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abortion

(Encyclopedia) abortion, expulsion of the products of conception before the embryo or fetus is viable. Any interruption of human pregnancy prior to the 28th week is known as abortion. The term…

foreign aid

(Encyclopedia) foreign aid, economic, military, technical, and financial assistance given on an international, and usually intergovernmental level. U.S. foreign aid programs have included at least…

Reagan, Ronald Wilson

(Encyclopedia) Reagan, Ronald WilsonReagan, Ronald Wilsonrāˈgən [key], 1911–2004, 40th president of the United States (1981–89), b. Tampico, Ill. In 1932, after graduation from Eureka College, he…

Axis of Evil

“Axis of Evil” “Axis of Evil” was used by George W. Bush in his Jan. 2002 State of the Union Address to describe three countries engaged in terrorism: Iran, Iraq, and North Korea: “States…

Dan Rather, 2004 News

journalist, found himself at the center of a media storm in September, when he and his network, CBS, admitted that they could not definitively prove the authenticity of documents they used…

Elaine Chao Biography

Elaine ChaoGeorge W. Bush's secretary of Labor Born: 1953Birthplace: Taiwan Chao has a distinguished career in public service, having served as President Bush's deputy secretary of…

Ronald Reagan: Iran-Contra

  by Ann-Marie Imbornoni and Tasha Vincent     The scandal that marred Ronald Reagan's presidency was rooted in two separate military initiatives in which American involvement was…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 10, 1804

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 9, 1804June 11, 1804June 10, 1804 June 10th Sunday 1804 Some rain last night we set out early Saw a number of Goslings this morning,…

January 2001 News and Events

WorldIsraelis Rally in Jerusalem (Jan. 8): Religious and nationalist groups gather to “pledge allegiance” to the Holy City and protest an American plan for its division.Iran Sentences…