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United States Constitution

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[[Image:Constitution.jpg|thumb|300px|The United States Constitution]]
''For the full text of the U.S. Constitution, see [[Full Text of the United States Constitution]].''

The United States Constitution advocates seperation of church and state. It superseded the [[Articles of Confederation]]. The Constitution was developed at the [[Constitutional Convention]] in [[Philadelphia]] during the summer of 1787 and proposed to the states on September 17, 1787.<ref>http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/constpap.htm</ref> It became law when nine out of thirteen states ratified it, despite the [[Articles of Confederation]] requiring unanimity for amendment. It took effect on March 4, 1789. It is the oldest constitution of its type still in effect.{{fact}}

==Constitutional Principles==
The Constitution established several principles for the American government, among these are limited government with a separation of powers, a system of checks and balances, and a list of powers denied to the government. It also established a republican form of government, with the consent of the governed.

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Encyclopedia

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Osama Bin Laden

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[[Image:George_w_bush.jpeg|right|thumb]]

Osama Bin Laden is a Saudi Arabian millionaire and the leader of [[al Qaeda]], a worldwide [[terrorist]] group responsible for [[September 11, 2001 attacks]] and some other terrorist attacks on Americans in the 1990s. He obtained his wealth by inheriting it from his father, Mohammed Awad bin Laden, who was a successful entrepreneur in the construction industry.

During the [[Clinton Administration]] <ref>[http://www.bannerofliberty.com/OS8-98MQC/8-24-1998.1.html Did Bill Clinton Smooth the Way for Bin Laden to Become the World's Most Successful Terrorist?], Mary Mostert, Original Sources, August 24, 1998. </ref>, bin Laden issued two Declarations of War against the United States for the basing of troops in the Arabian Penninsula to defend against external aggression by [[Saddam Hussein]] and because of the suffering of the Iraqi people under UN economic sanctions.<ref>[http://www.kimsoft.com/2001/binladenwar.htm Bin Laden's Declaration of War], 1998.</ref>

Bin Laden lived in Sudan for most of the 1990's at the invitation of [[Hassan al-Turabi]], a powerful Sudanese political leader and terrorism supporter. He then returned to [[Afghanistan]], where he had fought against the Soviets in the 1980's. He was protected by the [[Taliban]] until the American liberation of [[Afghanistan]] following [[9/11]].

During the 1980s insurgency against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan the CIA helped to train and arm anti-Soviet Islamic militants such as the Taliban<ref>http://www.commondreams.org/headlines01/0923-01.htm</ref>. Bin Laden had his own source of funding, though, and would have shunned influence by America.<ref>http://usinfo.state.gov/media/Archive/2005/Jan/24-318760.html</ref>

He remains at large to this day.

== See also ==

* [[Yasser Arafat]]

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Idaho

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[[Image:Image:Potatopic.jpg|thumb|right|The state flag of Idaho.]]

'''Idaho''' is a state in the USA, becoming the 43rd state to enter the Union on July 3, 1890. It is to the south of [[Canada]], to the north of [[Nevada]], to the west of [[Montana]] and to the east of [[Washington]] and [[Oregon]]. Idaho is known for producing [[potato]]es.

==Higher education==

Three major universities are located in Idaho. In the city of Moscow, in northwestern Idaho on the border of [[Washington]], is the University of Idaho. Boise State University, located in southwestern Idaho in the city of [[Boise]], is the biggest and most well known University. In the little known city of Pocatello, Idaho State University can be found. Recently, Boise State University has had great success in NCAA football, winning their first BCS Bowl game this past winter with their thrilling Fiesta Bowl victory over Oklahoma.<ref>[http://www.keepmedia.com/pubs/MiamiHerald/2007/01/02/2425157?extID=10051 FIESTA BOWL | BOISE STATE 43, OKLAHOMA 42 (OT): Broncos stun Sooners], ''accessed March 29, 2007''</ref>

==Miscellaneous facts==

The capital and largest city of Idaho is Boise.

The state is known as the Gem state.

The name "Idaho" is almost certainly a word made up by lobbyist George Willing, who falsely claimed it was a word in the Shoshone language. <ref>http://www1.relocate-america.com/states/id/</ref>

The movie ''Napoleon Dynamite'' was set in Idaho, and the Idaho State House of Representatives passed a resolution honoring the movie. <ref>http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/2005/HCR029.html</ref>

==Notable people from Idaho==

[[Philo Farnsworth]], the inventor of television, was from Rigby.

W. Mark Felt, who admitted to being the government source that exposed President [[Richard Nixon]] in the [[Watergate Affair]], was born in Twin Falls.

Author [[Ernest Hemingway]] lived in Ketchum.

[[Ezra Pound]], a notable Modernist poet, was born in Hailey.

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