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Speech on Civil Rights

by Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Speech given in the House of Representatives Mr. Speaker, the United States Congress is a 19th century body in a 20th century world. In the field of civil rights…

This Week In Health

      This Week In Health   Our weekly roundup of the latest developments in the world of health. More insight into the heart benefits of moderate drinking, flu fatalities and obesity's…

The Book of Philippians: Summary

Top of Page The Book of Philippians is a letter written by the Apostle Paul to the Philippian church during his Roman imprisonment, which is why it’s also known as the Letter of Paul to the…

Boris Yeltsin, 1999 News

68, Russian president, fired Prime Minister Sergei Stepashin, 47, and the entire cabinet in August. It was the fourth time in 17 months that Yeltsin had ousted Russia's government. He named…

Ariel Sharon, 2004 News

Israeli prime minister, announced a plan to unilaterally disengage from the Gaza Strip. In February, he said he would order the evacuation of settlers and soldiers from the Gaza Strip. He…

Francine Parker Biography

political activistDied: Nov. 8, 2007 (Los Angeles, California) Best Known as: political activist and film director Political activist and director of a…

The Devil's Dictionary: Monument

by Ambrose Bierce MONSIGNORMORALMONUMENT -n. A structure intended to commemorate something which either needs no commemoration or cannot be commemorated. The bones of Agammemnon are a…

Isaac

Reliable but not brilliant, Isaac plays an important torch-passing role between his father, Abraham, and son, Jacob, in the biblical book Genesis. As told in chapters 21-28, Isaac is born to the…

Lazy Laurence

Lazy LaurenceLaurie went to Nice intending to stay a week, and remained a month. He was tired of wandering about alone, and Amy's familiar presence seemed to give a homelike charm to the…