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Roland BURRIS, Congress, IL (1937)

Senate Years of Service: 2009-2010Party: DemocratBURRIS, Roland, a Senator from Illinois; born in Centralia, Ill., August 3, 1937; B.A., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Ill., 1959; J…

John Forbes KERRY, Congress, MA (1943)

Senate Years of Service: 1985-2013 Party: Democrat KERRY John Forbes , a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Fitzsimons Army Hospital (Colorado), December 11, 1943; graduated, St. Paul's School,…

The Khorasan Group

U.S. Attacks Al-Qaeda Offshot Operating in Syria Related Links Al Qaeda The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Suspected al-Qaeda Terrorist Acts Profile of Syria U.S. State…

Thomas Andrew DASCHLE, Congress, SD (1947)

Senate Years of Service: 1987-2005 Party: Democrat DASCHLE Thomas Andrew , a Representative and a Senator from South Dakota; born in Aberdeen, S. Dak. on December 9, 1947; attended private and…

2004 People in the News

Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen),Freddy Adu,Iyad Allawi,Jean-Bertrand Aristide,Lance Armstrong,Gloria Macapagal Arroyo,José María Aznar,Nicholas Berg,Sandy Berger,Todd Bertuzzi,Conrad Black,William Boykin,…

Timeline: White House Intrusions

From gate crashers to fence jumpers, several uninvited guests have attempted to gain access to the White House over the years. 1840 1912 1974 1985 1994…

January 2008 Current Events

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 | Nation | Business/Science/Society…

Milestone Cases in Supreme Court History

Read about landmark cases that have changed history, from Marbury v. Madison to the challenge to Obamacare. 1803Marbury v. Madison was the first instance in which a law passed by Congress…

Strategic Defense Initiative

(Encyclopedia) Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), former U.S. government program responsible for research and development of a space-based system to defend the nation from attack by strategic…