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Newt Gingrich: Campaign Issues

Where he stands   Newt Gingrich Source: Gage SkidmoreRelated Links Barack Obama: Campaign Issues Campaign 2012 Closest Presidential…

100 Years of Girl Scouts

In 2012, the Girls Scouts of the USA celebrated their 100th anniversary. by Jennie Wood Two Girl Scouts with Juliette Gordon Low (center) Related Links Girl Scouts Official…

debt, public

(Encyclopedia) debt, public, indebtedness of a central government expressed in money terms, often referred to as national debt. The debt is computed differently by nearly every nation. Some…

Iraq Timeline

by Borgna Brunner 1920s–1999 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007• 2008• 2009 1920 Iraq comes under British mandate after the fall of the Ottoman empire in 1918…

Republican party

(Encyclopedia) Republican party, American political party. In 1980, the conservative Ronald Reagan, a former supporter of Barry Goldwater, regained the presidency for the Republicans and…

Lumumba, Patrice Emergy

(Encyclopedia) Lumumba, Patrice Emergy Lumumba, Patrice Emergy pətrēsˈ ĕmârzhēˈ l&oomacr;m&oomacr;mˈbä…

mallow

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Rose mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos mallow, common name for members of the Malvaceae, a family of herbs and shrubs distributed over most of the world and especially abundant in…

Dole, Bob

(Encyclopedia) Dole, Bob (Robert Joseph Dole), 1923–2021, American political leader, b. Russell, Ks., Washburn Univ. (B.A. and L.L.D., 1952); husband…

Campaign 2004

Election history and statistics, candidates and party politics 2004 Candidates President George BushVice President Dick CheneyJohn Kerry (Massachusetts senator) John Edwards (…

Private Planes: Piper Cub

by David Noland Piper Cub Specs Length: 22 ft, 2 in. Wingspan: 35 ft, 2 in. Empty weight: 670 lbs Gross weight: 1,220 lbs Max speed: 75…