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France, till 1762, reached the Perdido, Florida's western boundary at present, and was "retroceded" by Spain to France in 1800 "with the same extent that it had when France possessed it."
History of the United States, Volume 3 (of 6) Elisha Benjamin Andrews 1880
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Fimian responded first, stating that he opposes D.C. voting rights and would simply like to see the District retroceded to Maryland.
Fimian's cluelessness on D.C. voting rights Martin Austermuhle 2010
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Virginia state law forbade the education of African Americans and so when Alexandria retroceded, their schools in the city were closed.
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Virginia state law forbade the education of African Americans and so when Alexandria retroceded, their schools in the city were closed.
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Didn't Taiwan get retroceded to China after the Japanese signed the surrender document in 1945?
But There Is No Such Thing as the Western Media.... Michael Turton 2009
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The original portion of the District that was ceded by Virginia was retroceded back to Virginia in 1847, leaving the modern District to come entirely from Maryland.
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A key principle is that the US considers FET applicable to multiple transactions in which the same underlying US risks are insured and reinsured: the US Internal Revenue Service IRS has stated that FET is due each time a US risk is reinsured or retroceded, even to a party affiliated with the cedant.
US Government Bent on Closing Tax Havens and Collecting Transactional Taxes Thatsnews 2009
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A key principle is that the US considers FET applicable to multiple transactions in which the same underlying US risks are insured and reinsured: the US Internal Revenue Service IRS has stated that FET is due each time a US risk is reinsured or retroceded, even to a party affiliated with the cedant.
Archive 2009-08-01 Thatsnews 2009
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The part of DC that came from Virginia was already retroceded around the time of the CivilWar.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Right to Arms in the DC(!) Consitution 2007
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The Virginia portion of DC now Arlington, Va. was “retroceded” to Virginia in 1846.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Right to Arms in the DC(!) Consitution 2007
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