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- Blanche Lincoln (2886 bytes)
22: ...exander, Jr.|Bill Alexander]] and served in his office until [[1984]]. Lincoln defeated Alexander in ...
24: Lincoln serves on the Senate Finance Committee; Special Committee on Aging; Selec...
36: ...o "draft" Blanche Lincoln to run for President in 2008 - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
9: |style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Term of Office'''
27: ...States|President]] [[George W. Bush]]. She is the first [[African American]] [[woman]], the second Afr...
29: ...05]], the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] confirmed her nomination by a vote of 85-13, and she wa...
31: ...he second African American (after Powell) and the first female to have been appointed to the post.
41: ... led her to call Korbel, "one of the most central figures in my life" [http://www.rider.edu/phanc/Phan... - United Nations (29685 bytes)
3: ...t of the organization, are able and willing to fulfill these obligations. The General Assembly determi...
5: ...[[World War II]], to refer to the [[Allies]]. Its first formal use was in the [[1942]] [[Declaration b...
20: ...I]], the [[Allies]] used the term "United Nations Fighting Forces" to refer to their alliance. From Au...
24: ...945]], after the Charter had been ratified by the five permanent members of the [[United Nations Secur...
26: ...y architech [[Oscar Niemeyer]]. UN headquarters officially opened on [[January 9]], [[1951]]. While th... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
5: ...d is usually one of the world's best-known public figures. During the [[Cold War]], the President was ...
7: ...head of government in a [[republic]]. Today the office is widely emulated all over the world in nation...
11: == Requirements to hold office ==
14: ...mmigrants to American society. Prominent public officials that are barred from the presidency because ...
16: ...e fourth at the completion of his current term in 2008. - Kazakhstan (26806 bytes)
25: | '''[[Official language]]s'''
28: | '''[[Official script]]'''
70: ...that is now Kazakhstan since the [[1st century BC|first century BC]]. From the [[4th century|fourth ce...
76: ...great resentment against colonial rule during the final years of tsarist Russia, with the most serious...
80: ...akh Soviet Socialist Republic]] (SSR) contributed five national divisions to the Soviet Union's World ... - South Africa (40100 bytes)
9: ... India]] in number. As a result, there are many official names for the country.
11: ...e non-official languages may be used in certain official uses in limited areas where it has been deter...
13: Many of the "unofficial languages" of the [[Bushmen|San]] and [[Khoik...
17: ... English on the front cover and lists the other official names of South Africa on an inner page.
19: ...ica]] feel that their languages, despite having official status, are being sidelined in favour of Engl... - Botswana (22276 bytes)
20: | [[English language|English]] (official), [[Setswana]]
62: ...89 and 1994. Masire [[retirement|retired]] from office in 1998. The presidency passed to the sitting v...
67: ...of the country's political system has been a significant factor in Botswana's stability and [[economic...
73: ... democracy lie in [[Setswana]] traditions, exemplified by the [[Kgotla]], or village council, in which...
75: ...t]] is administered by nine district councils and five town councils. District commissioners have exec... - Zimbabwe (16088 bytes)
18: | '''[[Official language]]''' || [[English language|English]]
46: ...rs of the [[Shona]], who account for roughly four fifths of the country's population today. Ruins at [...
60: ...rrilla]] activities fighting minority rule intensified, the Smith regime opened negotiations with the ...
62: ...h Africa]] as well, lacked credibility among significant sectors of the African population. The Muzore...
68: ...ple by ZANU's infamous [[Zimbabwean Fifth Brigade|Fifth Brigade]], headed by Colonel [[Perence Shiri]]... - Malaysia (27892 bytes)
24: | '''[[Official language]]'''
80: ...st, thus ending the [[Sultanate of Malacca]]. The first ever Malacca sultan was Parameswara. However, ...
82: ... administration was transferred to the Colonial Office in London.
84: ...avoured the merchants of the Straits Settlements. Finally, the [[Pangkor Treaty of 1874]] paved the wa...
86: ... jungle territory of [[Sarawak]] was the personal fiefdom of the Brooke family. - Togo (15373 bytes)
18: | '''[[Official language]]'''
57: ...ecame a German colony. The Germans brought scientific cultivation to the country's main export crops (...
59: ...al groups on both sides began to agitate for reunification. Hopes for unity were dashed when British T...
61: ...mpts). President [[Sylvanus Olympio]], who took office as soon as Togo gained independence in 1960, wa...
65: ...lagued by numerous coup attempts. Eyadéˇ himself fired many of the shots that killed 13 attackers in ... - Asteroid (24334 bytes)
3: == Definition ==
4: ...1E&db_key=AST&high=41e14f475d05983 scientific paper] to use the word in its title was publishe...
6: The exact definition of an asteroid is unsettled. The term "mino...
