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George H. W. Bush
American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States (1989-1993).
Republican who previously served as the 43rd Vic President of the United States (1981-1989).
Congressman, ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence .
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Donald Rumsfeld
American politician and businessman.
Served as 13th Secretary of Defense under President Gerald Ford (1975-1977).
21st Secretary of Defense under President George W. Bush (2001-2006).
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Saddam Hussein
Was the fifth President of Iraq (1979-2006).
Leading member of revolutionary Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, and Baghdad-based Ba'ath Party. -
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George W. Bush
American politician and businessman who was the 43rd President of the United States (2001-2009).
46th Governor of Texas (1995-2000).
Oldest son of Barbara and George H. W. Bush. -
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Bill Clinton
American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States (1993-2001).
THird youngest President.
First president of the Baby Boomer Generation.
Former Governor of Arkansas (1979-1981) (1983-1992). -
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Hillary Clinton
American politician and diplomat who was the 67th United States Secretary of State who served under Barack Obama (2009-2013).
Former U.S. Senator of New York (2001-2009).
Former Fisrt Lady of the United States as the wife of Bill Clinton (1993-2001). -
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Sonya Sotomayor
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving since 2009.
Is the Supreme Court's 111th justice, first hispanic justice, and third female justice. -
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Osama Bin Laden
Founder of Al-Qaeda, militant Islamic organization responsible for the 9/11 attacks in the United States. -
Greenpeace and Sierra Club
A non-governmental organization with offices in over forty countries and with an international coordinating body in Amsterdama, the Netherlands.
Goal is to 'ensure the ability of the Earth to nurture life in all its diversity. -
Third Party Candidates
Used in the U.S. for any and all political parties in the U.S. other than one of the two major parties: Democratic and Republican.
Also refers to independent politicians not affiliated with any party at all and to write-in candidates. -
Collapse of the Soviet Union
Dissolved by decleration of the Soviet of the Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.
Decleration acknowledged the independence of the twelve republics of the Soviet Union that created the Commonwealth of Independent States. -
World Trade Organization (WTO)
An organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade.
Replaced the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). -
Kyoto Protocol
International treaty that sets binding obligations on industrialised countries to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.
Signed in 1997,effective in 2005. -
9/11
A series of four coordinated terrorist attacks launched by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda on the U.S. in New York and the Washington D.C. areas. -
USA PATRIOT Act
An act othe U.S. Congress that was signed into law by President George W. Bush.
Stans for: Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act. -
International Criminal Court
A permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes againnst humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. -
Hurricane Katrina
The deadliest and most destructive Atlantic hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. -
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2008
The primary objective for ARRA was to save and create jobs almost immediately.
Singed into law as a respond to the late 2000's recession.
