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Talk:Soft money From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Supposedly soft money was already illegal for nearly a century. We're always hearing about corporations and other wealthy sources giving huge campaign contributions. I guess the "loophole" is that this money supposedly is not used "in connection with" any specific federal election -- an evasion which is laughably obvious. If you give a party a million dollars, they're gonna spend it in a way that gets their candidates elected , no matter what. For example, there's no such thing as a non-partisan voter registration drive or get-out-the-vote campaign: party workers do these things for partisan advantage only, I reckon. -- Uncle Ed 13:59, 29 Aug 2003 (UTC) Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Soft_money&oldid=572445057 " ...

Hivites From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources:   "Hivites"  –  news   · newspapers   · books   · scholar   · JSTOR ( March 2014 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) The Hivites (Hebrew: Hivim , חוים) were one group of descendants of Canaan , son of Ham , according to the Table of Nations in Genesis 10 (10:17). A variety of proposals have been made, but beyond the references in the Bible to Hivites in the land of Canaan, no consensus has been reached about their precise historical identity. [1] Contents 1 Etymology 2 Location 3 Biblical mentions 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading E...

Horites From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Map of Horites lands The Horites (Hebrew: Horim , חרים), were a people mentioned in the Torah ( Genesis 14:6, 36:20 , Deuteronomy 2:12 ) inhabiting areas around Mount Seir in Canaan ( Genesis 36:2,5 ). [1] Name [ edit ] According to Archibald Sayce (1915), the Horites have been identified with references in Egyptian inscriptions to Khar (formerly translated as Harri ), which concern a southern region of Canaan . [2] More recent scholarship has associated them with the Hurrians , with the biblical name " Hivite " being a reference to this same group. [3] Hebrew Bible (Old Testament in the Christian Bible) [ edit ] The first mention of the Horites in the Torah was when they were defeated by a coalition of Eastern kings led by Kedorlaomer of Elam (in modern Iran ). These kings had come through t...

McDonnell XF-85 Goblin From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Experimental parasite fighter XF-85 Goblin XF-85 serial number 46-523 in the National Museum of the United States Air Force Role Parasite fighter National origin United States Manufacturer McDonnell Aircraft First flight 23 August 1948 Status Canceled, 1949 Number built 2 Program cost US$ 3.1 million [1] [2] The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin is an American prototype fighter aircraft conceived during World War II by McDonnell Aircraft . It was intended to deploy from the bomb bay of the giant Convair B-36 bomber as a parasite fighter . The XF-85's intended role was to defend bombers from hostile interceptor aircraft , a need demonstrated during World War II. McDonnell built two prototypes before...