8: ...assify asteroids is in terms of size. A working definition is that asteroids are larger than 50 m in d...
10: ...y objects that include asteroids. The term '''artificial asteroid''' is sometimes used to designate ma... - Mercury (planet) (22924 bytes)
1: ...4 to 5.5 in [[apparent magnitude]]; Mercury is sufficiently "close" to the Sun that [[telescope]]s rar...
5: ... the planet as the ''Water Star'', based on the [[Five Elements]].
16: ...d earlier terrain. In addition, Mercury has "significant" [[tidal bulge]]s, raised by the [[Sun]] (the...
18: Mercury's terrain features are officially listed as the following:
28: ...2% of the planetary [[volume]] (Earth's core only fills 17%). Surrounding the core is a 600 km [[mantl... - New Year (5703 bytes)
7: *[[January 1]] : the first day of the [[year]] in the [[Gregorian calenda...
11: ...New Year is generally celebrated with [[fireworks|firecrackers]], and in some places with a [[parade]]...
28: ...the Gregorian date of this is earlier each year. 2008 will see two Muslim New Years.
33: ...he [[Middle Ages]] in [[Europe]] a number of significant feast days in the [[Ecclesiastical calendar]]...
35: ... be used in [[England]] until [[1752]] for some official records such as the tax year, but over that p... - Venus (planet) (31010 bytes)
9: ... the planet as the ''Metal Star'', based on the [[Five Elements]].
14: ...se atmosphere, the temperature does not vary significantly between the night and day sides of Venus de...
18: ...se clouds is approximately −45°C. The official mean surface temperature of Venus, as given b...
27: ...nundate its surface with fresh lava. Other recent findings suggest that Venus is still volcanically ac...
29: .... This may be due to its slow rotation being insufficient to drive an internal [[dynamo]] of liquid ir... - Mars (27704 bytes)
4: ...ed, possibly being captured [[asteroid]]s. The prefix '''areo-''' refers to Mars.
8: Mars has always fascinated people. Its red, fiery appearance is caused by Iron Oxide (rust) on i...
11: ...re by Earth-based [[telescope]]s, and possibly confirmed in [[March 2004]] by the [[Mars Express Orbit...
18: ... to the surface, while the presence of a magnetic field would have helped to protect the planet from [...
22: Amongst the findings from the Opportunity rover is the presence ... - Jupiter (24639 bytes)
134: | [[Hydrogen sulfide]]
138: '''Jupiter''' is the fifth [[planet]] from the [[Sun]] and by far the [[S...
140: ...o the planet as the ''Wood Star'', based on the [[Five Elements]].
145: ...warf]], although the latter possesses rather specific spectral lines, but in any case it would need to...
149: ...o]] (now known as the [[Galilean moon]]s) was the first discovery of a celestial motion not apparently... - Saturn (planet) (23300 bytes)
48: | 49 confirmed<!--- S/2004 S 6 unconfirmed --->
140: ...anets less dense than water, with an average specific density of 0.69. This is only an average value, ...
142: ...tional compression), but this alone may not be sufficient to explain Saturn's heat production. An addi...
157: The rings were first observed by [[Galileo Galilei]] in [[1610]] wi...
179: ...[[2004]], the ''Cassini'' spacecraft revealed the first views of the backlit side in 25 years. - Uranus (15207 bytes)
142: | [[Carbon monoxide]]<br>[[Hydrogen sulfide]]
155: ...criptions of the planet but result in different definitions of which pole is the [[North Pole]] and wh...
162: ===Magnetic Field===
164: ...g corkscrew shape behind the planet. The magnetic field's source is unknown; the electrically conducti...
168: Uranus was the first planet to be discovered that was not known in ... - Neptune (planet) (18545 bytes)
144: ... methane, ammonia, and water as it approaches and finally blends into the liquid interior. Comparing ...
146: ... planet's physical center. Comparing the magnetic fields of the two planets, scientists think the extr...
152: ...o the ''extremely'' slow motion of ''any'' random fixed star found in the [[night sky]].
154: ...o Sir [[George Airy]], who asked Adams for a clarification; Adams began to draft a reply but never sen...
156: ...uced his own calculations but also experienced difficulties in encouraging any enthusiasm in his compa... - 2006 (7939 bytes)
3: ...[2004]] [[2005]] - '''2006 (MMVI)''' - [[2007]] [[2008]] [[2009]]
12: ... ''International Year of [[Deserts]] and [[Desertification]]''
26: ...y 15]] - First round of the [[Finland|Finnish]] [[Finnish presidential election, 2006|presidential ele...
27: ...nd round (if needed) of the [[Finland|Finnish]] [[Finnish presidential election, 2006|presidential ele...
28: ...uary 5]] - [[Super Bowl XL]] to be held at [[Ford Field]] in [[Detroit, Michigan]]
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