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Bologna

(Encyclopedia) Bologna Bologna bōlôˈnyä [key], city, capital of Emilia-Romagna and of Bologna prov., N central…

Ben Kingsley

(Krishna Banji)actorBorn: 12/31/1943Birthplace: Yorkshire, England Academy Award-winning polished stage and movie actor whose films include Gandhi (1982), Betrayal (1983), Turtle Diary (1985),…

State Department Notes on Nigeria

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Economy Defense U.S.-Nigerian Relations PEOPLE The most populous country in Africa, Nigeria accounts for over half of West Africa…

American Idol Playlists

Check out what your favorite American Idols have loaded on their iPods from iTunes Related Links American Idol Quiz Bestselling Albums by American Idol Alumni Top-Selling…

State Department Notes on Iraq

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Geography People History Government Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Iraqi Relations GEOGRAPHYIraq is bordered by…

Year in Review, 2008

Top events for the nation and the world News and Analysis News of the Nation Historic Presidential Election • Obama Assembles a Centrist Administration • Democrats Gain…

Dos Passos, John Roderigo

(Encyclopedia) Dos Passos, John Roderigo, 1896–1970, American novelist, b. Chicago, grad. Harvard, 1916. He subsequently studied in Spain and served as a World War I ambulance driver in France and…

Fianna Fáil

(Encyclopedia) Fianna FáilFianna Fáilfēˈənə fäl [key], Irish political party, organized in 1926 by opponents of the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921 establishing the Irish Free State and setting up…

Gandhi, Sonia

(Encyclopedia) Gandhi, SoniaGandhi, Soniagänˈdē [key], 1946–, Indian politician, b. Turin, Italy, as Sonia Maino. She met Rajiv Gandhi in 1965 when they were students in Cambridge, England. They were…