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May 2001 News and Events
WorldPope Visits Middle East (May 5 et seq.): John Paul II greeted in Syria by new president, Bashar al-Assad, who publicly accuses Israel of torturing and murdering Palestinians. U.S.…October 2005
WorldBombers Attack in Bali (Oct. 1): At least 22 people die when several bombs explode at tourist sites on the Indonesian island of Bali, which was also attacked in 2002. Suicide bombers are…April 1997 News and Events
1997 News Month-By-MonthWorldOld Enemy of Mobutu Elected in Zaire (April 1): Parliament, in move to mollify rebels, names Etienne Tshisekedi, opponent of President, as Prime Minister.I.R.A.…August 1997 News and Events
1997 News Month-By-MonthWorldIsrael Steps Up Pressure on Palestinians (Aug. 1): Arrests dozens in wake of suicide bombing in crowded market. Delays drastic action against Palestinian leaders.…February 1998 News and Events
1998 News Month-By-MonthWorldAlbright Scolds Middle East Leaders (Feb. 1): Secretary of State rebukes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat over delay…Entertainment News from January 2001
1Ray Walston, versatile, eccentric actor who won a Tony Award for his role as the Devil in Broadway's Damn Yankees, dies at age 86. He may have in fact sold his soul to Satan when he signed…Selected Essays in Black History<cite>by Harriet Beecher Stowe</cite>
Reconstruction Sojourner Truth, the Libyan Sibyl by Harriet Beecher Stowe Many years ago, the few readers of radical Abolitionist papers must often have seen the singular name of…jury
(Encyclopedia) jury, body convened to make decisions of fact in legal proceedings. In most criminal cases the charge is first considered by a grand jury with 12 to 23 members. It hears witnesses…April 2005
WorldRuling Party Takes Elections in Zimbabwe (April 1): President Robert Mugabe's party, Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), dominates parliamentary elections, taking…November 2005
WorldIraq Seeks Former Soldiers (Nov. 2): Iraqi Defense Ministry begins recruiting former junior officers from Saddam Hussein's army to bolster army's forces and to siphon fighters away from…Trending
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