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steel

(Encyclopedia) steel, alloy of iron, carbon, and small proportions of other elements. Iron contains impurities in the form of silicon, phosphorus, sulfur, and manganese; steelmaking involves the…

The 2012 Election

Voters Give Obama Four More Years by Jennie Wood Tammy Baldwin Related Links Milestones of the 2012 General Election Campaign 2012…

The Supreme Court: Using Illegal Communication

Using Illegal CommunicationThe Supreme CourtFighting for FreedomsUsing Illegal CommunicationProtecting PornographyPreventing Children from Accessing Pornography on the InternetAllowing Cross…

Masters Preview 2001

A historical companion to the Masters Tournament by John Gettings Tiger Woods poised to become the first reigning champion of all four major golf tournaments. The first of the…

Hughes, Charles Evans

(Encyclopedia) Hughes, Charles EvansHughes, Charles Evanshy&oomacr;z [key], 1862–1948, American statesman and jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1910–16), U.S. secretary of…

Tay-Sachs disease

(Encyclopedia) Tay-Sachs diseaseTay-Sachs diseasetāˈ-săksˈ [key], rare hereditary disease caused by a genetic mutation that leaves the body unable to produce an enzyme necessary for fat metabolism in…