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The Supreme Court: Electing Our Leaders

Electing Our LeadersThe Supreme CourtElecting Our LeadersElection Machinery That WorksRemapping DistrictsPaying for CampaignsGetting the Word OutSwitching Parties State governments have the…

Campaign 2004: Primaries and Caucuses

Primary Election Dates They're off and running Convention Delegates as of March 11, 2004 John Kerry 2162 Al Sharpton 27 Dennis Kucinich 23 John Edwards 534 Wesley Clark 57…

Muhammed Atef

Former al-Qaeda military leaderBorn: 1944Birthplace: Menoufya, Egypt Born Sobhi Abu Sitta, he took the name Muhammad Atef and other aliases after joining Osama bin Laden's terrorist network, al-…

Campaign 2000 Factsheet

Candidate profiles, issues, and interesting statistics MONSTER'S POLL How do you feel about the Electoral College? I think it should be abolished. I…

Elizabeth Dole: Stumping for Herself

CAMPAIGN 2000 | THE CANDIDATESElizabeth DoleBreaking down gender barriers by Beth Rowen Elizabeth Dole has been appointed by three presidents to high-level executive positions.This article…

Whatchamacallits, or Names for the Little Things

Are you often stumped by the name of a little thing? Do you call common objects whatchamacallits? Help is on the way! There are names for those little things in life.Belt: tongue, punch holes,…

Fred Dalton THOMPSON, Congress, TN (1942)

Senate Years of Service: 1994-2003Party: RepublicanTHOMPSON, Fred Dalton, a Senator from Tennessee; born in Sheffield, Ala., on August 19, 1942; attended the public schools in Lawrenceburg,…

Halloween Movies for Kids

by Beth RowenIn the weeks leading up to Halloween, the multiplexes often feature an array of R-rated, downright terrifying films. Rather than subject the kids to blood and gore, check out…

Islam Primer

The Islamic world—history, beliefs, and culture Countries with the largest Muslim populations IndonesiaPakistanIndiaBangladeshEgyptTurkeyNigeria Iran AlgeriaMorocco Introduction to Islam…