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If the Nazi's... control everything from the Pyrenees to the Urals by 1943 but they've lost North Africa per OTL and haven't been able to knock the UK or US out of the war can somehow repel a western D-Day style landing Keep the WAllies from marching up the Italian peninsula Even removing...

"The distinguished representative from the Confederate State of America has the floor." lol

Much like the tariff and what it can be used for, I believe that whether the federal government had the authority to build and pay for "internal improvements", such as canals and interstate roads among other things, was a hotly debated issue during the early republic-antebellum period. The CSA...

The ultimate meta casting call for this thread: Who will be cast in the roll of the actor playing the real life Saddam? x'D

Wouldn't Nixon be the first President of the Super Bowl Era, not Reagan?

I show this video to my civics classes when we discuss the executive branch. The part of about why the president is called president starts at 1:30 but I think the rest of the video is interesting too. Ties in with the John Adams link above.

I really enjoyed it and took it for what it was but I also agree with the above. I thought they went a little too far with the stuff that doesnt exist in that universe.

All of you are doing a wonderful job with this thread, thank you for all of the work and effort you put in to maintaining it and continuing the story. It has unintentionally become mourning routine to come check this thread for updates to find out what is going on in this world before I go to...

Mrs Thorn: "ANDREW! The dog pooped in the house again! AGAIN! That's IT! I want this dog gone!" Sen Thorn: (Picks up the phone and dials the White House) "Yes? President Seaborn? I'd like to offer you a gift as a gesture of good will." :p

I thought the same thing for YEARS I cant remember what finally tipped me off it was the New Charlie. Speaking of Charlie, shouldn't his info box include his work in the Administration after being body man? I forget what his actual title was but along the lines of Special Assistant to the COS...

Which is kind of ironic since I think SNL is repeatedly referenced to as existing in the Studio 60 universe lol

I had forgotten about Sharon Frost's nomination to run the Commerce department. When I saw the headline for a moment I got excited because I thought the Intelligence analyst Frost from the seventh season who started the Kazakhstan business had managed to find his way into Sam's cabinet! lol

I'm kind of surprised they're having the formal one tomorrow considering its Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Edit: Though looking into it Clinton's '97 inauguration was on MLK Day.

I don't but if anyone has a good one I've been searching for a while trying to find a good one to use in class with my students. Also an easy to use Wikipedia entry generator would be nice. Most of what I've found online haven't transitioned very well into my classroom.