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.
POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: UPCCA Past President Scott Hilton announces bid for House District 95 seat. United Peachtree Corners Civic Association Past President Scott Hilton announced on Friday that he is jumping into the wide open Republican race for Georgia House of Representatives District 95. Hilton is the first candidate to announce a bid for the seat since its current occupant, state Rep. Tom Rice, R-Norcross, announced on Thursday that he would not seek re-election after his current term ends later this year.