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The Supreme Court: Denying the Right to Die

Denying the Right to DieThe Supreme CourtControlling Our BodiesLimiting Abortion RightsDenying the Right to DieUsing MarijuanaForcing Drug Tests Can a person seek assistance to die from a…

October 2004

WorldU.S. and Iraqi Troops Attack Insurgents (Oct. 1): More than 5,000 soldiers attempt to take over Samarra, held by militants. As many as 125 insurgents killed. (Oct. 3): U.S. and Iraqi…

Common Core

The debate intensifies over standards in education Related Links Common Core State Standards Initiative New Evaluations Are Raising the Stakes for Teachers School Daze: Find…

Villon, François

(Encyclopedia) Villon, FrançoisVillon, FrançoisfräNswäˈ vēyôNˈ [key], 1431–1463?, French poet, b. Paris, whose original name was François de Montcorbier or François Des Loges. One of the earliest…

Cascade Range

(Encyclopedia) Cascade Range, mountain chain, c.700 mi (1,130 km) long, extending S from British Columbia to N Calif., where it becomes the Sierra Nevada; it parallels the Coast Ranges, 100–150 mi (…

October 2000 News and Events

WorldEngland Debuts Bill of Rights (Oct. 2): Labor Party's pet project, part of the Human Rights Act, will likely reshape centuries-old relationship between citizens and government.Violence…

Congress of the United States

(Encyclopedia) Congress of the United States, the legislative branch of the federal government, instituted (1789) by Article 1 of the Constitution of the United States, which prescribes its…

2007 NAACP Image Awards

MOTION PICTURE Outstanding Motion Picture: The Great Debaters Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Jurnee Smollett, The Great Debaters Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture:…

Rostker v. Goldberg (1981)

Case SummaryIn 1980, Robert Goldberg challenged the U.S. draft registration policy by bringing suit against Bernard Rostker, the director of the Selective Service System. When Goldberg won in…