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Timothy Michael Kaine (/ k eɪ n / KAYN; born February 26, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Virginia since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 70th governor of Virginia from 2006 to 2010, and as the 38th lieutenant governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006.
Total military personnel strength decreased by 19 percent, from about 2.2 million in 1989 to about 1.8 million in 1993. [38] Notwithstanding the overall reduction in military spending, Cheney directed the development of a Pentagon plan to ensure U.S. military dominance in the post-Cold War era. [57]
Claire Conner McCaskill (/ m ə ˈ k æ s k əl /; born July 24, 1953) is an American former politician who served as a United States senator from Missouri from 2007 to 2019 and as State Auditor of Missouri from 1999 to 2007.
Kyrsten Lea Sinema (/ ˈ k ɪər s t ən ˈ s ɪ n ə m ə / KEER-stən SIN-ə-mə; born July 12, 1976) [1] is an American politician and former social worker serving as the senior United States senator from Arizona, a seat she has held since 2019.
Michigan (/ ˈ m ɪ ʃ ɪ ɡ ən / ⓘ MISH-ig-ən) is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest region of the United States.It borders Wisconsin to the southwest in the Upper Peninsula, and Indiana and Ohio to the south in the Lower Peninsula; it is also connected by Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, and Erie to Minnesota and Illinois, and the Canadian province of Ontario.
The President of India is the supreme commander of the nation's armed forces; with 1.45 million active troops, they compose the world's second-largest military. It comprises the Indian Army, the Indian Navy, the Indian Air Force, and the Indian Coast Guard. [294] The official Indian defence budget for 2011 was US$36.03 billion, or 1.83% of GDP ...
The 2004 United States presidential election was the 55th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004.The Republican ticket of incumbent President George W. Bush and his running mate incumbent Vice President Dick Cheney was re-elected to a second term.