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Cherry Blossoms of Washington, D.C.

by Mark D. Hughes photos by Carol M. Highsmith Carol Highsmith, a distinguished and widely published American photographer, is donating her life's work to the Library of Congress. The Carol M.…

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…

Valentia

(Encyclopedia) Valentia or ValenciaValentiavəlĕnˈshēə [key], island (1991 pop. 680), c.7 mi (11.3 km) long and 2 mi (3.2 km) wide, off the coast of Co. Kerry, SW Republic of Ireland. Its slate, once…

Holbrooke, Richard Charles

(Encyclopedia) Holbrooke, Richard CharlesHolbrooke, Richard Charleshōlˈbr&oobreve;k [key], 1941–2010, American diplomat, b. New York City, grad. Brown (B.A., 1962). Holbrooke joined the foreign…

Killarney

(Encyclopedia) Killarney, town (1991 pop. 7,274), Co. Kerry, SW Republic of Ireland. The town, which has mineral-water bottling, footwear, lace, hosiery, woolens, and ornamental ironwork industries,…

De Long, George Washington

(Encyclopedia) De Long, George WashingtonDe Long, George Washingtondə lôngˈ [key], 1844–81, American arctic explorer, b. New York City, grad. Annapolis, 1865. In 1873 he was assigned to the Juniata,…