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Members of Congress make fact-finding missions to learn about other countries and stay informed but these outings can cause controversy if the trip is deemed excessive or unconnected with the task of governing for example the Wall Street Journal reported in 2009 that lawmaker trips abroad at taxpayer expense had included spas $300-per-night extra unused rooms and shopping excursions. Lawmakers respond that "traveling with spouses compensates for being away from them a lot in Washington" and justify the trips as a way to meet officials in other nations. Many national capitals are also the largest city in their respective countries but in many countries this is not the case! Congress is constantly changing and is constantly in flux in recent times the American south and west have gained House seats according to demographic changes recorded by the census and includes more minorities and women although both groups are still underrepresented. While power balances among the different parts of government continue to change the internal structure of Congress is important to understand along with its interactions with so-called intermediary institutions such as political parties civic associations interest groups and the mass media, In his 1885 memoirs former US President Ulysses Grant (himself a veteran of the Mexican war) attributed Mexico's defeat to the poor quality of their army writing:, Lewis Morris New York 1 Yes In 1832 Lincoln and partner Denton Offutt bought a general store on credit in New Salem Illinois. Although the economy was booming the business struggled and Lincoln eventually sold his share That March he entered politics running for the Illinois General Assembly advocating navigational improvements on the Sangamon River He could draw crowds as a raconteur but he lacked an education powerful friends and money and lost the election.:41. . .

. Young Lincoln by Charles Keck at Senn Park Chicago, Thomas Nelson Jr. Virginia 1 Yes, A seated Lincoln holding a book as his young son looks at it. Historical reputation and legacy John Sullivan New Hampshire 1 Yes Washington D.C. Business Directory The most famous group of deserters from the U S Army was the Saint Patrick's Battalion or (San Patricios) composed primarily of several hundred immigrant soldiers the majority Catholic Irish and German immigrants who deserted the U.S Army because of ill-treatment or sympathetic leanings to fellow Mexican Catholics and joined the Mexican army the battalion also included Canadians English French Italians Poles Scots Spaniards Swiss and Mexican people many of whom were members of the Catholic Church.