Year in Review, 2007

News Analysis

• News of the Nation
  Iraq Edges Toward Stability • Destruction of CIA Interrogation Tapes • Dismissal of Federal Prosecutors • Democrats in Control of Congress • Presidential Election
• News of the World
  Report Says Iran Has Halted Nuclear Weapons Program • Palestinian and Israeli Leaders Pledge to Work Toward Peace • North Korea Makes Concessions on Nuclear Program • Political Turmoil in Pakistan • Sudan Resists UN Efforts for Peace

2007 Timelines and Overviews

• News: Month by Month
  Detailed chronology of the news each month, covering national and international events
• Iraq Conflict Timeline 2007
  From the surge of U.S. troops into Baghdad to the shooting of civilians by Blackwater guards
• Estimated Cost, Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
  The estimated cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan varies dramatically depending on what federal agency is doing the reporting
• Supreme Court Decisions
  Rulings on using race to maintain school diversity • Partial birth abortion • Regulation of automobile emissions • Students’ right to free speech
• Significant Armed Conflicts
  Darfur • Afghanistan • Iraq • Sri Lanka
• Recently Suspended Armed Conflicts
• Global Political, Economic, and Social Facts

• Deaths in 2007
  Brooke Astor • Art Buchwald • Michelangelo Antonioni • Liz Claiborne • Bob Clark • Vincent DeDomenico • Frank Guarrera • Lee Hazlewood • Sir Wally Herbert • Dennis Johnson • Deborah Kerr • Arthur Kornberg • Norman Mailer • Jack Odell • Kiichi Miyazawa • Paul Roche • Brett Somers • Boris Yeltsin

Science 2007

• Science Milestones, 2007
  New Planetary System • Leopard Species Discovered • Corals • Stem Cells • Airbus A380
• New Planetary System
  New planet has a mass 45 times that of Earth
• Disasters in 2007
• Earthquakes in 2007
• Estimated Deaths from Earthquakes in 2007
• Volcanic Eruptions 2007

2007 World Statistics

• The 2007 Transparency International Country Corruption Index
• Profile of the World, 2007
• Countries of the World, 2007
• Comparative Country Statistics

Arts, Entertainment, and Awards

• Nobel Prize Winners
• Tony Awards
• The Grammys
• The Emmys
• The Golden Globes
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
• Newbery Medal and Honor Books
• Caldecott Medal and Honor Books
• Drama Desk Awards
• Cannes Film Festival Awards
• Country Music Awards

Sports in Review

• The Super Bowl
• World Series
• NBA Playoffs
• WNBA Playoffs
• PGA Majors
• Triple Crown
• Tour de France