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… The chair of the House Government Reform Committee, Tom Davis, House Democrat Henry Waxman and Senate … Sosa have caused many legislators to doubt that sports officials can crack down effectively on steroid abuse. Yet, … only 22 percent of Americans believe that Congress should become involved in the problems of baseball. According to one …

… is not quite as large as Massachusetts and Rhode Island combined. It is also the second-most densely populated … Born in Hong Kong in 1951, the son of a well-placed KMT official who soon migrated to Taiwan (where Ma grew up and went to college), Ma has never visited the Chinese mainland. After graduating at the top of …

… and dangerous, amplifying the sense of tension and competition across Europe and strengthening the sense of … initial years after the fall of the Soviet Union , it has become more assertive on its borders and less willing to … of Germany a year later. However, American and West German officials soon realized it would not be possible for Germany …

… to undermine the attempt to build socialism. Soviet officials and propagandists stressed that the hidden hands … War I and after the 1917 Revolution and to signal their commitment to the new Bolshevik cause.   Mikhail, the elder … people wanted it to be that way, that we should be the opposite of the West. It just happened that way. I should say …

… In 1988, Woodward looked at how in 1971 Nixon White House officials had examined the number of Jewish employees at the … he was alive. Two years after Nixon died in 1994, Archives’ officials finally released the directive about Jews that … honorably may struggle with his past. Governance is complex and politics messy. Laws demand disclosure of what …

… I’ve read about it, 1968 was quite a year. Writers have compared it to the most dramatic moments in modern history— … , 1989 . In the United States, the turmoil of ’68 probably compares to 1861 and 1919. There was an A-list of nearly … skirmish provoked by disgruntled students. According to the official story, the demonstration was a ploy to sabotage the …

… the international order was disrupted by the Suez Crisis, a complicated imbroglio marked by the intersection of European … Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal Company after the United States and Britain refused to … ultimatums and launched air strikes against Egypt. U.S. officials failed to anticipate the collusion scheme before …

… presence over the last decade much to the concern of U.S. officials. Africa is a major recipient of this new … first forged during an earlier era of Sino-American competition. Yet looking at Chinese engagement in Africa … Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle  Hello, and welcome to China and Africa: Historical Perspectives on a …

… scientists hoped that vaccines could be used to eradicate common childhood diseases such as mumps and rubella. Yet … eradicated. Conis writes, “Nature was something to be overcome with technological breakthroughs and scientific … from mumps. Vaccine manufacturers and public health officials pushed the vaccine as part of responsible …

… of  public health , when the  World Health Organization officially declared the disease eradicated. This was the … was the result of a decades-long global program involving complex geopolitical cooperation, human ingenuity, and … States and the Soviet Union worked together towards a common purpose: combating smallpox in 43 countries with a …

… The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will vote early in March on the Bush … to the 5th Circuit of Appeals, based in New Orleans. The committee should stop this nomination in its tracks.   Why … government." The commission was essentially the state's official arm in a campaign of "massive resistance" to the …

… great paradox. With its fast-growing economy, China has become the leading producer of CO2 (though not on a per-capita basis). Simultaneously, it has become the world's leading producer of green and renewable … environment, and what global role China might play in the coming years in confronting climate change. ( Image Source ) …

… , frozen the assets of Venezuelan leaders, and targeted officials in Cuba , Russia , and Syria . His administration has added more than 1,000 individuals and companies to sanctions lists. The president has gloried in … from trade networks and the global financial system has become Washington’s foreign policy tool of choice. Indeed, the …

… history of a city that has long sat at the crossroads of competing powers, and it still looms large in the … on the island of Luzon, Spanish conquistadors colonized the site. Menaced by pirates and European competitors, the … reduce American casualties. As stated in the  U.S. Army’s official history , the destruction was regrettable, but …

… in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, Gwangju was officially designated as the nation’s “sacred space of … as a “city of peace and human rights,” emphasizing the community’s legacy of peaceful organization and solidarity, … the event continues to resist any singular description. Its complexity is reflected in the many names used to describe …

… Welcome to Prologued ! Prologued is a serial podcast from … important work along with a number of other Latina elected officials throughout the country. They also I think are … Oranjudio. Song and Band information can be found on our website and we encourage our listeners to visit episode …

… from Akin's, and President Barack Obama reiterated his commitment to not make "health care decisions on behalf of … policy has revolved around three main players: government officials, women, and medical practitioners. The historical … grown more widely available. As the professionalization and commercialization of medicine began, more abortion options …

… Arabic, European, and Persian architectural styles, the complex embodied purposefully Egypt's place at the … not the great men and women of Washington but the mid-level officials who work in U.S. outposts around the world. These … Little was known of the man beyond the fact that he had visited a website associated with radical Islam—but his name …

… we could, you know, leave the house and not really have to come back until it was time for dinner. We could ride our … its economic and political sovereignty. Despite Mexican officials’ professed disinterest in escalating drug control … for Harry Anslinger was that the truth was exactly the opposite: it was Chiang Kai-Shek’s allies who were trafficking …

… might. This fall, much to the consternation of American officials, North Korea threatened to restart its nuclear … significant opposition, the Bush administration quickly complied with the terror-list demand (in return for certain … dispute was now resolved. "I am profoundly disappointed," complained Florida Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. "By …

… needed for decisions we’re stuck with. The Framers weren’t comfortable with slender majorities when the nation’s … extended period. The longer the duration of the democratic commitment, the greater the degree of consensus they … before taking effect. Impeaching a duly chosen public official also has enduring impact. Impeachment overturns …

… gathered in Independence Square demanding that public officials do something to help the jobless. During the … Accurate employment statistics for the period are hard to come by, but according to some accounts, the national … harsh winter of 1893-94, many cities organized emergency committees to coordinate local campaigns on behalf of the …

… of the re-admittance of South Africa to the international community. To many, winning a rugby tournament might seem to … laws that institutionalized apartheid—which lasted officially from 1948 to 1994—that brought the issue of … visitors to co-host South Korea, the identical number who visited the country in the same period during the preceding …