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White House Red-Faced Over Berlusconi Gaffe
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:00:00 -0400
The White House has apologized for a biography of Silvio Berlusconi that calls the Italian leader "one of the most controversial leaders in the history of a country known for government corruption and vice." The bio was distributed at the G-8 summit.
Mccain, Obama Court Hispanics
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:24:00 -0400
Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama address the League of United Latin American Citizens. Democrats aim to increase Hispanic turnout, while Republicans hope to build on the inroads George W. Bush made among Hispanic voters in 2004.
Housing Bill Moves Slowly Through Congress
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:00:00 -0400
The housing bill is inching forward though Congress with bipartisan support, while Nevada Republican Sen. John Ensign tries to attach a package of energy tax breaks. The tax breaks also have bipartisan support, but only if their cost is offset.

The Talk of the Town

The Chill
Nick Paumgarten Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
If you had stumbled into Banjo Jim’s, in the East Village, on a recent Wednesday night and encountered a sixty-something guy leading a band through a fervent rendition of “Wild Thing,” for an audience of two dozen or so, you might have concluded, “This is lame,” and slipped back . . .
Oily Speculations
James Surowiecki Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
When bad things happen, it’s always nice to have a scapegoat. So, with Americans furious about soaring oil prices, Congress has gone in search of someone to blame. There are a number of usual suspects to choose from, depending on your politics--OPEC, greedy oil companies, lily-livered environmentalists opposed . . .
Obama’s Iraq Problem
George Packer Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
In February, 2007, when Barack Obama declared that he was running for President, violence in Iraq had reached apocalyptic levels, and he based his candidacy, in part, on a bold promise to begin a rapid withdrawal of American forces upon taking office. At the time, this pledge represented conventional thinking . . .

 

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Discoverers Web - Large collection of information and links on voyages of discovery and exploration. Includes a list of explorers who died on their voyages and biographies of several explorers.

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List of Explorers - Index to Wikipedia articles on world explorers.

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The Barren Lands Digital Collection - Photographs, maps, and documents from two exploratory surveys conducted by J.B. Tyrrell of the region west of Hudson Bay.
Meta Description: [ The Barren Lands digital collection documents two exploratory surveys conducted by J.B. Tyrrell of the Barren Lands region west of Hudson Bay. The collection includes over 5,000 images from original field notebooks, correspondence, photographs, maps and published reports. ]

The Franklin Trail - Archaeological survey of evidence and artifacts relating to the final days of the Franklin expedition.
Meta Description: [ This site provides information about Canada's Arctic geography, environment, culture and history, exploring their interconnected influence on the shaping of European and Inuit interaction. ]

The Great Web of Percy Harrison Fawcett - Information about the British explorer's Brazilian expedition.

The Pre-British Explorers of Australia - Short expedition biographies of a few British, Dutch and French explorers, with historic maps.

404 The Search for Franklin and Franklin Relics 1847-1880 - From Library and Archives Canada. Bibliography of primary printed sources for the study of the Franklin search. Secondary sources that were published within the time period of the search for Franklin himself are included as well.
Meta Description: [ Collection of bibliographies that provide researchers with a list of primary printed sources for the study of the Franklin search. Also includes contemporary works. ]

Virtual Exploration Society - Information, pictures, biographies of a handful of explorers through time.