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January 1998 News and Events

1998 News Month-By-Month World Netanyahu Survives Parliamentary Test (Jan. 4): Israeli Prime Minister's majority threatened by resignation of Foreign Minister David Levy. (Jan. 5): Netanyahu…

2000 World History

Hillary Clinton(1947–)Vladimir Putin(1952–)Vicente Fox Quesada(1942–)Vojislav Kostunica(1944– )2000Socialist president, Ricardo Lagos, elected in Chile (Jan. 16). George W. Bush and Al Gore…

1996 George Foster Peabody Awards

The Peabody Awards, administered by the University of Georgia's Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications, honor excellence in both radio and television broadcasting.Black…

El Salvador Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note El Salvador   An indigenous woman creates a flower arrangement for a celebration, Panchimalco, El Salvador, May 6, 2007. [© AP Images]     PROFILE…

Watergate affair

(Encyclopedia) Watergate affair, in U.S. history, series of scandals involving the administration of President Richard M. Nixon; more specifically, the burglarizing of the Democratic party national…

2014 World News: Election Wrapup

A look at the significant elections held around the world in 2014 Gen. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Related Links 2014 News of the Nation 2014 News of…

Federal Farmer XII

Federal Farmer XII12 January 1788by See also Federalist No. 61Dear sir,On carefully examining the parts of the proposed system, respecting the elections of senators, and especially of the…

Mbeki, Thabo Mvuyelwa

(Encyclopedia) Mbeki, Thabo MvuyelwaMbeki, Thabo Mvuyelwatäˈbō mv&oobreve;yĕlˈə mbĕkˈē [key], 1942–, South African political leader. Mbeki was born into a politically active family; his father,…

Chávez Frías, Hugo Rafael

(Encyclopedia) Chávez Frías, Hugo RafaelChávez Frías, Hugo Rafael&oomacr;ˈgō räfäĕlˈ chäˈvĕs frēˈäs [key], 1954–2013, Venezuelan political leader, president of Venezuela (1999–2013). Raised in…