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The feud between former Democratic Congressman Barney Frank and former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has been ongoing since 1987, when an aide for Gingrich outed a fellow Congressperson. Frank, the only openly gay member of Congress at the time, denounced such underhanded tactics. Barney v. Gingrich has carried into the twenty-first century, with Gingrich calling for Frank to be jailed for his ties to the mortgage industry in 2011. Later that year, Frank would comment that he "thought the 'Gingrich Group' were his wives," referring to Gingrich's multiple marriages.

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The illustration of a knotted rebar is a logo for the Confédération des syndicats nationaux, sometimes written as Conseil central des syndicats nationaux de l'estrie or the CSN. The CSN represents union members in Quebec. The CSN was established in 1921. This item is part of their “say thank you,” campaign which incentivizes thanking essential public service workers. 

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The Brady Bunch was an American sitcom which ran from 1969 to 1974. The series follows the blended Brady family as they learn to live under the same roof. The show remains both a pop cultural icon and a site of constant ridicule in its depiction of the American family.

Marcia Brady is the eldest daughter of the family. She is popular, beautiful, and basically the perfect American teenage girl. This frustrates her younger sister Jan, who famously complains how everything is about "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia."

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Born on February 18, 1892, Wendell Willkie was an American lawyer and corporate executive who is perhaps best known for being the 1940 Republican nominee for President. Campaigning against President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Willkie actively campaigned against Roosevelt's New Deal policy as well as for a more active role for the United States in World War II. On election day, President Roosevelt received twenty-seven million votes to Willkie's twenty-two million, and also held a substantial lead in the Electoral College with four hundred and forty-nine to Willkie's eighty-two.

Despite his loss, Willkie, to the surprise of many in his party, became an unlikely ally to the President. Between 1941 and 1943, Willkie embarked on numerous trips abroad, acting as the President's informal envoy. Willkie actively pushed for the United States to provide unlimited aid to Britain in their struggle against Nazi Germany. After returning to campaign once more for President in 1944, Willkie suffered a series of heart attacks, forcing him to leave the campaign. Willkie finally succumbed to a heart attack and died in 1944 at the age of fifty-two. Willkie is remembered and hailed for providing President Roosevelt with political assistance that proved vital to helping America's allies during World War II. Click here to see an alernate version of this button.

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Disney released One Hundred and One Dalmatians in 1961. Based on the original novel by English writer Dodie Smith, the film was the first of Disney’s films to utilize Xerox technology. A Xerox machine was used to copy the animator’s original drawings to animation cells, a big time saver compared to the previous method of copying the drawings by hand. Disney continued using this technology until Beauty and the Beast in 1991, when animators switched to a Computer Animated Production System (CAPS).

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Margaret Mead was a revered American cultural anthropologist best known for her fieldwork in Samoa. She was involved in advancing a new anthropology that emphasized the sophistication and plasticity present across human cultures. Mead was also involved in significant activist work, including her advocacy for the rights of women. 

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Shedd Aquarium is a key cultural landmark of Chicago. Opened in 1930, the Shedd now holds 32,000 aquatic creatures. One of its most popular attractions is the beluga whale, which visitors have the opportunity to swim with during their famous Beluga Encounter. The institution is also deeply involved in conservation efforts, partnering with Georgia Aquarium to fund the protection of the dwindling beluga populations in Alaska.

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Otis G. Pike was a longtime New York Congressman who served as a Democrat in the House of Representatives for over eighteen years.  He was known for leading an inquiry of abuse of power against the CIA throughout the 1970s.  His inquiry was considered successful and led to a fairer balance of power and more Congressional oversight over the CIA.