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A vice president (British English - government: vice-president; business: director) is an officer in government or business who is below a president (managing director) in rank. The name comes from the Latin vice meaning 'in place of'. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president. A common colloquial term for the office is vee-pee, deriving from a phonetic interpretation of the abbreviation VP.
In government, a vice president is a person whose primary responsibility is to replace the president on the event of his or her death, resignation or incapacity. Vice presidents are either elected jointly with the president as his or her running mate, elected separately, or appointed independently after the president's election.
Most, but not all, governments with vice presidents have only one person in this role at any time. If the president is not present, dies, resigns, or is otherwise unable to fulfill his or her duties, the vice president will generally serve as president. In many presidential systems, the vice president does not wield much day-to-day political power, but is still considered an important member of the cabinet. Several vice presidents in the Americas held the position of President of the Senate; this is the case, for example, in Argentina, the United States, and Uruguay. The vice president sometimes assumes some of the ceremonial duties of the president, such as attending functions and events that the actual president may be too busy to attend; the Vice President of the United States, for example, often attends funerals of world leaders on behalf of the President. In this capacity, the vice president may thus assume the role of a de facto symbolic head of state, a position which is lacking in a system of government where the powers of head of state and government are fused.
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. (pronunciation: /ˈdʒoʊsɨf rɒbɨˈnɛt ˈbaɪdən/; born November 20, 1942) is the 47th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President Barack Obama. A Democrat, he was a United States Senator from Delaware from January 3, 1973 until his resignation on January 15, 2009, following his election to the Vice Presidency.
Biden was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania and lived there for ten years before moving to Delaware. He became an attorney in 1969, and was elected to a county council in 1970. Biden was first elected to the Senate in 1972 and became the sixth-youngest senator in U.S. history. He was re-elected to the Senate six times, was the fourth most senior senator at the time of his resignation, and is the 15th-longest serving Senator in history. Biden was a long-time member and former chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. His strong advocacy helped bring about U.S. military assistance and intervention during the Bosnian War. He opposed the Gulf War in 1991. He voted in favor of the Iraq War Resolution in 2002, but later proposed resolutions to alter U.S. strategy there. He has also served as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, dealing with issues related to drug policy, crime prevention, and civil liberties, and led creation of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act and Violence Against Women Act. He chaired the Judiciary Committee during the contentious U.S. Supreme Court nominations of Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas.
Donald John Trump, Sr. (born June 14, 1946) is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have made him a well-known celebrity who was No. 17 on the 2011 Forbes Celebrity 100 list. He is well-known as a real-estate developer who amassed vast hotel, casino, and other real-estate properties, in the New York City area and around the world.
Trump is the son of Fred Trump, a wealthy New York City real-estate developer. He worked for his father's firm, Elizabeth Trump & Son, while attending the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and in 1968 officially joined the company. He was given control of the company in 1971 and renamed it The Trump Organization.
In 2010, Trump expressed an interest in becoming a candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election. In May 2011, he announced he would not be a candidate, but a few weeks later he said he had not completely ruled out the possibility. In December 2011, Trump was suggested as a possible Vice Presidential selection by Michele Bachmann. Bachmann has since suspended her presidential campaign.
Actors: Marc Bicking (actor), Troy Nixon (editor), Troy Nixon (producer), Troy Nixon (writer), Troy Nixon (director), Ted Miller (actor), Rebecca Flint (actress), Donna Earl (actress), Diane Wilder (actress), Gene Connelly (actor), Sherri Warring (actress), Court Hudson (producer), Jason Williams (actor), Debbie Durham (actress),
Plot: An African American middle aged woman loses her job due to her companies downsizing. She has a hard time in dealing with this because she was part responsible for helping the company establish itself. She realizes she has to look for another job but it doesn't come easy due to her age and the overall outlook of the current economic situation.
