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Durant, Thomas Clark

(Encyclopedia) Durant, Thomas Clark, 1820–85, American railroad builder, chief figure in the construction of the Union Pacific RR, b. Lee, Mass. He was successful in building railroads in the Midwest…

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NBA Lockout

from the Infoplease Sports Almanac... 1998 NBA Lockout by Gerry Brown November 20: Update The NBA owners, who forced the NBA lockout that as of October 26, have led to the cancellation of the…

Movies: Ask the Fact Monster Questions

More Questions Jump to a category: Animals Arts & Entertainment Astronomy Awards Calendar Civics Countries Food & Drink Geography Health & Humanity Inventors & Inventions…

Campaign-Finance Reform: History and Timeline

A look at early campaign finance legislation and efforts to regulate fund raising for political campaigns by Beth Rowen Related Links Watergate Overview Presidential Scandals: Nixon and…

Smartest States

Using U.S. Census Data, the Kauffman Foundation created a weighted score reflecting four different education-level statistics for each state: the percentage of the population (age 25 and older) that…

Judge

What is this job like? Judges are in charge of trials. They make sure that trials are fair. They resolve differences between lawyers. They read the law to decide what lawyers can and can't do.…

The Supreme Court: Legalizing School Vouchers

Legalizing School VouchersThe Supreme CourtEducating Our KidsPunishing StudentsTesting for DrugsDealing with Sexual HarassmentLegalizing School Vouchers The Bush Administration is a big…