente Fox - The Day of Democracy
• Vicente Fox - Fox candidates
• Vicente Fox - Legacy
• Vicente Fox - Economy
• Vicente Fox - Foreign policy
• Vicente Fox - Housing
• Vicente Fox - Health
• Vicente Fox - Law enforcement
• Vicente Fox - Employment
• Vicente Fox - Racist Comments
• Vicente Fox - Quotes

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On June 17, 1972, Frank Wills, a security guard working at the office complex of the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C., noticed a piece of tape on the door between the basement stairwell and the parking garage. It was holding the door unlocked, so Wills removed it, assuming the cleaning crew had put it there. Later, he returned and discovered that the tape had been replaced. Wills then contacted the D.C. police. After the police came, five men — Bernard Barker, Virgilio González, Eugenio Martínez, James W. McCord, Jr., and Frank ...

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Watergate scandal, Watergate scandal - Overview, Watergate scandal - The burglary, Watergate scandal - The tapes, Watergate scandal - Articles of impeachment resignation and convictions, Watergate scandal - Aftermath, Watergate scandal - The Watergate Scandal in Film Literature and Music

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After an aggressive campaign, including statements on the other candidates' personal lives, Fox won the election on July 2, 2000 (coincidentally his birthday) with 43% of the popular vote, beating the PRI's Francisco Labastida (interior minister under Zedillo). In December he assumed the presidency. Fox found himself with a minority in Congress, dominated by parties he had portrayed as either ineffective or corrupt. He hadn't the full support of his own party, as his election as candidate was based more on his popularity than internal ...

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Vicente Fox, Vicente Fox - Early political career, Vicente Fox - The presidential candidacy, Vicente Fox - Presidency, Vicente Fox - The presidential couple, Vicente Fox - Relations with Congress, Vicente Fox - The Day of Democracy, Vicente Fox - Fox candidates, Vicente Fox - Legacy, Vicente Fox - Economy, Vicente Fox - Foreign policy, Vicente Fox - Housing, Vicente Fox - Health, Vicente Fox - Law enforcement, Vicente Fox - Employment, Vicente Fox - Racist Comments, Vicente Fox - Quotes

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After an aggressive campaign, including statements on the other candidates' personal lives, Fox won the election on July 2, 2000 (coincidentally his birthday) with 43% of the popular vote, beating the PRI's Francisco Labastida (interior minister under Zedillo). In December he assumed the presidency. Fox found himself with a minority in Congress, dominated by parties he had portrayed as either ineffective or corrupt. He hadn't the full support of his own party, as his election as candidate was based more on his popularity than internal ...

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Vicente Fox, Vicente Fox - Early political career, Vicente Fox - The presidential candidacy, Vicente Fox - Presidency, Vicente Fox - The presidential couple, Vicente Fox - Relations with Congress, Vicente Fox - The Day of Democracy, Vicente Fox - Fox candidates, Vicente Fox - Legacy, Vicente Fox - Economy, Vicente Fox - Foreign policy, Vicente Fox - Housing, Vicente Fox - Health, Vicente Fox - Law enforcement, Vicente Fox - Employment, Vicente Fox - Controversial Comments, Vicente Fox - External link

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Watergate break-in Saturday Night Massacre New York Times v. U.S. Nixon resignation Daniel Ellsberg Richard Nixon John Dean Deep Throat H. R. Haldeman List of people connected with Watergate <edit> On June 17, 1972, Frank Wills, a security guard working at the office complex of the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C., noticed a piece of tape on the door between the basement stairwell and the parking garage. It was holding the door ...

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Watergate scandal, Watergate scandal - Overview, Watergate scandal - The burglary, Watergate scandal - The tapes, Watergate scandal - Articles of impeachment resignation and convictions, Watergate scandal - Aftermath, Watergate scandal - The Watergate Scandal in Film Literature and Music

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The hearings held by the Senate Watergate Committee, in which White House Counsel John Dean was the star witness and in which many other former key administration officials gave dramatic testimony, were broadcast from May 17 to August 7, causing devastating political damage to Nixon. Each network carried coverage of the hearings every third day, starting with ABC on May 17 and ending with NBC on August 7. It was estimated that 85% of Americans with television sets tuned ...

