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Superpower Takes a Back Seat
1999 News of the Nation The four days of air strikes against Iraq in Dec. 1998, an international P.R. disaster for the U.S. and Britain, were followed by a low-profile war of attrition, in which…World Bank
(Encyclopedia) World Bank: see International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.World Cup
(Encyclopedia) World Cup: see baseball; hockey, ice; rugby; soccer.world's fair
(Encyclopedia) world's fair: see exposition.World's View
(Encyclopedia) World's View, Zimbabwe: see Malindidzimu Hill.State of the Union Address: James Polk (December 7, 1847)
James Polk (December 7, 1847) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: The annual meeting of Congress is always an interesting event. The representatives of the States and…Stanhope, James Stanhope, 1st Earl
(Encyclopedia) Stanhope, James Stanhope, 1st Earl, 1673–1721, English general and statesman. During the War of the Spanish Succession he participated in the capture (1705) of Barcelona, was appointed…State of the Union Address: Harry S. Truman (January 8, 1951)
Harry S. Truman (January 8, 1951) Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Congress: This 82d Congress faces as grave a task as any Congress in the history of our Republic. The actions you take…World Statistics
/**/ Global population map. The dark patch in Northern India, from Punjab to Bihar, contains more people than the U.S.Sometimes you just need some hard data to fully understand things; it means a…Jordan Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note JordanThe Treasury, Al Khazneh, at the archaeological site Petra, Jordan, August 20, 2006. [© AP Images] PROFILEOFFICIAL NAME:Hashemite Kingdom of…Trending
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