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November 2006

WorldTaiwanese President Accused of Corruption (Nov. 3): Prosecutors indict Wu Shu-chen, the wife of President Chen Shui-ban, charging that she spent $450,000 in public funds on personal…

Iraq Primer

    The Region: See also: Country Profile: Iraq Full-Size Map of Iraq Middle East | Map Iran | Map Israel | Map Jordan | Map Kuwait | Map Oman…

Women in U.S. Government

  Sandra Day O'Connor Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and…

Daniel Wolsey VOORHEES, Congress, IN (1827-1897)

Senate Years of Service: 1877-1897Party: DemocratVOORHEES, Daniel Wolsey, (father of Charles Stewart Voorhees), a Representative and a Senator from Indiana; born in Liberty Township, Butler…

John Adams DIX, Congress, NY (1798-1879)

Senate Years of Service: 1845-1849Party: DemocratDIX, John Adams, (son-in-law of John Jordan Morgan), a Senator from New York; born in Boscawen, N.H., July 24, 1798; completed preparatory…

Best Supporting Actor Nominees

Here are the nominees for actor in a supporting role. Jared Leto, the front-runner for this award, first came into the national spotlight when he played Jordan Catalano on TV's My So-…

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Are the Indiana Jones films historically accurate? by Mark Hughes Related Links Special Effects Archeology Ancient History World War II The Holocaust   In…

National Road

(Encyclopedia) National Road, U.S. highway built in the early 19th cent. At the time of its construction, the National Road was the most ambitious road-building project ever undertaken in the United…

Patton, George Smith, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Patton, George Smith, Jr., 1885–1945, American general, b. San Gabriel, Calif. A graduate of West Point (1909), he served in World War I and was wounded while commanding a tank brigade…