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Net Neutrality Explained

The history and controversy surrounding net neutrality Related Links Internet Timeline The History of the Internet Internet Statistics…

Milestones in Presidential Debates

Memorable events from the U.S. presidential and vice presidential debates by Beth Rowen John Kennedy Related Links Memorable Quotes from U.S. Presidential Debates How the…

Profiles of Middle Eastern Countries

Read about other countries involved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict       Biographies Key Palestinian Figures Mahmoud Abbas Yasir Arafat Sala Fayyad Ismail Haniya…

Notable Asian Americans, A-Z

Grace ParkBiographies ofNotable Asian Pacific AmericansA-Z ListGovernment Officials and PoliticiansBusiness and Media LeadersAthletes & Sports PersonalitiesScientistsEntertainers:…

Entertainment Bios — W

Mark WahlbergTom WaitsChristopher WalkenAlice WalkerEli WallachThe WallflowersJ. T. WalshRay WalstonBarbara WaltersJulie WaltersSam WanamakerVera WangWayne WangFred WardRachel WardAndy…

filibuster

(Encyclopedia) filibuster, term used to designate obstructionist tactics in legislative assemblies. It has particular reference to the U.S. Senate, where the tradition of unlimited debate is very…

Powell, Colin Luther

(Encyclopedia) Powell, Colin Luther, 1937–2021, U.S. army general and government official, b. New York City, grad., City College (B.S., 1958); George…

Rushdie, Sir Salman

(Encyclopedia) Rushdie, Sir SalmanRushdie, Sir Salmansälmänˈ r&oomacr;shˈdē [key], 1947–, British novelist, b. Bombay (now Mumbai, India). He is known for the allusive richness of his language…

July 2009 Current Events: World News

U.S. News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of July 2009. U.S. Military Taking Back Afghan Valley from Taliban (July 2): In an…

John Edwards

Candidate for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination by Liz Olson John Edwards Related Links John Edwards’s campaign website Profile of North…