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Kucinich later told me that Addie Polk's predicament had struck a particular chord with him.

President Polk was troubled by this opposition. But he did not think the war would last long.

Full of enthusiasm and vigor when he entered office, Polk left the White House at the age of 53, exhausted.

In eighteen forty-eight, while James Polk was president, there was a great constitutional debate in the United States.

In 1844, James K. Polk was elected president, and he began to realize this dream.

"It may be inevitable that the cost of providing credit has to go up, " Luigi De Ghenghi, attorney with Davis, Polk & Wardwell, said.

Sedated only by brandy, 11th president of the United States James Polk survived gall bladder surgery at the age of 17.

Manifest Destiny: US President James K. Polk announces to Congress that the United States should aggressively expand into the West.

Do you know why Polk was called the "dark horse" as the Democratic nominee in 1844?

The battle which I witnessed took place in the Presidency of Polk, five years before the passage of Webster's Fugitive-Slave Bill.

President Polk was old, tired and in poor health. He had decided not to try for a second term.

Virginia and Polk County, Florida, authorities and the U. S. Marshals Service in Tampa, Florida, were working together on the case.

Polk's representative said the United States wanted to buy California and some other Mexican territory.

The Polk County sheriff's office has released some of the 30 minute video footage taken by one of the girls.

That same year, Polk was able to get Congress to approve a bill that greatly reduced the taxes on imports.

Baby vegetables and Brie polk were little purses of pleasure, tied with scallion and stuffed with a vegetable fricassee.

James K. Polk, the Democratic candidate, also campaigned on promises to get Texas for the United States.

After Polk became president, he sent a representative to Mexico to try to establish diplomatic relations again.

Polk ties GIS mapping and market simulation modeling together providing you with complete market overviews and recommend network blueprints.

"Polk Place" became a pilgrimage destination and was respected as neutral ground, even during the bloody Battle of Nashville.

Polk was at one time governor of Tennessee and Speaker of the House of Representatives. He was a supporter of statehood for Texas.

General Taylor quickly sent a message to President Polk in Washington. It said war had begun.

There was the same familiar aspect of Polk Street.

James and Sarah Polk left an important legacy to a greatly expanded United States.

President Polk wanted to form territorial governments in California and New Mexico. He asked Congress for immediate permission to do that.

They were out-voted. President Polk signed the war bill.

California, grabbed from Mexico by that imperialist president, James Polk, was different from the start.

An experienced speaker, Polk surprised everyone when he campaigned vigorously and won the presidency on November 5, 1844.

Polk asked Congress to give him permission to end the joint occupation agreement.

They went out, and he walked with her far out south toward Polk Street, talking.

Claiming that "American blood has been shed on American soil" Polk asked Congress to declare war.

President Polk looked even farther to the west for more new territory.

Across the street lived the most special child of all, Mitzi Polk, daughter of Minor and Margaret Polk.

Polk's wife, Sarah Childress Polk, lived there another 42 years, hosting many visitors.

In January 1846, President James K. Polk ordered General Zachary Taylor to bring troops into the disputed area.

When James K. Polk accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for the presidency, he was not very well known.

I danced hallelujah the day I left Polk.

An 800-pound piece of engine hit the ground in Fort Polk, Louisiana, doing 1, 400 mph.

McGrady is from Auburndale, a Polk County town of 11, 000 between Orlando and Tampa.

Polk felt he had done his duty.

I came back positive for two curable STD's that are extremely common on Fort Polk.

Polk said the average age of a car in the U. S. last year was 11. 1 years, while the average truck was 10. 4 years old.

Polk Decides Not to Seek Second Term in 1848

Last year, the average passenger car in service was 10. 6 years old, the highest level in more than a decade, according to R. L. Polk Co.