The system of checks and balances is an important part of the Constitution. With checks and balances, each of the three branches of government can limit the powers of the others. This way, no one…
Members of Congress don't need postage stamps for their official mail—they just need a frank. No, not a hot dog! It's their signature on the outside of envelopes that hold letters mailed to…
GILMER, William Franklin (Dixie), a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Mount Airy, Surry County, N.C., June 7, 1901; moved with his parents to Oklahoma; attended the public schools of Oklahoma…
GILMER, William Franklin (Dixie), a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Mount Airy, Surry County, N.C., June 7, 1901; moved with his parents to Oklahoma; attended the public schools of…
DAVIS, Thomas M., III, a Representative from Virginia; born in Minot, Ward County, N.Dak., January 5, 1949; graduated from the United States Capitol Page School; B.A., Amherst College, Amherst…
Bowl Championship Games Rose BowlWisconsin vs. UCLAJanuary 1, 5 p.m. EST Nokia Sugar BowlTexas A&M vs. Ohio StateJanuary 1, 8:30 p.m. EST FedEx Orange BowlFlorida vs. SyracuseJanuary 2, 8:…
Recent Discoveries: A Saharan Stonehenge Scientists have confirmed that an assembly of huge stone slabs in Egypt's Sahara Desert is the oldest known astronomical alignment of megaliths in…
Recent Discoveries: Down Memory's Divided Lane Psychologists studying patients with brain damage have concluded that the left side of the brain is used for language tasks and the right side…
Check out the bios on the nominees, from Michelle Williams, who was nominated in the same category last year, to newcomer Rooney Mara. For those keeping score, this is Meryl Streep's…
This Year's Strategies Until Tuesday, October 27, Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky had only been a fringe issue in the ads, with Republicans trying to remind voters of the accomplishments of…
