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Send us your best poetry about the neverending presidential race Readers' Poetry: All of the lies that I'm crafting Overshadow the laws that I'm drafting. But in 2001 When my two terms…Paul H. O'Neill Biography
Paul H. O'NeillGeorge W. Bush's secretary of the Treasury Born: 12/4/1935Birthplace: St. Louis, Mo. O'Neill served as secretary of the treasury for the first two years of George W. Bush's…June 2007
Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World Former Liberian Dictator Refuses to…December 2002
WorldOpposition Movement Declares Strike in Venezuela (Dec. 2): Foes of President Hugo Chávez launch nationwide strike against government and call for a referendum on the president.Sharon…2007 Current Events: World, U.S., and Business/Science/Society
2007 Month-By-Month World Former Communist Countries Admitted into European Union (Jan. 1): Romania and Bulgaria's entry expands the European Union to 27 nations and a population of about 490…Richard Clarke, 2004 News
counterterrorism expert under four presidents—three of them Republican—created a furor in Washington with his unflinching criticism of the Bush administration's handling of the war on terror…Richard Cheney Biography
Richard Cheneyvice president of the United StatesBorn: Jan. 30, 1941Birthplace: Lincoln, Neb. President George W. Bush turned to a seasoned Washington insider to be his second in command. The…1973–1974 Emmy Awards
Alan Alda, M*A*S*HArchive PhotosActor of the Year, SeriesAlan Alda, M*A*S*HActress of the Year, SeriesMary Tyler Moore, The Mary Tyler Moore ShowSupporting Actor of the YearMichael Moriarty,…May 2006
WorldBolivia Nationalizes Natural Gas Industry (May 1): Under orders of President Evo Morales, the military takes over the country's energy fields. Moussaoui Sentenced to Life in Prison (May…9/11
(Encyclopedia) 9/11, the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, in the United States, and the associated events and impact of those attacks. The attacks, which were carried out by agents of Al Qaeda (a…