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1998 Year in Review - News of the Nation

The Year in Review by Borgna Brunner The year began with rumblings of a presidential sex scandal and ended with the impeachment of the president. Congress consumed itself in vituperative…

Los Angeles

(Encyclopedia) Los AngelesLos Angeleslôs ănˈjələs, lŏs, ănˈjəlēzˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. A port of entry on the Pacific coast, with a fine…

Rev. Jesse Jackson, 2001 News

civil rights activist, admitted in January that he and Karin Stanford had had a child together in 1998, just about the time he was counseling President Clinton during the Lewinsky scandal.…

coast protection

(Encyclopedia) coast protection, methods used to protect coastal lands from erosion. Beaches can exist only where a delicate dynamic equilibrium exists between the amount of sand supplied to the…

Royal Ballet

(Encyclopedia) Royal Ballet, the principal British ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. It is noted for lavish dramatic productions, a superbly disciplined corps de…

2000 Presidential Election Contenders

George W. Bush, son of former president George Bush and governor of Texas since 1995, characterized himself as a “compassionate conservative,” an all-purpose mantra meant to convey a kinder…

Bobbi FIEDLER, Congress, CA (1937)

FIEDLER Bobbi , a Representative from California; born Roberta Frances Horowitz in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif., April 22, 1937; attended the public schools; attended Santa Monica…

Love and Basketball

Director/Writer:Gina Prince-BythewoodNew Line/Time Warner; PG-13; 118 minutesRelease:4/00Cast:Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps, Dennis Haysbert Love and Basketball is probably as good as any movie…

Donald Lester JACKSON, Congress, CA (1910-1981)

JACKSON Donald Lester , a Representative from California; born in Ipswich, Edmunds County, S.Dak., January 23, 1910; attended the public schools of South Dakota and California; served as a private…

Leland Merritt FORD, Congress, CA (1893-1965)

FORD Leland Merritt , a Representative from California; born in Eureka, Eureka County, Nev., March 8, 1893; attended the public schools; also took various courses at the University of Arizona at…