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pragmatism

(Encyclopedia) pragmatismpragmatismprăgˈmətĭzəm [key], method of philosophy in which the truth of a proposition is measured by its correspondence with experimental results and by its practical…

Juárez, Benito

(Encyclopedia) Juárez, BenitoJuárez, Benitobānēˈtō hwäˈrās [key], 1806–72, Mexican liberal statesman and national hero. Revered by Mexicans as one of their greatest political figures, Juárez, with…

U.S. News: The Rise of Wendy Davis

  How this yellow rose of Texas went from gutsy filibuster to a run for governor. Wendy Davis, 2013 Photo Credit: Kevin Sutherland Related Links 2013 Year in Review…

Tall Ships:

Danmark, Capitan Miranda, Niagara, HMS Bounty by David Johnson The Danish navy's Danmark The HMS Bounty Danmark The full-rigged Danmark, from Copenhagen, serves as a six-…

Biographies: U.S. Military Leaders

U.S. Military Leaders Douglas MacArthur See also People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links Military Personnel Veterans Memorial Day Veterans Day America's Wars: U.S.…

Ask Harriet

FoxSpring Midseason ReplacementThursday 8:30–9:00 p.m.Cast: Anthony Tyler Quinn, Ed Asner, Lisa Waltz, Patrick Y. Malone, Damien Leake and Jamie Renee Smith After he's fired from his post as…

Ruth Warrick 2005 Deaths

Ruth WarrickAge: 88 actress who made her film debut in Citizen Kane but gained fame for her role as Phoebe Tyler Wallingford on the soap opera All My Children. Died: New York City, Jan. 15,…

Brewer's: Hugh Lloyd's Pulpit

(Merionethshire). A natural production of stone. One pile resembles the Kilmarth Rocks. There is a platform stone with a back in stone. (Hugh pron. You.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…