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Richard Foster, 2004 News

chief Medicare actuary, testified before members of the House Ways and Means Committee in March, telling them that he had informed the Bush administration in June 2003 that the Medicare…

L. Paul Bremer, 2004 News

former top civilian administrator of Iraq, formally transferred sovereignty back to the Iraqis in June, two days ahead of schedule. Iraqi prime minister Iyad Allawi requested the change to…

Condoleezza Rice, 2005 News

public official, was confirmed as secretary of state in January, despite Democratic criticism that she overlooked warnings of an al-Qaeda attack prior to Sept. 11 and for her role in the…

Election 2000

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Sen. Joseph Lieberman

Gore's VP choice brings moral compass and rectitude by Beth Rowen This article was posted on August 8, 2000. Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore, left, and Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn.,…

August 2000 News and Events

WorldQueen Mother Turns 100 (Aug. 4): Elizabeth celebrates with three generations of royal family. UN Peacekeepers Reach Lebanon (Aug. 5): Troops fan out along border with Israel after weeks…

Anthony J. Principi Biography

Anthony J. PrincipiGeorge W. Bush's secretary of Veterans' Affairs Born: 4/16/1944Birthplace: New York, N.Y. This is Principi's second time as head of Veterans' Affairs. He served as deputy…

Robert Gates, 2006 News

public official, became Secretary of Defense in December, succeeding Donald Rumsfeld, who resigned the day after Republicans lost control of both the House and Senate in midterm elections.…

John Roberts, 2005 News

judge, was nominated by President Bush in July to replace Sandra Day O'Connor as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. By all accounts, the Harvard-educated, deeply religious…

Matthew Cooper, 2004 News

reporter for Time magazine, was held in contempt of court and jailed in August for refusing to name the government official who revealed to him the identity of an undercover CIA official,…