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John McCain: Maverick Nature
Engineering the "Straight Talk Express" by Beth Rowen This article was posted on October 15, 1999. McCain is a three-term senator, Vietnam veteran, and straight-talker. "We…July 1999 News and Events
1999 News Month-By-MonthWorldWomen's Groups Challenge Vatican (July 1): Worldwide organizations at U.N. conference attack Vatican efforts to block plan to limit population growth through…November 1999 News and Events
1999 News Month-By-MonthWorldIraq Rejects Economic Sanctions Deal (Nov. 3): Bars any United Nations move to suspend penalties in return for cooperation in a weapons-monitoring program.Pope…January 2006 Disasters
Jan. 2, Sago, W.Va.: thirteen coal miners were trapped in the Sago Mine, 12 died and 1 survived. The cause of the explosion is unknown. An initial report that 12 survived turned out to be…Samantha Power
Samantha Power became the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations in 2013. She is an unusual figure in American politics: an Irish-born woman who by age 43 had become a globetrotting journalist and…Nightmare in East Timor
1999 News of the World A Portuguese colony for 400 years until abruptly abandoned in 1975, East Timor was seized within a year by Indonesia. The Indonesian occupation led to widespread repression…December 1999 News and Events
1999 News Month-By-MonthWorldNorthern Ireland Gains Home Rule (Dec. 2): Ulster, although still afflicted by sectarian hatred, enters hoped-for era of stability as London transfers authority…embargo
(Encyclopedia) embargoembargoĕmbärˈgō [key], prohibition by a country of the departure of ships or certain types of goods from its ports. Instances of confining all domestic ships to port are rare,…air forces
(Encyclopedia) air forces, those portions of a nation's military organization employing heavier-than-air aircraft for reconnaissance, support of ground troops, aerial combat, and bombing of enemy…March 1998 News and Events
1998 News Month-By-MonthWorldRussian Atomic Minister Ousted (March 2): Viktor N. Mikhailov, influential in nation's military and civilian nuclear establishment, dismissed to surprise of many…Trending
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