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… He has been engaging in serious negotiations with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. It was Sharon’s visit to … for this apparent transformation. Sharon is working toward complete Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip, … of the Permian Basin and a writer for the History News Service. He is the author of "Freedom's Main Line: The …

… successfully cut back many consumer prices. Bush frequently compares the war in Iraq to World War II. Last month, at a … Congress gave support to this new governmental agency by passing the Emergency Price Control Act in 1942. The OPA … in Arlington, Tex., and is a writer for the History News Service. …

… for their lost brethren at the World Trade Center disaster site, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani urged the firefighters’ union … from new opportunities. But the patriotic fervor that accompanied wartime mobilization meant that unions were … in Bowling Green, Ohio, and a writer for the History News Service. …

… infrastructure without utilizing the existing civil service. Most of the trained personnel were members of the … or expediency.” (This situation replicated itself in the communist states of eastern Europe; Vaclav Klaus, the first … absolutely necessary for maintaining society. The exiles led by the Iraqi National Congress simply do not have …

… bingo games in the town of Jasper to providing for the compensation of the Judge of Probate in Barbour County. As a … Such a definition is already in the Defense of Marriage Act passed by Congress and signed by President Clinton in 1996. … of Martin Luther King and a writer for the History News Service. …

… Vietnam — just declare victory in Iraq and withdraw. In the past, the United States has tried to apply the principle of … the last decades of the 20th century. Tales of Americans committing atrocities in Korea have persisted for decades. … University of Notre Dame and a writer for the History News Service. [The Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame, …

… giant leap forward for their cause. Both activists and news commentators have compared this ruling to Brown v. Board of … Their decision overturned the 1896 Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson that said the Constitution allowed for … University of Notre Dame and a writer for the History News Service. [The Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame, …

… of this quotation: “Surely a grade of 33 in 100 on the simplest and most obvious facts of American history is not a … which any high school can take pride.” Does this statement come from: (a) A 1987 National Assessment, after which … the design-your-own-history curriculum of the Internet, the past comes at today’s teens from every quarter. A lot of …

… that the blood in their veins distinguished them from the common herd. Despite the rhetoric about property rights that … In the 18th century when a man died his estate often passed complete to his eldest son. This form of inheritance, … University in Bellingham and a writer for the History News Service. …

… of years the kings of Europe sought glory through a combination of military victories like Lepanto, the great … elections. But most dictators now, like the kings of ages past, want to feel that they are heroes fulfilling a destiny … at Auburn University and a writer for the History News Service. …

… fully expanded to other countries, and India and Pakistan come quickly to mind.   Pakistan recently conducted nuclear … hunger.   This sounds like common sense, but it did not pass Congress.   The United States spends an estimated $52 … year on nuclear weapons. The other nuclear powers are also pouring their treasuries into their nuclear ambitions. But …

… engineers discovered that practically every freeway overpass and bridge in the state was at risk of collapse. … While older structures could be ‘retrofitted’ with cables to keep roadbeds from falling off their supports, the … and undervalued, the seismic program was still incomplete almost two decades later when Loma Prieta struck …

… criticized Social Security but later backed away from his comments after his Republican opponents and the press jumped … Lyndon Johnson—Perry may not be able to overcome his past attacks on Social Security no matter how hard he tries. … that Perry’s position on Social Security makes voters less likely to vote for him and less confident about his …

… almost fully yoked themselves together under a single encompassing charter. What's more, the boundaries of the … in Washington, D.C., was co-founder of the History News Service. He is most recently the editor of A Century of … History News Service …

… “Christianize” the Holocaust in order to play down Catholic complicity in Nazi atrocities. This controversy comes at a … a priority of his papacy. He is the first pope to have visited one of the chief synagogues of Rome. Under his … of conscience” — a thorough consideration of one’s past sins. The time has come for the Catholic Church to …

… The 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education has come and gone. But in celebrating its achievements we have … throughout the country intend to do more than pay lip service to the idea of racial equality, they’ll be well … had either been actively endorsed through gerrymandering or passively upheld through the inaction of school boards. It …

… and social welfare legislation. This is well known. But less attention has been paid to the stagnation of the New … upon when he won approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Social Security, unemployment insurance, a … in New Brunswick, N.J., and a writer for the History News Service. …

… Baker as co-chair, Carter will lead a national bipartisan commission on election reform. His prestige and experience … productive bipartisan presidential partnerships. Over the past 20 years, Presidents Ford and Carter have collaborated … provide a channel to let former presidents perform useful service. One option is to make these men honorary members of …

… but one never talks to foreign potentates you don’t like unless you know from the outset that the result will be a win. … Great Migration' (1989) and a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …

… to popular enthusiasm for a simplistic solution to fiscal complexities, a responsible minority treated the … sound constitutional judgment. A clear understanding of the past does not absolve these officials from the obligation to … made amendment difficult. They believed that the rules governing the obligations and conduct of government …

… the Cold War was at its peak, and the Soviet Union had become Cuba’s patron, pouring billions annually into its ailing economy. … air travel between the two countries, reinstated mail service, eased delivery to Cuba of agricultural products, … History News Service …

… What can and should members of the international community do to honor 1989’s Beijing martyrs? Not … to get these details right. Failure to do so does a disservice to the memory of those martyrs who were not … the Chinese regime in 1989 would have it. The June 4th butchery was a show of brute force intended to intimidate as …