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Harriet Miers,

White House Counsel under President George W. BushBorn: August 10, 1945Birthplace: Dallas Texas Miers, President George W. Bush's chief legal counsel since Feb. 2005, was nominated for the U.S.…

Strategic Defense Initiative

(Encyclopedia) Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), former U.S. government program responsible for research and development of a space-based system to defend the nation from attack by strategic…

bean

(Encyclopedia) bean, name applied to the seeds of leguminous trees and shrubs and to various leguminous plants of the family Leguminosae (pulse family) with edible seeds or seed pods (legumes). The…

Elaine Chao

George W. Bush's secretary of Labor Born: 1953Birthplace: Taiwan Chao has a distinguished career in public service, having served as President Bush's deputy secretary of transportation from 1989…

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Campaign 2000 Wrap-Up

Election Wrap-Up Gore concedes; Bush becomes 43rd president by Beth Rowen   President-elect George W. Bush flashes a "W" sign after…

May 2006

WorldBolivia Nationalizes Natural Gas Industry (May 1): Under orders of President Evo Morales, the military takes over the country's energy fields. Moussaoui Sentenced to Life in Prison (May 3): A…

January 2007

Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World…

Presidential Quotes

Words from each American president Compiled by David Johnson Note: Dates indicate term of office. Choose a president: George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison James…

June 2007

Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World Former…