The following is an excerpt from a transcript of the public television program, America Talks. This week's guest is Senator Manley Rover. Host: Senator, there are accusations floating around that your redistricting efforts are a lot like gerrymandering.

Senator: Not at all, sir! Let me go on record as stating as strongly as possible that the redistricting I am advocating will result in a fair and serendipitous division of votes for all parties. The lines will be drawn based on demographics of gender, age, and education,—not political affiliation.

Host: I question the use of demographics, at all, Senator...

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In 1812, the Massachusetts state legislature changed the districts in the state so as to give one party an advantage in state senatorial elections. One of the new districts seemed to resemble the torso of a salamander. A political cartoonist added appendages and a newspaper editor gave it the name "Gerrymander," after Elbridge Gerry who was governor of the state at that time, and a member of the party that benefited from the changes.

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health care plans in the united states having high costs because they are focusing on providing quality programs for different groups of individuals. the quality of the service is based on money flow received from the members. without this investment, couldn't be possible a constant scientific searching to prevent death and illness caused because of low levels of health investigation. currently, the complaints are not about the highest cost, but about the coverage and benefits to access the necessary health services required by the members.  

besides, if a global health system is established the quality levels will fall down because of the standardized of the health. the access to care will increase but the quality will be low because it depends on the money invested.

“i think it is very plausible that if there are five votes to end the death penalty, it could be with the people who are on the court right now,” - smith

so basically it is not clearly and consistently imposed

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17th u.s. president

in what way were president abraham lincoln's and president andrew johnson's reconstruction plans similar? a)both reserved seats in the congress for former confederate war leaders. b)both granted voting rights to the newly freed slaves. d) both required southerners to support the thirteenth amendment to abolish

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