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… education in the United States. During that period, the future looked bright and boundless; new campuses sprouted … universities to yield an annual, independent source of income. Endowment size has served as a proxy for academic … the economy of the United States did not produce enough surplus personal wealth to support huge benefactions, and …

… Bush appears to think that he can somehow escape the lessons that the past can teach us and that history will … the Arab officials of Iraq’s British-backed King Feisal “incompetent.” He noted the gross over-expenditure of monies in … to turn on the news to realize that the United States is futilely struggling with the very same problems that …

… west became (if ambivalently for some) the second former communist-bloc state to assume the rotating presidency of … Republic, a sense of recognition as a vital partner in the future of Europe. The Czech ascendancy to the EU presidency … misusing police and security services to intimidate or discredit his political opposition and further his party's …

… Vladimir Putin poses for the cameras as he tours historical sites in newly-annexed Crimea. Putin asserted that … came after pro-Russian president Victory Yanokovich was usurped by an anti-Russian government that aspired to closer … and truly non-Russian populations dwelled . Readers might come away with the impression that the Russian Empire and …

… world" that Iran would prevent such atrocities in the future. Although the Shah of Iran was insulted by Uncle … and urged him privately to change course. Yet when Carter visited Tehran on New Year's Eve 1977, he felt obliged to … to military purposes, and $1.1 billion in agricultural credits. For their part, the Iranians resorted to human wave …

… most critical elections in decades. European and American commentators almost uniformly expressed shock at the surprising strength of far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen in … While a far-right victory this Sunday is unlikely, a future social and political earthquake, such as happened …

… has denounced a Senate bill to extend an increased tax credit for children to the nation’s 6.5 million low-income families, and has buried the measure in another round of tax cuts for the affluent. …

… on legal opinions from Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and Professor John Yoo, then working in the White House, … insisted that there can be no limits to the power of the commander-in-chief in time of war. More recently the … during this "war" can now extend indefinitely, at the pleasure of the president and at great threat to the liberties …

… is it, anyway? General Motors owes $89 billion in health insurance and pension benefits to current and future retirees. The bankruptcy of its supplier Delphi adds … on a mix of public and private pensions. Like it or not, company pensions are part of public policy. This struggle …

… Several bomb blasts accompanied Hillary Clinton’s recent trip to Pakistan. This … some critics to suggest a deliberate hedging strategy for a future political career, or for some other, unexplained … know that it sometimes makes sense to let others take the credit, or the hits. But there may come a day in the near …

… up from the nation's second job.     But Garner's pithy comment no longer describes the vice presidency.     The … following the assassination of John F. Kennedy. To be sure, Johnson often made life difficult for his vice … in 1968, narrowly losing to former Vice President Nixon. Less than six years later, Nixon's second vice president, …

… June 23, 2016, while most of the world was awaiting the outcome of the Brexit vote, another major historical event was … Gaitán, a lawyer, progressive politician, and likely future president of Colombia, was murdered on the streets of … of the FARC in several ways. First, some of the Liberal insurgents in this era had connections with the Communist …

… How do cold wars begin? The question is becoming more than academic as the Bush administration gropes … But each one required Truman to choose between a more and a less compromising stance. The president followed no grand … in this country, President Bush may find the political pressures for confrontation with China outweighing the economic …

… the Axis, operation Torch constituted the biggest and most complex amphibious landing to that point in world history.  … an opportunity to cooperate with the Allies and relieve pressure on British armies fighting in Egypt , American domestic … terrain separated the invasion’s three proposed landing sites in Morocco and Algeria. Stormy winter forecasts …

… “elected” president of Syria. The unrest resulted from a combination of socio-economic and political problems that … Yet the Alawite community remained divided over the future of the community. Despite a deep sense of religious … inaugural slogan, “change through continuity,” was reassuring for Alawites, the same slogan was interpreted by the …

… seven minutes after gunning down Cirillo. Eyewitnesses credit Sergeant at Arms Kevin Vickers, the man responsible for security at the House of Commons, with taking down the gunman. Commentators not … great American gun debate. A Look Forward Predicting the future is tricky business, especially since history can …

… York stock speculator, and Dr. Bob Smith, an Akron, Ohio surgeon, co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous in Akron when they … Jung.  Jung suggested that alcoholism might only be overcome through a profound spiritual experience. Following … recovered from alcoholism by embracing the group’s principles.  After finding sobriety, Hazard contacted others …

… process. What’s unusual is that conservatives are complaining about the Court at the same time they’re … the presidents who appointed them are gone, the Court’s composition frequently lags behind the country’s political … judiciary” date back to 1953, when Republican Earl Warren surprised everyone by becoming the most liberal Chief …

… about a block north of New Orleans’s famed French Quarter. Completely walled in, the cemetery is unwelcoming. The Roman … pyramid purchased by actor Nicolas Cage for his future burial. St. Louis No. 1 Cemetery, New Orleans. … tradition from the city’s French founding or a necessary measure to counter a high-water table depending on who you ask, …

… career home runs and his 1,119 RBIs place him in the same company as such Hall of Famers as Yogi Berra, Roy … Cepeda, Roberto Clemente and Harmon Killebrew. To be sure, Allen forced the white baseball establishment to come … booed him every night, threw pennies, bolts and beer bottles at him, and sent him hate mail. Sportswriters launched …