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Black Government Officials

Notable African-American Government Officials   Former Secretary of State Colin Powell   Browse more African-American biographies by category: A-Z List Government…

Indiana, state, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Indiana, midwestern state in the N central United States. It is bordered by Lake Michigan and the state of Michigan (N), Ohio (E), Kentucky, across the Ohio River (S), and…

Great Lakes, North America

(Encyclopedia) Great Lakes, group of five freshwater lakes, central North America, creating a natural border between the United States and Canada and forming the largest body of freshwater in the…

Mailer, Norman

(Encyclopedia) Mailer, Norman (Norman Kingsley Mailer), 1923–2007, American writer, b. Long Branch, N.J., grad. Harvard, 1943. He grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., served in the army during World War II,…

Safest and Most Dangerous U.S. Cities, 2009

The following table ranks the safest and most dangerous cities in the United States as of 2009. The cities all have populations of more than 75,000. The rankings are based on a city's rate…

Pets in the White House

New First Pets Spot, Ernie, and India go to Washington by Holly Hartman Socks on the podium in the White House briefing room. The former First Cat belongs to Chelsea Clinton—Bill…