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September 2002

WorldEarth Summit Ends with Pact (Sept. 4): Meeting produces plan to improve sanitation, increase accessibility of clean water, reduce the number of endangered species, and improve safety of…

September 2004

WorldRussian Insurgents Take Over School (Sept. 1): Armed Islamic guerrillas, most of them Chechen, take about 1,200 schoolchildren, parents, and teachers hostage in Beslan. (Sept. 3):…

2004 Presidential Election

—Borgna Brunner In 2004, the United States' major preoccupation was the ongoing war in Iraq. Hopes that Saddam Hussein's capture in Dec. 2003 would stem the country's turmoil faded with a dramatic…

Condoleezza Rice Biography

Condoleezza RiceSecretary of State, professor, diplomatBorn: 11/14/1954Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama Rice became President George W. Bush's second Secretary of State in January 2005,…

Notable Stage and Screen Actresses

    Parker Posey Biographies of Notable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and…

December 2006

WorldThousands Protest in Lebanon (Dec. 1): Members of Hezbollah and its supporters gather peacefully in Beirut and call for the resignation of Fouad Siniora, the U.S.-backed prime minister.…

Iraq Timeline: 2007

  by Beth Rowen 1920s–1999 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • Jan. 4, 2007 Lt. Gen. David Petraeus is named the top commander in Iraq. He replaces Gen…

September 2003

WorldIraqi Governing Council Selects Cabinet (Sept. 1): Twenty-five member body will assume day-to-day control of government functions. Islamic Cleric Receives Mixed Verdict in Bali Bombing (…

Ralph Nader

Consumer advocate and presidential hopeful by Beth Rowen Nader is opposed to big insurance companies, "corporate welfare," and the "dangerous convergence of corporate and government…

December 2004

WorldJailed Palestinian Militant Announces Candidacy (Dec. 1): Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti says he will run for the presidency of the Palestinian Authority, challenging former prime…