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… this policy on grounds of administrative convenience or expediency.” (This situation replicated itself in the communist states of eastern Europe; Vaclav Klaus, the first … military presence in Iraq, it will need to ensure that any future Iraqi government has sufficient military resources at …

… decided to turn its back on racial progress and cast its future with the bigots and Confederate flag-wavers. Nixon … to study photographs of official Soviet events to see which Communist Party members were visible and which had been …

… weapon. Any potential United States-Iran dialogue would complement European efforts to persuade the Iranians to … to extend the olive branch of peace will risk putting future generations of Iranians and Americans on the path to …

… an enterprising radio newsman unsatisfied with the comments from an obscure Midwestern astronomer, sped to … to drink a bottle of poison.  Two people reportedly died from heart attacks.  The Washington Post declared … at Princeton were conducting the first serious studies of the effects of mass communications on audiences.  …

… conceived.” Under Cheney, the vice presidency has become an extension of the presidency itself. Adams was not … Bush has great respect for Cheney’s ability to accomplish common goals without drawing attention to himself. … afterthought at the constitutional convention in 1788. Will future vice presidents inherit such power and influence? …

… After touring British colonies in Africa, Macmillan had become increasingly convinced that “national consciousness” … of Lumumba’s anti-Western sentiments and as a result of soldiers’ mutinies and secessionist movements in the southern … activists, and African American intellectuals included many future leaders presidents of independent African nations, …

… even have gorilla enclosures in the first place? It should come as no surprise that zoos make headlines. According to a … did the number of animals behind bars. When the ancient, medieval, and early-modern upper classes fell in love with … the incident. Yet the history of zoogoing points us toward future possibilities. How might a zoogoer attempt to walk …

… sad watching a powerful political figure overstay his welcome. Helmut Kohl, German chancellor for sixteen years, has … Germany under Schrôder might do is of greater importance. A comparison of the chancellorships of Konrad Adenauer and … shaped something that others can make even greater in the future. Michael Richards teaches modern European and world …

… South Asia’s geopolitical landscape, it also bears a more complex and lesser-known set of legacies for how we think … murder and deportation of the populace—the army of Pakistan committed war crimes that reached the level of genocide. … Even as American diplomats at the consulate in Dhaka futilely sounded the alarm over the ongoing “selective …

… wanted to emulate. Now that they had been freed from communist oppression, many supposed, it would not be long … many Russians did hope that Russia would magically become like the United States, the euphoric American … of living, prominent scholars argued that U.S. aid had been futile or counterproductive and urged Americans to simply …

… and Washington, the news media are now brimming with comparisons of alcohol to marijuana prohibition and “lessons … drinking habit. In 1970, two legal scholars wrote a comparison of alcohol and marijuana law that I believe still … The courts generally came to see the state legislatures as competent to decide whether drinking was a public evil and …

… King. Jury selection began November 15. The case hardly comes as a surprise. In recent years, the King family has … a fairly straightforward case like the King assassination become complicated with such stale, predictable theories that it …

… indefensibility of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima is becoming a part of the national conservative creed." But times … In recent decades most American conservatives have become uncritical of America's use of atomic weapons and … and profoundly offensive to all Americans and Japanese who died in that war, and to those Americans who still possess …

… Both sides have long known that the solution lay in compromise and talks have endured intermittently, and … The major divide remains the issue of Tibetan independence. Compromise is essential. China must openly embrace the Dalai … the far more difficult issue of Taiwan. Now that Deng has died, both sides now appear determined to find a solution. …

… immortality. A better approach than polling is to compare Reagan with past presidents who are now regarded as … Reagan left office. Great presidents are also effective communicators. Lincoln was the finest speechmaker in … support for New Deal legislation. Reagan, dubbed the “Great Communicator,” was an enormously successful speaker. A …

… to remain an unsettled and unsettling question. In years to come, hundreds of articles and books will flow from the pens … of that state's election such as instructions and e-mail communications between the Florida secretary of state's … historical record and let the documents themselves speak to future generations. Bruce Craig is director of the National …