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Watergate scandal, Watergate scandal - Overview, Watergate scandal - The burglary, Watergate scandal - The tapes, Watergate scandal - Articles of impeachment resignation and convictions, Watergate scandal - Aftermath, Watergate scandal - The Watergate Scandal in Film Literature and Music

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In May 2005, a controversy arose over a comment made by Fox during a news interview. In the interview, Fox said, "There is no doubt that Mexicans, filled with dignity, willingness and ability to work are doing jobs that not even blacks want to do there in the United States". This angered many African-Americans in the United States, prompting many black leaders to demand an apology from Fox. The Reverend Al Sharpton requested a formal apology from Fox to the African-American community and called for an economic boycott of Mexican produ ...

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Vicente Fox, Vicente Fox - Early political career, Vicente Fox - The presidential candidacy, Vicente Fox - Presidency, Vicente Fox - The presidential couple, Vicente Fox - Relations with Congress, Vicente Fox - The Day of Democracy, Vicente Fox - Fox candidates, Vicente Fox - Legacy, Vicente Fox - Economy, Vicente Fox - Foreign policy, Vicente Fox - Housing, Vicente Fox - Health, Vicente Fox - Law enforcement, Vicente Fox - Employment, Vicente Fox - Controversial Comments, Vicente Fox - External link

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Fox joined the National Action Party (PAN) in the 1980's by invitation of Manuel J. Clouthier, a distinguished member of that party, also an entrepreneur and presidential candidate in 1988. That year, Fox was elected to the Chamber of Deputies (the lower house of Congress) representing León, Guanajuato. He ran for governor of Guanajuato in 1991, in a disputed election where Ramon Aguirre Velazquez, of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) was declared the winner; however, the political climate forced behind-the-scenes negotiati ...

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Vicente Fox, Vicente Fox - Early political career, Vicente Fox - The presidential candidacy, Vicente Fox - Presidency, Vicente Fox - The presidential couple, Vicente Fox - Relations with Congress, Vicente Fox - The Day of Democracy, Vicente Fox - Fox candidates, Vicente Fox - Legacy, Vicente Fox - Economy, Vicente Fox - Foreign policy, Vicente Fox - Housing, Vicente Fox - Health, Vicente Fox - Law enforcement, Vicente Fox - Employment, Vicente Fox - Controversial Comments, Vicente Fox - External link

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Most analysts consider Fox's term will be remembered for being the first of an opposition party in modern times and for following the steps of previous governments (most notably previous president Zedillo) but doing little of its own. Most of the important reforms passed in Fox's term were proposed by the PRI in previous terms and rejected (among others) by Fox and his party at the time. The Index of perception of corruption of Mexico has been decreasing during his government. Also, according to the World Economic Forum, the competitiveness ranking of Mexico fell from number 48 to 55 from 2004 to 2005. < ...

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Vicente Fox, Vicente Fox - Early political career, Vicente Fox - The presidential candidacy, Vicente Fox - Presidency, Vicente Fox - The presidential couple, Vicente Fox - Relations with Congress, Vicente Fox - The Day of Democracy, Vicente Fox - Fox candidates, Vicente Fox - Legacy, Vicente Fox - Economy, Vicente Fox - Foreign policy, Vicente Fox - Housing, Vicente Fox - Health, Vicente Fox - Law enforcement, Vicente Fox - Employment, Vicente Fox - Controversial Comments, Vicente Fox - External link

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On January 28, 1974, Nixon campaign aide Herbert Porter pleaded guilty to the charge of lying to the FBI during the early stages of the Watergate investigation. On February 25, Nixon's personal lawyer Herbert Kalmbach pleaded guilty to two charges of illegal election campaign activities. Other charges were dropped in return for Kalmbach's cooperation in the forthcoming Watergate trials. On March 1, 1974, former aides of the president, known as the Watergate Seven — Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell, Colson, Gordon C. Strachan, Robert M ...

