Although Taft had been opposed to the annexation of the islands, and had told McKinley his real ambition was to become a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, he reluctantly accepted the appointment.

Although Taft fully supported the American war effort after Pearl Harbor and the declaration of war on Japan by the U. S. Congress on December 8, 1941, he continued to harbor a deep suspicion of American involvement in postwar military alliances with other nations, including NATO.

Although Daugherty's machinations along with Cuyahoga County boss Maruice Maschke carried the state Republican convention for Taft, a split of the Republican field in the November election propelled Democrat Woodrow Wilson to the Presidency with a plurality of under 42 % of the vote.

Although he was only acting Secretary of Defense, and never confirmed as the permanent Secretary, he became the third member of his family to hold a position as civilian head of a military department, following his great-great-grandfather Alphonso Taft ( under President Ulysses S. Grant ) and his great-grandfather William Howard Taft ( under President Theodore Roosevelt ).

Although he was supported by Chief Justice and former President William Howard Taft, Butler's opposition to " radical " and " disloyal " professors at the University of Minnesota ( where he had served on the Board of Regents ) made him a controversial Supreme Court nominee when proposed by Republican President Warren Harding.

Although there was never a signed agreement or secret treaty, only a memorandum of a conversation and the conversations were kept secret for 20 years, President Theodore Roosevelt commented to his war Secretary Taft " Your conversation with Count Katsura ( sic ) absolutely corerect in every respect.

Although the sale was affected by pressure from influential sectors like some bishops and certain delegates, it achieved Taft ’ s goal of sequestering all the Roman Catholic Church lands, something that the ill-fated Philippine Republic had failed to achieve.

Although there have been other currencies predating the euro that were specifically designed in similar ways ( different sizes, colours, and ridges ) to aid the visually impaired, the introduction of the euro constitutes the first time that authorities have consulted associations representing the blind and visually impaired before the release of a currency.

Although Barrow ceased to be officially connected with Chinese affairs after the return of the embassy in 1794, he always took much interest in them, and on critical occasions was frequently consulted by the British government.

Although Holinshed's treatment of the Wars of the Roses is derived in large part from Hall's work, even to the point of reproducing large portions of it verbatim, there are enough differences between Hall and Holinshed to establish that Shakespeare must have consulted both of them.

Although the Chinese had not been present at Yalta, they had been consulted and had agreed to have the Soviets enter the war in the belief that the Soviet Union would deal only with the Kuomintang government.

Sun Quan consulted Zhou Yu, who replied: " Although Cao Cao pretends to be a minister of the Han Dynasty, he is actually a thief who is attempting to steal the empire from Han.

Although the public and nearby residents will be consulted about almost any planning application, the decision will not be made on the grounds of popularity or unpopularity.

Although credited as " Creative Consultant ", Collins later stated that she was never consulted during production and that she did not agree with some of the casting choices.

Although he did not take office while the war lasted, he was always consulted on all financial matters, and his sound advice was generally followed.

Although writer Cy Endfield consulted with a Zulu tribal historian for information from Zulu oral tradition about the attack, a number of historical inaccuracies in the film have been noted:

Although the renowned antiquarian and architect Pirro Ligorio was also consulted, it seems likely that the success of the water features is due to Ghinucci's expertise which ensured that water lives and flows through the gardens to this day.

Although officially party leader, Lloyd George had been absent from the negotiations which led up to the formation of the National Government due to a prolonged illness, although he had been consulted daily.

Although criticizing Einaudi on some points, Thibaud also underlined that Brunet had consulted only police archives and took the registers of the IML medico-legal institute at face value.

* Although the SMP deals largely with the design of docks, dock builders were only consulted very late in the process and only indirectly via the chamber of commerce.

Although he did not retain outgoing Attorney General John Breckinridge, who had sided with Logan in the disputed gubernatorial election, Garrard still frequently consulted with him on complex legal questions.

Although strongly urged by moderates in Congress to sign the Civil Rights Bill, Johnson broke decisively with them by vetoing it on March 27.

Although at first the disagreement appeared to be minor and inspired by personal conflicts, for example, Lenin's insistence on dropping less active editorial board members from Iskra or Martov's support for the Organizing Committee of the Congress which Lenin opposed, the differences quickly grew and the split became irreparable.

Although the Congress had significant budgetary powers, it was overshadowed by the president, who appointed provincial officials.

Although Middleton's term was only for a length of 4 days, a Petition of Congress to King George III, drafted by John Jay was approved, and sent to Great Britain during his term.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science also recognized the need for increased understanding between scientists and lawmakers in its newsletter on Science and Technology in Congress, " Although most individuals would agree that sound science is preferable to junk science, fewer recognize what makes a scientific study ' good ' or ' bad '.

Although he was not tried, he was stripped of his eligibility to run for public office ; Congress posthumously lifted this restriction in 1978, 89 years after his death.

Although Kemp coaxed Bush to support a $ 4 billion housing program that encouraged public housing tenants to buy their own apartments, the Democratic Congress allocated only $ 361 million to the plan.

Although Gandhi wanted a total focus on the task of winning independence and not speculation about India's future, he did not restrain the Congress from adopting socialism as its goal.

Although he was too old to attend the 1894 Congress, Brookes would continue to support Coubertin's efforts, most importantly by using his connections with the Greek government to seek its support in the endeavour.

Although its primary intent was to deal with organized crime, Blakey said that Congress never intended it to merely apply to the Mob.

Although not specifically mentioned in the Constitution, Congress has also long asserted the power to investigate and the power to compel cooperation with an investigation.

Although the Constitutional text seems to suggest to the contrary, the Senate's practice has been to elect a full-time President pro tempore at the beginning of each Congress, as opposed to making it a temporary office only existing during the Vice President's absence.

Although in theory Congress could draw the district map for each State, it has not exercised this level of oversight.

Although the original Constitution allowed Congress to change its annual meeting date by statute, this change eliminated any reference to a requirement in the Constitution that a lame duck Congress meet in the period between the election of a new Congress and its taking office.

Although the Sixteenth Amendment is often cited as the " source " of the Congressional power to tax incomes, at least one court has reiterated the point made in Brushaber and other cases that the Sixteenth Amendment itself did not grant the Congress the power to tax incomes, a power the Congress had since 1789, but only removed the possible requirement that any income tax be apportioned among the states according to their respective populations.

Although Jefferson wrote that Congress had " mangled " his draft version, the Declaration that was finally produced, according to his biographer John Ferling, was " the majestic document that inspired both contemporaries and posterity.

Although it is notionally a multi-party system, in reality it is completely dominated by one party, the General People's Congress, and has been since unification.

Although it provided that the National People ’ s Congress ( NPC ) would be elected every four years as the highest state power, these guidelines were not adhered to.

Although the economic Panic of 1893 had a number of causes, President Grover Cleveland believed the inflation caused by Sherman's act to be a major factor, and called a special session of Congress to repeal it.

Although Putnam ’ s administration would need time in order to collect, organize, and disseminate all of the material within the Library of Congress ’ collection, the task was completed with enormous success.

Although he had been called " crazy " for railing against Ronald Reagan's deep cuts to social programs on the Congress floor, Associated Press political reporter Mike Robinson noted that Washington worked " quietly and thoughtfully " as the time came to pass the act.

Although his desire was to continue his Army service, Garfield reluctantly took his seat in Congress upon resigning his military commission in December 1863.