Shamanism refers to a range of traditional beliefs and practices concerned with communication with the spirit world. 1  The spirits can play important roles in human lives.  The shaman can control and/or cooperate with the spirits for the community's benefit.
Benjamin Louis Cardin has been a national leader on health care, retirement security and fiscal issues since coming to Congress in 1987. In 2006, he was elected by the people of Maryland to succeed Paul Sarbanes in the U.S. Senate.
Eduardo A. Eddie Lucio, Jr. (b. January 20, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Texas State Senate, representing District 27. He was first elected to the chamber in 1990. Lucio served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1986 to 1990. Biography. Lucio graduated with a B.S. from the University of Texas Pan American.