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WorldMexico President Inaugurated (Dec. 1): Vicente Fox Quesada promises to share power as the country's first opposition president in 71 years.Europe Acts to Curb Mad Cow Disease (Dec. 4):…Karen Hughes, 2002 News
President Bush's director of communications, chief spokeswoman, and confidante, announced her resignation in April, saying her son and husband missed their home and friends in Texas. Hughes…1921–1930
1921—New York N.L. 5 (John J. McGraw); New York A.L. 3 (Miller Huggins). WP—New York N.L.: Barnes (3, 6), Douglas (4, 7), Nehf (8); New York A.L.: Mays (1), Hoyt (2, 5). LP—New York N.L.:…The Persian Gulf War (Jan. 16, 1991–April 6, 1991)
1990Iraq invades its tiny neighbor, Kuwait, after talks break down over oil production and debt repayment. Iraqi president Saddam Hussein later annexes Kuwait and declares it a 19th province…Ann M. Veneman Biography
Ann M. VenemanGeorge W. Bush's secretary of Agriculture Veneman brings vast experience to Bush's cabinet, having served as President Bush's deputy secretary of agriculture for international…Herta Däubler-Gmelin, 2002 News
German justice minister, outraged the Bush administration in September when she said that President Bush was focusing on a military strike against Iraq to shift attention away from domestic…May 2003
WorldBush Says Combat Over in Iraq (May 1): In a speech from the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, president announces U.S. victorious in war in Iraq. Blair Postpones Northern Ireland…May 2004
WorldEuropean Union Expands (May 1): Ten countries join, bringing number of member nations to 25. Foreigners Killed in Saudi Arabia (May 1): Two Americans, two Britons, and an Australian die…Maggie Gallagher and Armstrong Williams, 2005 News
syndicated columnists, were widely criticized in early 2005 for getting paid by the government to promote President Bush's agenda. Gallagher received $21,500 for writing favorable articles…John Kerry, 2004 News
U.S. senator from Massachusetts, was the Democratic candidate for president in 2004. Throughout the campaign, Kerry accused President Bush of mismanaging the war in Iraq and the war on…Trending
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