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Confederacy

(Encyclopedia) Confederacy, name commonly given to the Confederate States of America (1861–65), the government established by the Southern states of the United States after their secession from the…

House of Representatives, 112th Congress

Below is the composition of the 112th Congress' House of Representatives, following the 2010 midterm elections. In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented…

State Department Notes on Venezuela

U.S. Department of State Background Note   People hike in the Andean Mountains near Merida, Venezuela, May 17, 1998. [© AP Images]         PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME:Bolivarian Republic of…

Members of Congress: Tennessee, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Tennessee Member Name Birth-Death ALEXANDER, Adam Rankin 1781-1848 ALEXANDER, Lamar 1940-  ALLEN, Clifford Robertson 1912-…

Celebrity Baby Names

The interesting, odd, and downright crazy names celebrities give their children compiled by Erin Teare Martin Visit the Interactive Baby Name Finder for more popular baby names.…

Jerusalem

(Encyclopedia) JerusalemJerusalemjər&oomacr;ˈsələm, –zələm [key], Heb. Yerushalayim, Arab. Al Quds, city (1994 pop. 578,800), capital of Israel. East Jerusalem is also claimed by Palestinians as…

Cameroon, country

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Cameroon Cameroon kămˌər&oomacr;nˈ [key], Fr. Cameroun, officially Republic of Cameroon…