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John McCain

Candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination by Beth Rowen John McCain Related Links Sarah Palin John McCain’s campaign website Facts…

Gold Butte National Monument

(Encyclopedia) Gold Butte National Monument, 296,937 acres (90,506 hectares), SE Utah, est. 2016 and managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Named for a mining ghost town, the monument embraces a…

white alder

(Encyclopedia) white alder, deciduous shrub or small tree (Clethra alnifolia) native to the Appalachians, named for the resemblance of its leaves to those of the unrelated true alders. It is…

1921–1930

1921—New York N.L. 5 (John J. McGraw); New York A.L. 3 (Miller Huggins). WP—New York N.L.: Barnes (3, 6), Douglas (4, 7), Nehf (8); New York A.L.: Mays (1), Hoyt (2, 5). LP—New York N.L.: Nehf (2,…

1989 World History

General Colin Powell (1937– ) U.S. Army Photos Dalai Lama (1935– ) Priscilla Lee Mikhail S. Gorbachev (1931– ) Novosti Photos George Bush (…

Robert Jones (Rob) PORTMAN, Congress, OH (1955)

Senate Years of Service: 2011-Party: RepublicanPORTMAN, Robert Jones (Rob), a Senator and a Representative from Ohio; born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 19, 1955; graduated…

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…

December 2006

WorldThousands Protest in Lebanon (Dec. 1): Members of Hezbollah and its supporters gather peacefully in Beirut and call for the resignation of Fouad Siniora, the U.S.-backed prime minister. The…