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2001 Professional Baseball Season Recap

Desert Reign The 2001 baseball season had it all - power hitting, power pitching, dominant teams and doormats, hall-of-famers retiring, top-notch rookies coming in to replace them, and of course,…

Changing Views of Free Speech in the U.S.

Many Americans, including many who supported the new Constitution, criticized the document because it lacked a bill of rights—a listing of the basic rights held by people against the new…

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…

February 2005

WorldNepalese King Fires Government (Feb. 1): King Gyanendra also declares a state of emergency. Many of the country's politicians are placed under house arrest, phone and Internet lines are…

Safest and Most Dangerous U.S. Cities, 2011

The following table ranks the safest and most dangerous cities in the United States as of 2011. The rankings are arranged according to population and are based on a city's rate for six crime…

The Wage Gap in Pro Sports: Cashing In On Fame

by John Gettings Eighteen-year-old Martina Hingis, who earned $10.1 million in 1998, was the only female athlete to crack Forbes magazine's list of the top 40 highest-paid athletes. Related…

The Supreme Court: Paying for Campaigns

Paying for CampaignsThe Supreme CourtElecting Our LeadersElection Machinery That WorksRemapping DistrictsPaying for CampaignsGetting the Word OutSwitching Parties Campaign financing laws can…