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Katharine Gunn, 2004 News

British intelligence linguist, was arrested in 2003 for leaking a top-secret request from an official with the United States National Security Agency who was seeking help in bugging United…

Zambia Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Zambia Index: People History Government Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Zambian Relations PEOPLEZambia's population…

Tongsun Park, 2005 News

South Korean businessman, was indicted in April and charged with making as much as $2 million as a liaison between Iraq and the United Nations. He's accused of encouraging the UN to create…

George Voinovich, 2005 News

politician, was the lone Republican senator to take a firm stand against John Bolton, President Bush's nominee to become U.S. ambassador to the UN. In May, Voinovich urged his colleagues to…

Mauritania

(Encyclopedia) CE5 MauritaniaMauritaniamôrĭtāˈnēə [key], officially Islamic Republic of Mauritania, republic (2015 est. pop. 4,182,000), 397,953 sq mi (1,030,700 sq km), NW Africa. It borders on…

December 2006

WorldThousands Protest in Lebanon (Dec. 1): Members of Hezbollah and its supporters gather peacefully in Beirut and call for the resignation of Fouad Siniora, the U.S.-backed prime minister.…

Liberia Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Liberia Index: People Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Liberia Relations PEOPLEPortuguese explorers established…

Kofi Annan, 2005 News

secretary general of the United Nations, in March proposed broad changes to the UN that included revamping the structure of the Security Council. Also in March, a committee investigating…