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Anne Burford 2004 Deaths

Anne BurfordAge: 62 head of the Environmental Protection Agency under President Reagan who was a target of environmentalists who opposed her cuts to the EPA budget and her policy of giving…

Climate Change (Global Warming)

Many climatologists believe that increasing atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and other “greenhouse gasses“ released by human activities, such as burning fossil fuels and deforestation,…

Elvia Niebla Biography

Elvia NieblascientistBorn: 3/12/1945Birthplace: Nogales, Ariz. Niebla received an associate of arts degree from Fullerton Junior College in 1965 and a BS in zoology and chemistry from the…

Christine Todd Whitman Biography

Christine Todd WhitmanU.S. politician, public officialBorn: 1946Birthplace: New York City Whitman was elected Governor of New Jersey (which has off-year elections) in 1993 and served in the…

1997 MLB National League Statistical Leaders

BattingPitchingTeam LeadersColorado RockiesLarry WalkerHome Runs, Total Bases, Slugging Pct. OBPSan Diego PadresTony GwynnBatting AverageColorado RockiesAndres GalarragaRBIMontreal ExposPedro…

America's Troubled Waters

Source: U.S. PIRG, Troubled Waters: An Analysis of Clean Water Act Compliance, 2007. Since 1972, the Clean Water Act has made significant strides in cleaning up U.S. waterways. Unfortunately, the…

U.S. Government

The Capitol rotunda is the physical and symbolic center of Congress (and formerly the physical center of D.C.) The current government of the United States of America was created in 1789 with the…

May 2003

WorldBush Says Combat Over in Iraq (May 1): In a speech from the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, president announces U.S. victorious in war in Iraq. Blair Postpones Northern Ireland…