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Lou Dobbs

Lou Dobbs has been a TV anchorman since the 1970s, first at local stations in Phoenix and Seattle, then as a business specialist for CNN from 1980 to 2009. Since 2010 he has hosted the opinion show…

Katharine Graham 2001 Deaths

Katharine GrahamAge: 84 newspaper and magazine publisher who transformed the Washington Post into one of the most influential newspapers in the country. She took control of the paper in 1963…

William Marshall THOMAS, Congress, CA (1941)

THOMAS William Marshall , a Representative from California; born in Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho, December 6, 1941; A.A., Santa Ana Community College, 1961; B.A., San Francisco State University…

Desert

A desert is an area where little or no life exists because of a lack of water. Scientists estimate that about one-fifth of the earth's land surface is desert. Deserts can be found on every…

Robert Nelson STANFIELD, Congress, OR (1877-1945)

Senate Years of Service: 1921-1927 Party: Republican STANFIELD Robert Nelson , a Senator from Oregon; born in Umatilla, Umatilla County, Oreg., July 9, 1877; attended the public schools and the…

2014 PEN Literary Award Winners

Find a partial list of this year's winners below. For a complete list, go to PEN awards. Socially Engaged Fiction And West is West by Ron Childress…

William Henry HEALD, Congress, DE (1864-1939)

HEALD William Henry , a Representative from Delaware; born in Wilmington, Del., August 27, 1864; was graduated from the public schools of Wilmington, from the University of Delaware at Newark in…

Bean Soup in the Senate

The Question: Is it true that the Senate restaurants all serve bean soup everyday? The Answer: Believe it or not, yes. According to the Senate web site,…

Marjorie Reynolds

Marjorie Reynolds(Marjorie Goodspeed)actressBorn: 8/12/1921Birthplace: Buhl, Idaho Reynolds began acting in silent films as a child. Her best-known film appearance was in Holiday Inn (1942),…

Marjorie Reynolds Biography

Marjorie Reynolds(Marjorie Goodspeed)actressBorn: 8/12/1921Birthplace: Buhl, Idaho Reynolds began acting in silent films as a child. Her best-known film appearance was in Holiday Inn (1942),…