Stephen Hawking: 'There is no heaven; it's a fairy story'. 1  In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, the cosmologist shares his thoughts on death, M-theory, human purpose and our chance existence. 2  In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, the cosmologist shares his thoughts on death, M-theory, human purpose and our chance existence.
Tariff of Abominations. The Tariff of Abominations was a protective tariff passed by the Congress of the United States on May 19, 1828, designed to protect industry in the northern United States.
According to the the Line Item Veto Act of 1996, the Act worked as follows: 1  Congress must first pass a bill that contains taxes or spending appropriations. 2  The president can then take the bill and point out which specific items he (or she) opposes and then sign and send the modified bill to Congress.