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Watergate scandal, Watergate scandal - Overview, Watergate scandal - The burglary, Watergate scandal - The tapes, Watergate scandal - Articles of impeachment resignation and convictions, Watergate scandal - Aftermath, Watergate scandal - The Watergate Scandal in Film Literature and Music

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Fox joined the National Action Party (PAN) in the 1980s by invitation of Manuel J. Clouthier, a distinguished member of that party, also an entrepreneur and presidential candidate in 1988. That year, Fox was elected to the Chamber of Deputies (the lower house of Congress) representing León, Guanajuato. He ran for governor of Guanajuato in 1991, in a disputed election where Ramon Aguirre Velazquez, of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) was declared the winner; however, the political climate forced behind-the-scenes negotiatio ...

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Vicente Fox, Vicente Fox - Early political career, Vicente Fox - The presidential candidacy, Vicente Fox - Presidency, Vicente Fox - The presidential couple, Vicente Fox - Relations with Congress, Vicente Fox - The Day of Democracy, Vicente Fox - Fox candidates, Vicente Fox - Legacy, Vicente Fox - Economy, Vicente Fox - Foreign policy, Vicente Fox - Housing, Vicente Fox - Health, Vicente Fox - Law enforcement, Vicente Fox - Employment, Vicente Fox - Racist Comments, Vicente Fox - Quotes

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Most analysts consider Fox's term will be remembered for being the first of an opposition party in modern times and for following the steps of previous governments (most notably previous president Zedillo) but doing little of its own. Most of the important reforms passed in Fox's term were proposed by the PRI in previous terms and rejected (among others) by Fox and his party at the time. The Index of perception of corruption of Mexico has been decreasing during his government. Also, according to the World Economic Forum, the competitiveness ranking of Mexico fell from number 48 to 55 from 2004 to 2005. < ...

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Vicente Fox, Vicente Fox - Early political career, Vicente Fox - The presidential candidacy, Vicente Fox - Presidency, Vicente Fox - The presidential couple, Vicente Fox - Relations with Congress, Vicente Fox - The Day of Democracy, Vicente Fox - Fox candidates, Vicente Fox - Legacy, Vicente Fox - Economy, Vicente Fox - Foreign policy, Vicente Fox - Housing, Vicente Fox - Health, Vicente Fox - Law enforcement, Vicente Fox - Employment, Vicente Fox - Racist Comments, Vicente Fox - Quotes

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The hearings held by the Senate Watergate Committee, in which White House Counsel John Dean was the star witness and in which many other former key administration officials gave dramatic testimony, were broadcast through most of the summer, causing devastating political damage to Nixon. Most famously, Republican Senator Howard Baker of Tennessee asked the memorable question "What did the president know and when did he know it?" which focused attention for the firs ...

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Watergate scandal, Watergate scandal - Overview, Watergate scandal - The burglary, Watergate scandal - The tapes, Watergate scandal - Articles of impeachment resignation and convictions, Watergate scandal - Aftermath, Watergate scandal - The Watergate Scandal in Film Literature and Music

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The effects of the Watergate scandal did not by any means end with the resignation of President Nixon and the imprisonment of some of his aides. Indirectly, Watergate was the cause of new laws leading to extensive changes in campaign financing. It was a major factor in the passage of amendments to the Freedom of Information Act in 1986, as well as laws requiring new financial disclosures by key government officials. While not legally required, other types of personal disclosure, such as releasing recent income tax forms, became expect ...

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Watergate scandal, Watergate scandal - Overview, Watergate scandal - The burglary, Watergate scandal - The tapes, Watergate scandal - Articles of impeachment resignation and convictions, Watergate scandal - Aftermath, Watergate scandal - The Watergate Scandal in Film Literature and Music

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