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Mohamed ElBaradei, 2003 News
head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, delivered several reports to the UN Security Council on his team's search for nuclear weapons inside Iraq. ElBaradei reported in February that…John Ashcroft, 2003 News
U.S. attorney general, was widely criticized for seeking sweeping new powers to track down terrorists. Civil libertarians and increasingly, the courts, have condemned the compromise on civil…October 2008 Current Events
Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World | Nation | Business/Science/Society Iraq Takes…John Thaw 2002 Deaths
John ThawAge: 60 British actor who played the title character in the Inspector Morse television series, based on the novels by Colin Dexter. Died: Wiltshire, England, Feb. 21, 2002Fernando…Robert Moon 2001 Deaths
Robert MoonAge: 83 former postal inspector who lobbied for what is now known as the ZIP code for 20 years before it was finally adopted. In 1963 the post office launched the Zoning…Tony Blair, 2003 News
prime minister of the United Kingdom, risked his political career by offering the Bush administration unwavering support for military action in Iraq. Blair paid dearly when three members of…Narsworthy HUNTER, Congress, MS (1802)
HUNTER Narsworthy , a Delegate from Mississippi Territory; born in Virginia, birth date unknown; captain in the militia organization of the district formed, 1793; commissioned inspector of the…Thomas WILLIAMS, Congress, AL (1825-1903)
WILLIAMS Thomas , a Representative from Alabama; born near Richmond, Greensville County, Va., on August 11, 1825; attended preparatory schools and was graduated from the University of East…Mother Jones Speaks to Striking Coal Miners
by MaryHarris This, my friends, marks, in my estimation, the most remarkable move ever made in the State of West Virginia. It is a day that will mark history in the long ages to come.…Lewis Carroll: Echoes
EchoesLady Clara Vere de Vere Was eight years old, she said: Every ringlet, lightly shaken, ran itself in golden thread.She took her little porringer: Of me she shall not win renown: For the…Trending
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