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 New Jersey (East): New arena for the Devils is stalled in the planning stages. Funding from a new lease on Newark Airport would help pay for the project. Arena would be located in…

Helmut Kohl, 2000 News

former German chancellor, resigned in Jan. as honorary chairman of Germany's Christian Democrat Party after admitting to having accepted more than $1 million in secret payments during the…

Robert Stein, Jr., 2006 News

former government official, pleaded guilty to bribery, conspiracy, money laundering, and weapons possession charges in February. While working for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq…

Christo and Jeanne-Claude, 2005 News

artists, stirred up heated debate over what constitutes art with the February debut of “The Gates,” 7,500 billowing panels of saffron nylon suspended between 16-foot-tall painted steel posts…

Howard Dean, 2004 News

former governor of Vermont, enjoyed frontrunner status in the crowded field of Democratic presidential hopefuls before the first primary. His star dimmed early, however, when he placed third…

Brutus VII

Brutus VII3 January 1788by BrutusSee also Federalist No. 23The result of our reasoning in the two preceeding numbers is this, that in a confederated government, where the powers are divided…

A Pill with a Purpose

A team of astronomers from the California Institute of Technology, led by S. George Djorgovski, may have glimpsed the dawn of our universe. In Aug. 2001, this team reported that it had spotted the “…

Albania Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Albania Index: Geography People and History Economy Foreign Relations GEOGRAPHYAlbania shares a border with Greece to the south/southeast, Macedonia to…

Elizabeth Dole, 1999 News

63, former president of the American Red Cross, began campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination in May. No stranger to the campaign trail, she stumped for her husband, former…

Tom DeLay, 2004 News

House majority leader, was rebuked three times in the course two weeks by the House Ethics Committee. He was criticized for pressuring another representative to vote in favor of the Medicare…