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The Economist's Toolbox: Watch Out!

Watch Out!The Economist's ToolboxIntroductionNumbers Please: Economic DataWatch Out! When you are considering economic data and other numbers, for example financial data, watch out for the…

Timeline: Pirates

Notable events in pirate history, from 700 B.C. to the present by Mark Hughes c. 700 – 67 B.C. • 700–1820 • 1991–2007 • April 2008–present c. 700 B.C. The…

George Harrison

George Harrison The spiritual leader of the Beatles by Beth Rowen George Harrison, lead guitarist for the Beatles, died on November 29, 2001, at age 58. His death followed a long struggle…

cartoon

(Encyclopedia) cartoon [Ital., cartone=paper], either of two types of drawings: in the fine arts, a preliminary sketch for a more complete work; in journalism, a humorous or satirical drawing.…

February 2005

WorldNepalese King Fires Government (Feb. 1): King Gyanendra also declares a state of emergency. Many of the country's politicians are placed under house arrest, phone and Internet lines are cut,…

April 2005

WorldRuling Party Takes Elections in Zimbabwe (April 1): President Robert Mugabe's party, Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), dominates parliamentary elections, taking 55 out…

November 2005

WorldIraq Seeks Former Soldiers (Nov. 2): Iraqi Defense Ministry begins recruiting former junior officers from Saddam Hussein's army to bolster army's forces and to siphon fighters away from the…