Gang of 14 Gang of 14 The Gang of 14 was a phrase coined to describe the bipartisan group of Senators in the 109th United States Congress who successfully, at the time, negotiated a compromise in the spring of 2005 to avoid the deployment of the so-called "nuclear option" by Senate Republicans over an organized use of the filibuster by Senate Democrats. The term alludes to the phrase "Gang of Four", used in China to refer to four ex-leaders blamed for the abuses during the rule of Mao Zedong. Senate Democrats used the filibuster to prevent the confirmation of conservative appellate court candidates
Barney and the Backyard Gang Barney and the Backyard Gang Barney and the Backyard Gang is a direct-to-video series produced by The Lyons Group and was produced from August 29, 1988, to October 20, 1991. This series launched the PBS television show, "Barney & Friends". The first three episodes from 1988 and 1989 include Sandy Duncan as Michael and Amy's mother. Music for the "Barney & the Backyard Gang" videos was created by Stephen Bates Baltes and Phillip Parker (as with the television series), and Lory Lazarus wrote the first original song produced for Barney, "Friends Are Forever", sung by Duncan. In the first five