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Antarctica

(Encyclopedia) CE5 AntarcticaAntarcticaăntärkˈtĭkə, –ärˈtĭkə [key], the fifth largest continent, c.5,500,000 sq mi (14,245,000 sq km), asymmetrically centered on the South Pole and almost entirely…

VA Medical Care Controversy

Hundreds of veterans in Phoenix are waiting to see doctors Related Links The U.S. Veteran Population Veterans of U.S. Wars and Their Dependents Last…

September 11: People in the News

Related Links September 11, 2001AfghanistanTerrorismThe TalibanAl-QaedaWho's Who in Afghanistan al-Zawahiri, Dr. Ayman, al-Qaeda's theological leaderAshcroft, John, U.S. attorney generalAtef,…

Campaign 2008: Primary and Caucus Results

Candidates Hillary ClintonBarack ObamaJohn EdwardsBill RichardsonChristopher DoddJoseph BidenDennis KucinichRudolph GiulianiFred ThompsonJohn McCainMitt RomneyMike HuckabeeRon…

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Director:John MaddenWriter:Shawn SlovoUniversal Pictures; R; 120 minutesRelease:8/01Cast:Nicolas Cage, Penélope Cruz, John Hurt History's at odds with romance but filmmakers tend to believe…

U.S. Staffed Space Flight Programs

Mercury. Project Mercury, initiated in 1958 and completed in 1963, was the United States' first human-in-space program. It was designed to further knowledge about humanity's capabilities…

horror

(Encyclopedia) horror or horror story, literary genre in which an eerie, tense, often suspenseful atmosphere typically builds to the discovery of something repugnant, such as cannibalism, incest, or…