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  2. Wilmot Proviso - Wikipedia

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    The Wilmot Proviso was an unsuccessful 1846 proposal in the United States Congress to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican–American War. [1] The conflict over the Wilmot Proviso was one of the major events leading to the American Civil War.

  3. Crittenden Compromise - Wikipedia

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    The Crittenden Compromise was an unsuccessful proposal to permanently enshrine slavery in the United States Constitution, and thereby make it unconstitutional for future congresses to end slavery. It was introduced by United States Senator John J. Crittenden ( Constitutional Unionist of Kentucky ) on December 18, 1860.

  4. Punch list - Wikipedia

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    Two copies of the list were punched at the same time, in order to provide an identical record for the architect and contractor. [4] A rolling punch list is the most common approach towards managing these tasks efficiently and thereby minimizing the likelihood of having to grapple with large number of punch-list items at the end of a major project.

  5. List of failed and overbudget custom software projects

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    Because software, unlike a major civil engineering construction project, is often easy and cheap to change after it has been constructed, a piece of custom software that fails to deliver on its objectives may sometimes be modified over time in such a way that it later succeeds—and/or business processes or end-user mindsets may change to accommodate the software.

  6. Unsuccessful nominations to the Cabinet of the United States

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    Caleb Cushing's Cabinet nomination was rejected three times in one day.. President John Tyler nominated Caleb Cushing for Secretary of the Treasury. Tyler had a contentious relationship with the Senate over his vetoes of legislation, and the Senate refused to confirm Cushing for this office on March 3, 1843 by a vote of 19–27.

  7. 7 House Items Buyers Almost Always Regret - AOL

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    Most of those 300,000 things go unnoticed in day-to-day life, but a few common items continue to make homeowners wish they could go back in time over and over again.

  8. Boomer's remorse: Here are 7 'dream purchases' Americans ...

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    Here are seven common items that show up on the buyer’s remorse list. A boat Owning a boat involves substantial ongoing expenses, which include mooring, insurance, maintenance and fuel.

  9. Proposal (business) - Wikipedia

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    Some writers refer to key stages in the proposal management process using colour codes to denote milestone reviews, for example a black hat review. [6] The Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) refers to a black hat review as an independent review of the strategies and proposals likely to be put forward by competitors. [7]