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4 Dec 2017, 7:33 am by Jim Martin
  In this instance, Washington turned to Alexander Hamilton, who provided an opinion supporting the constitutionality of the bill. [read post]
10 Oct 2017, 9:44 am by Andrew Hamm
Aaron Burr of New York – later vice president, killer of Alexander Hamilton and defendant on charges of treason – led a 1794 Senate campaign against Jay, whom President George Washington had nominated as a special envoy to negotiate a treaty with Great Britain. [read post]
1 Sep 2017, 2:55 am by Scott Bomboy
It was on this day in 1807 that former Vice President Aaron Burr was acquitted of treason charges. [read post]
29 Aug 2017, 7:12 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
“The Library of Congress has put the papers of Alexander Hamilton online for the first time in their original format. [read post]
12 Jul 2017, 3:02 am by Scott Bomboy
On July 12, 1804, Vice President Aaron Burr faced the prospect of murder charges after shooting Alexander Hamilton the previous day. [read post]
11 Jul 2017, 3:00 am by NCC Staff
Today marks the 213th anniversary of the deadly duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. [read post]
11 Jul 2017, 2:55 am by NCC Staff
Dueling was technically illegal in the United States, but even prominent government leaders engaged in the practice--Aaron Burr, for example, was serving as vice president when he met his rival Alexander Hamilton face-to-face in Weehawken, New Jersey. [read post]
21 Jun 2017, 6:25 am
Another WaPo column (by Aaron Blake): The Democrats "had nine weeks after the primary to get from 49 percent of the vote that day to 50 percent-plus-one on Tuesday, and they didn't do it. [read post]
15 Jun 2017, 3:00 am by Scott Bomboy
Alexander Hamilton, Jefferson’s long-time enemy, supported Jefferson instead of his old rival from New York, Burr. [read post]
15 Jun 2017, 2:48 am by Scott Bomboy
Alexander Hamilton, Jefferson’s long-time enemy, supported Jefferson instead of his old rival from New York, Burr. [read post]
9 Jun 2017, 6:28 am by Jim Sedor
Mayor Bowser Fined $13,000 for Illegal Campaign ContributionsWashington Post – Aaron Davis | Published: 6/7/2017 District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser’s campaign committee was fined $13,000 for taking campaign donations over legal limits during her successful run for office three years ago. [read post]
30 May 2017, 2:55 am by NCC Staff
While the deadly duel two years earlier between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton is the most famous in American history, Jackson was a frequent dueler among the prominent politicians of the dueling age, which lasted up until the Civil War era. [read post]
19 May 2017, 10:52 am by Jim Martin
Portrait of Alexander Hamilton as Secretary of the Treasury by John Trumbull. [read post]
12 May 2017, 5:30 am by Kevin
As almost all of you probably know by now, the most famous duel in U.S. history was the one between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton in 1804, a duel that Hamilton did not win. [read post]
12 May 2017, 1:01 am by rhapsodyinbooks
Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Future of America is the haunting and illuminating story of two talented American founders who were ruined and driven against each other by three factors: their own ambition, their passionate natures, and the vicious designs of their powerful rival Thomas Jefferson. [read post]
4 May 2017, 5:45 pm by Sandy Levinson
  We are instead currently governed by people who make Aaron Burr look admirable. [read post]
3 May 2017, 6:10 am by Jim Sedor
’ Now It Stirs Talk of Election Reform” by Aaron Davis for Washington Post Canada: “PM No Longer Under Investigation for Cash-for-Access Fundraisers, but Ethics Commissioner Won’t Say Why” by Zane Schwartz for National Post Massachusetts: “Can a Congressman Use Campaign Funds to Give You Free T Rides? [read post]