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News of the Nation, 2007

News of the nation in 2007 from Iraq to the presidential election by Beth Rowen Related Links 2007 Year in Review 2007 People in the…

Hispanic American Leaders and Activists

  Antonia Novello     Aníbal Acevedo-Vila, Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Joe Baca, U.S. congressman Herman Badillo, U.S. congressman Joan Baez, folk singer and activist…

Wu-Tang Clan

hip-hop band Known for sometimes brutally realistic lyrics, the Staten Island, New York-based group debuted in 1993 with the platinum album Enter the Wu-Tang. Members then pursued various solo…

Lea Thompson

actressBorn: 5/31/1961Birthplace: Rochester, Minnesota A professional dancer who trained with the American Ballet Theatre and other prestigious companies, Thompson became a familiar face through…

Drew Carey

actorBorn: 5/23/1958Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Actor best known for his role on the eponymous sitcom, The Drew Carey Show (1995–present). Carey's endearing portrayal of a bored personnel employee…

sedition

(Encyclopedia) seditionseditionsĭdĭˈshən [key], in law, acts or words tending to upset the authority of a government. The scope of the offense was broad in early common law, which even permitted…

Mighty Mighty Bosstones

ska band One of the first bands to fuse Jamaican ska rhythms with distorted guitar riffs and punkish attitude. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones emerged from Boston's underground club scene in 1985 when…

Bill FOSTER, Congress, IL (1955)

FOSTER, Bill, a Representative from Illinois; born in Madison, Wis., October 7, 1955; B. A. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wis., 1975; Ph. D., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.,…

Randy HULTGREN, Congress, IL (1966)

HULTGREN, Randy, a Representative from Illinois; born in Park Ridge, Cook County, Ill., March 1, 1966; graduated from Wheaton Academy, West Chicago, Ill., 1984; B.A., Bethel University, St. Paul,…