Genres: Short,Actors: Jacklyn Lick (actress), Conrad Brooks (actor), Scott Trimble (miscellaneous crew), Kevin Long (actor), Scott Trimble (miscellaneous crew), Stephanie Beaton (actress), Ami Zins (miscellaneous crew), Larry Varanelli (producer), Vanessa Ross (actress), Luigi Francis Shorty Rossi (actor), Richard Van Vleet (producer), Richard Van Vleet (actor), Richard Van Vleet (producer), Derek Zemrak (producer), Derek Zemrak (director),
Genres: Comedy, Sci-Fi,Actors: Byron Drinkle (miscellaneous crew), Ashley Fester (miscellaneous crew), Daryl Hannah (actress), Armand Mastroianni (director), Robert Wisden (actor), Ron Blecker (miscellaneous crew), Louis Febre (composer), Tom Butler (actor), Terence Kelly (actor), Jason Hervey (producer), Ken Camroux (actor), David Salzberg (producer), Gregory Harrison (actor), Jim Filippone (miscellaneous crew), Jason Schombing (actor),
Plot: Assassins track the President and make the final attempt on his life at a Washington State Park on a mountain tram. Can the head of his Secret Service save him? Doug Savant also appears as the agent's boy friend who is trying to propose to her and keeps getting interrupted.
Keywords: blonde, bodyguard, complot, fight, gun, helicopter, murder, plot, president, shotgunActors: Joseph Zucchero (actor), Manjo del Mundo (actor), Ernie Zarate (actor), Henry Strzalkowski (actor), Romy Romulo (actor), Jimmy Reyes (actor), Vernon Wells (actor), Tony Carreon (actor), Eddie Garcia (actor), Ronald Asinas (actor), Archie Adamos (actor), Ken Metcalfe (actor), Ramon D'Salva (actor), Original Thunder Stuntmen (actor), Dina Bonnevie (actress),
Genres: Action,Actors: Terence Hill (director), Tim Carroll (miscellaneous crew), Tim Carroll (miscellaneous crew), Mario Luraschi (miscellaneous crew), Terence Hill (actor), Catherine Pittman (miscellaneous crew), Thomas Johnston (miscellaneous crew), Eugenio Alabiso (editor), René Goscinny (writer), Neil Summers (actor), Michele Gammino (miscellaneous crew), Boots Southerland (actor), Karen Mattingly (miscellaneous crew), Dominic Barto (actor), Roger Miller (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Western,Actors: Fred Williamson (actor), Massimo Vanni (actor), Vic Morrow (actor), Edward Mannix (actor), Robert Spafford (actor), George Eastman (actor), Ennio Girolami (actor), Nick Alexander (actor), Geoffrey Copleston (actor), Mickey Knox (actor), Larry Dolgin (actor), Enzo G. Castellari (actor), Edward Mannix (actor), Edward Mannix (actor), Fabrizio De Angelis (producer),
Plot: In a post-apocalyptic New York City, a policeman infiltrates the Bronx Warriors, which has become a battleground for several murderous street gangs. It's the dead of night, and nobody at all is on the street. On the other side of the bridge, a Manhattan runaway, girl named Young Ann is attacked by a gang of street hockey players! These guys are on roller skates, dressed in fiberglass safety gear, and are wielding hockey sticks as weapons. They chase Young Ann into a dead end and surround her, but then they are themselves surrounded by a much tougher-looking gang who at least have the self-respect to ride motorcycles. In the middle of this chaos, gang leader Trash steps in to take care of her.
Keywords: action-hero, ambush, assault, bad-guy, battle, battlefield, blade, blood, blood-splatter, bo-staffActors: Nick Tate (actor), John Junkin (actor), Geoffrey Keen (actor), Gareth Hunt (actor), Jay Benedict (actor), Don Fellows (actor), Deep Roy (actor), Lindsay Shonteff (director), Lindsay Shonteff (producer), John Arnatt (actor), Hal Galili (actor), Noel Johnson (actor), Eiji Kusuhara (actor), Doug Robinson (actor), Nicola Austin (actress),
Genres: Action, Comedy,Actors: John Alvin (actor), Lester Dorr (actor), Griff Barnett (actor), Monte Blue (actor), Ralph Brooks (actor), Morris Ankrum (actor), Tristram Coffin (actor), Tom Coleman (actor), G. Pat Collins (actor), Ray Collins (actor), James Conaty (actor), Gary Cooper (actor), Jerome Cowan (actor), Glen Cavender (actor), John Doucette (actor),
Plot: Individualistic and idealistic architect Howard Roark is expelled from college because his designs fail to fit with existing architectural thinking. He seems unemployable but finally lands a job with like-minded Henry Cameron, however within a few years Cameron drinks himself to death, warning Roark that the same fate awaits unless he compromises his ideals. Roark is determined to retain his artistic integrity at all costs.
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