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Atlantic Trivia Warfare Business Senate From a story by Thomas Wright During a 1999 campaign, NATO fought Serbian forces from the air for 78 days before President Slobodan Milošević agreed to withdraw his forces from what territory? Show Hint The place became a country in 2008. Submit Previous Question Next Question
And by the way, did you know that in addition to Democrats and Republicans (as well as their Federalist, Whig, and other predecessors), the Senate has held members of at least a dozen smaller parties throughout its history? These members generally caucused with the big dogs, but they retained their boutique identities.
Over the years, there have been Populists, Progressives, Farmer-Laborers, Unionists, Constitutional Unionists, Unconditional Unionists, Know-Nothings, Nullifiers, Readjusters, and more. My favorite party with a presence in the chamber is the Silver Party, founded to support a platform of bimetallism, or backing the country’s money with silver as well as gold.
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