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The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each U.S. state is represented by two senators, regardless of population. Senators serve staggered six-year terms. The chamber of the United States Senate is located in the north wing of the Capitol, in Washington, D.C., the national capital. The House of Representatives convenes in the south wing of the same building.
The Senate has several exclusive powers not granted to the House, including consenting to treaties as a precondition to their ratification and consenting or confirming appointments of Cabinet secretaries, federal judges, other federal executive officials, military officers, regulatory officials, ambassadors, and other federal uniformed officers, as well as trial of federal officials impeached by the House. The Senate is both a more deliberative and more prestigious body than the House of Representatives, due to its longer terms, smaller size, and statewide constituencies, which historically led to a more collegial and less partisan atmosphere. The Senate is sometimes called the "world's greatest deliberative body."
William "Bill" Maher, Jr. ( /ˈmɑːr/; born January 20, 1956) is an American stand-up comedian, television host, political commentator, author, and actor. Before his current role as the host of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, Maher hosted a similar late-night talk show called Politically Incorrect originally on Comedy Central and later on ABC.
Maher is known for his political satire and sociopolitical commentary, which targets a wide swath of topics including religion, politics, bureaucracies of many kinds, political correctness, the mass media, greed among people and persons in positions of high political and social power, and the lack of intellectual curiosity in the electorate. He supports the legalization of marijuana and same-sex marriage, and serves on the board of PETA. He is also a critic of religion and is an advisory board member of Project Reason, a foundation to promote scientific knowledge and secular values within society. In 2005, Maher ranked at number 38 on Comedy Central's 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time. Bill Maher received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star on September 14, 2010.
Lindsey Olin Graham (born July 9, 1955) is the senior United States Senator from South Carolina and a member of the Republican Party. Previously he served as the United States Representative for South Carolina's 3rd congressional district.
Graham was born in Central, South Carolina, where his parents, Millie and Florence James Graham, ran a liquor store, the Sanitary Cafe. After graduating from D. W. Daniel High School, Graham became the first member of his family to attend college and joined the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. When he was 21 his mother died, and his father died 15 months later. Because his sister was left orphaned, the service allowed Graham to attend University of South Carolina in Columbia so he could be near home and care for his sister, whom he adopted. During his studies, he became a member of the fraternity Pi Kappa Phi.
Graham graduated from the University of South Carolina with a B.A. in Psychology in 1977 and from the University of South Carolina School of Law with a J.D. in 1981. Upon graduating, Graham was commissioned as an officer and judge advocate in the United States Air Force, placed on active duty and sent to Europe as a military prosecutor. He eventually entered private practice as a lawyer.
Actors: Melantha Blackthorne (actress), Richard Chandler (director), Mathew Fisher (actor), Mathew Fisher (producer), Richard Chandler (editor), Richard Chandler (producer), Richard Chandler (writer), Richard Chandler (producer), Richard Chandler (actor), Joseph R. Gannascoli (actor), Angel Connell (miscellaneous crew), Angel Connell (actor), Angel Connell (producer), Seregon O'Dassey (producer), David Langill (producer),
Plot: A military expedition in Siberia gone wrong. The existence of humanity is in peril as Inanna, Sumerian goddess of lust and war has summoned a giant meteor to destroy the planet, after being accidentally set free from her ancient prison. The government has been overturned in a Communist take-over and the citizens of the world; brainwashed. In humanity's darkest hour, the ancient entity of Gilgamesh, older than the cosmos themselves, must decide whether or not to serve of mankind's final hope. Meanwhile, Inanna has hand selected the one man; married man and archaeologist, David Murphy, to live out the rest of eternity with her. Gilgamesh and Inanna are quickly targeted by the new government as potential weapons of mass destruction, and soon the apocalypse has begun.
Keywords: assassination, blood, cult-film, dystopia, fetish, industrial, massacre, military, murder, post-apocalypseActors: Sam Rockwell (actor), Alejandro Patino (actor), Stan Lee (actor), Clark Gregg (actor), Christopher Maleki (actor), Waymond Lee (actor), Robert Downey Jr. (actor), Samuel L. Jackson (actor), Paul Bettany (actor), Jon Favreau (actor), Tim Guinee (actor), Evgeniy Lazarev (actor), Don Cheadle (actor), Garry Shandling (actor), Mickey Rourke (actor),
Plot: With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press, and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, along with Pepper Potts, and James "Rhodey" Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances - and confront powerful enemies.
Keywords: 2000s, 2010s, action-hero, american-flag, anti-hero, arms-dealer, assassin, bag-over-head, bare-chested-male, based-on-comicActors: Jeffrey Vincent Parise (actor), Kera O'Bryon (actress), Matthew James Gulbranson (actor), Tim Matheson (actor), Brian Austin Green (actor), Gabrielle Union (actress), Peter Horton (producer), Michael Harding (actor), Kathryn Coombs (actress), Ed Mantell (actor), John R. Price II (actor), Jay Hernandez (actor), Rachel Atkinson (miscellaneous crew), Meg Lansaw (miscellaneous crew), Ben Shenkman (actor),
Genres: Drama, Drama,Actors: Jeffrey Vincent Parise (actor), Kera O'Bryon (actress), Matthew James Gulbranson (actor), Tim Matheson (actor), Brian Austin Green (actor), Gabrielle Union (actress), Peter Horton (producer), Michael Harding (actor), Kathryn Coombs (actress), Ed Mantell (actor), John R. Price II (actor), Jay Hernandez (actor), Rachel Atkinson (miscellaneous crew), Meg Lansaw (miscellaneous crew), Ben Shenkman (actor),
Genres: Drama, Drama,Actors: Rade Serbedzija (actor), Jesse Jane (actress), Graham McTavish (actor), Giovanni Ribisi (actor), Kevin Pollak (actor), Luke Wilson (actor), Martin Kove (actor), James Caan (actor), Robert Forster (actor), Frank Pesce (actor), John Ashton (actor), Terry Crews (actor), Kelsey Grammer (actor), George Gallo (writer), Jose Rosete (actor),
Plot: Wayne Beering and Buck Dolby are drugged out geniuses with lots of ideas but they can never seem to get their act together. But when they come up with the idea to create a porn site - and charge for it (the first ever site to do so), their idea may be too lucrative for them to handle. Straight-laced business man, Jack Harris, is brought in to team up with them and turn their profitable idea into a legit business. Making money in the pornography industry is pretty easy, but staying true to yourself when surrounded by that much wealth, luxury, sex, crime and temptations, is much harder.
Keywords: 1950s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, accidental-killing, afghanistan, awards-show, bag-of-money, bag-over-head, bare-breasts