In addition to having a copy of your passport handy, the U.S. Department of State recommends that you keep two extra passport photos with the copy of the passport. Having the photos helps you avoid having to have them retaken if you have to apply for a replacement passport.n addition to having a copy of your passport handy, the U.S. Department of State recommends that you keep two extra passport photos with the copy of the passport. Having the photos helps you avoid having to have them retaken if you have to apply for a replacement passport.
William Tweed, head of Tammany Hall, NYC's powerful democratic political machine in 1868. Between 1868 and 1869 he led the Tweed Reign, a group of corrupt politicians in defrauding the city. Example: Responsible for the construction of the NY court house; actual construction cost $3million. Project cost tax payers $13million.
The most famous of the Machines are the New York City Machine that started around the time of the Civil War. The Chicago Democratic machine, or simply the Chicago Machine, the organization that has dominated Chicago politics (and consequently, Illinois politics) since the 1930s. It relies on a tight organizational structure of ward committeemen and precinct captains to elect candidates. http://encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/p... http://history1800s.about.com/od/thegild... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_m...