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Cabinet Members Under G. H. W. Bush

Secretary of State James A. Baker 3d, 1989Lawrence S. Eagleburger, 1992Secretary of the Treasury Nicholas F. Brady (Cont.)Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney, 1989Attorney General Richard L.…

SHUSTER, E. G. (Bud), Congress, PA (1932)

SHUSTER, E. G. (Bud), (father of William Shuster), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Glassport, Allegheny County, Pa., January 23, 1932; B.S., University of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1954; M.B.…

E. G. (Bud) SHUSTER, Congress, PA (1932)

SHUSTER E. G. (Bud) , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Glassport, Allegheny County, Pa., January 23, 1932; B.S., University of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1954; M.B.A., Duquesne University,…

Fields Medal Winners

The Fields Medal, considered the Nobel Prize of math, has been awarded quadrennially since 1936 by the International Congress of Mathematicians to recognize outstanding mathematics…

The Supreme Court: Limiting Abortion Rights

Limiting Abortion RightsThe Supreme CourtControlling Our BodiesLimiting Abortion RightsDenying the Right to DieUsing MarijuanaForcing Drug Tests Since abortion was legalized in 1973 by the…

Thackeray, William Makepeace

(Encyclopedia) Thackeray, William MakepeaceThackeray, William Makepeacethăkˈərē [key], 1811–63, English novelist, b. Calcutta (now Kolkata), India. He is important not only as a great novelist but…

Ames, Ezra

(Encyclopedia) Ames, Ezra, 1768–1836, American painter, b. Framingham, Mass. Early in his life he worked as a carriage painter, miniaturist, engraver, and decorator, first in Worcester, Mass., and…

Velikiye Luki

(Encyclopedia) Velikiye LukiVelikiye Lukivyĭlyēˈkēə l&oomacr;ˈkē [key], city (1989 pop. 114,000), W central European Russia, on the Lovat River. A railroad junction, it has industries producing…

Suwannee

(Encyclopedia) SuwanneeSuwanneeswôˈnē, swäˈ– [key], river, c.240 mi (390 km) long, rising in the Okefenokee Swamp, SE Ga., and winding generally S through N Fla. to the Gulf of Mexico; it is dredged…