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Khanbaliq

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This article is about the Yuan capital which later developed into modern Beijing. For other uses of its names, see Dadu (disambiguation) and Tatu (disambiguation). Khanbaliq Chinese name Chinese 汗八里 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hànbālǐ Wade–Giles Han-p'a-li Mongolian name Mongolian Cyrillic Хаан балгас, Ханбалиг Mongolian script .mw-parser-output .font-mong{font-family:"Menk Hawang Tig","Menk Qagan Tig","Menk Garqag Tig","Menk Har_a Tig","Menk Scnin Tig","Oyun Gurban Ulus Tig","Oyun Qagan Tig","Oyun Garqag Tig","Oyun Har_a Tig","Oyun Scnin Tig","Oyun Agula Tig","Mongolian Baiti","Noto Sans Mongolian","Mongolian Universal White","Mongol Usug","Mongolian White","MongolianScript","Code2000","Menksoft Qagan"}.mw-parser-output .font-mong-mnc,.mw-parser...

Palacio de las Garzas

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Palacio de las Garzas General information Architectural style Colonial Town or city Panama City Country Panama Construction started 1673  ( 1673 ) The Palacio de las Garzas (Herons' Palace) is the governmental office and residence of the President of Panama. It receives its name because of herons roaming freely in the courtyard. The herons were first brought to the building in 1922, by former president Belisario Porras, at the suggestion of friend and famed Panamanian poet Ricardo Miro. [1] History The building is located in Casco Viejo , the old quarter of Panama City, which was built after the first settlement was destroyed just prior and during the sacking by pirate Henry Morgan. It was built in 1673 and has undergone many changes through the years. Initially, it was used as a home for the Spanish governor, as a royal winery, as a warehouse, and as both customs and National Bank's headquarters. The new presidential house replaced the old cust...

Posse Comitatus Act

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United States law limiting use of the federal military in domestic policy This article is about the Posse Comitatus Act in the United States. For other uses of posse comitatus , see Posse comitatus. Posse Comitatus Act Other short titles Knott Amendment Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 Long title An act making appropriations for the support of the Army for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, and for other purposes. Nicknames Army Appropriations Act of 1878 Enacted by the 45th United States Congress Effective June 18, 1878 Citations Public law 45-263 Statutes at Large 20 Stat. 145 aka 20 Stat. 152 Codification U.S.C. sections created 18 U.S.C. § 1385 Legislative history Introduced in the House as H.R. 4867 by Herman L. Humphrey (R-WI), William Kimmel (D-MD) on May 13, 1878 Passed the House on May 18, 1878 (130–117) Passed the Senate on June 6, 1878 (36–23) Reported by the joint confer...

Executive Order 11905

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Contact sheet of Ford signing the order Executive Order 11905 is a United States Presidential Executive Order signed on February 18, 1976, by President Gerald R. Ford as an attempt to reform the United States Intelligence Community, improve oversight on foreign intelligence activities, and ban political assassination. [1] [2] [3] Much of this EO would be changed or strengthened by Jimmy Carter's Executive Order 12036 in 1978. Background The Executive Order was created and signed by Gerald Ford after the Church Committee and Pike Committee had divulged secrets about the U.S. Intelligence Community in the 1970s, particularly regarding the Central Intelligence Agency's assassination operations. The committees had been investigating the CIA's activity and EO 11905 was signed in an attempt to ban assassination and reform the intelligence community. [3] Intelligence innovations EO 11905 made four major changes to the intelligence community but would not bring ...