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<noinclude>This template holds information on a political topic; it should be called with the following structure:
<noinclude>This template holds information on a political topic; it should be called with the following structure:
<pre>{{source
<pre>{{source
|start date=The date at which the topic started, if there was one (such as a bill being introduced in Congress)
|start date=The date at which the topic started, if there was one
|end date=The date at which the topic ended, if there was one (such as a bill being signed into law)
|end date=The date at which the topic ended, if there was one
}}
}}
</pre>
</pre>
An example of start and end date would be, if the topic is a bill, the date the bill was introduced in Congress, and the date it was signed into law, respectively.
The order of the fields is not relevant.
The order of the fields is not relevant.
</noinclude><includeonly>
</noinclude><includeonly>

Revision as of 23:23, May 3, 2007

This template holds information on a political topic; it should be called with the following structure:

{{source
|start date=The date at which the topic started, if there was one
|end date=The date at which the topic ended, if there was one
}}

An example of start and end date would be, if the topic is a bill, the date the bill was introduced in Congress, and the date it was signed into law, respectively.

The order of the fields is not relevant.