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The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Read a history of the conflict as well as a glossary of terms, biographies, timeline, maps and more Biographies Key Palestinian Figures Mahmoud AbbasYasir ArafatSala…

Iraq

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Iraq or IrakIraqboth: ēräkˈ, ĭrăkˈ [key], officially Republic of Iraq, republic (2005 est. pop. 26,075,000), 167,924 sq mi (434,924 sq km), SW Asia. Iraq is bordered on the…

A Small Step for Middle East Peace...

An October 1998 summit at Wye Mills, Md., generated the first real progress in the stymied Middle East peace talks in 19 months. With President Bill Clinton mediating —and a late assist from an…

Henrietta Chamberlain King Biography

Henrietta Chamberlain KingrancherBorn: 7/21/1832Birthplace: Boonville, Mo. Henrietta Maria Morse Chamberlain was an only child whose mother died when she was three. Her father, a Presbyterian…

Alan King 2004 Deaths

Alan KingAge: 76 comedian with a decidedly borscht-belt sensibility. His shtick typically focused on the frustrations of middle-class Americans. He appeared on Broadway and in 30 films,…

King Gyanendra, 2005 News

leader of Nepal, fired the entire government and declared a state of emergency in February, saying the government had failed to make progress toward elections and to pursue negotiations with…

Ron King 2000 Deaths

Ron KingAge: 74 former professional cyclist who died minutes after completing his leg of the Olympic torch relay in his hometown northwest of Sydney; of a heart attackDied: Muswellbrook,…