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  1. Turn of the Century in the US Search (Library of Congress)
      "This collection of photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company Collection includes over 25,000 glass negatives and transparencies as well as about 300 color photolithograph prints, mostly of the eastern United States. The collection includes the work of a number of photographers, one of whom was the well known photographer William Henry Jackson." 10-09

  2. -Presidents of the United States (POTUS - Summers) star
      Presents a very comprehensive and well organized set of facts and links regarding each President of the United States of America (USA). The American Presidents include first (1st) George Washington, second (2nd) John Adams, third (3rd) Thomas Jefferson, fourth (4th) James Madison, fifth (5th) James Monroe, sixth (6th) John Quincy Adams, seventh (7th) Andrew Jackson, eighth (8th) Martin Van Buren, ninth (9th) William Henry Harrison, tenth (10th) John Tyler, eleventh (11th) James Knox Polk, twelfth (12th) Zachary Taylor, thirteenth (13th) Millard Fillmore, fourteenth (14th) Franklin Pierce, fifteenth (15th) James Buchanan, sixteenth (16th) Abraham Lincoln, seventeenth (17th) Andrew Johnson, eighteenth (18th) Ulysses Simpson Grant, nineteenth (19th) Rutherford Birchard Hayes, twentieth (20th) James Abram Garfield, twenty-first (21st) Chester Alan Arthur, twenty-second (22nd) Grover Cleveland, twenty-third (23rd) Benjamin Harrison, twenty-fourth (24th) Grover Cleveland, twenty-fifth (25th) William McKinley, twenty-sixth (26th) Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-seventh (27th) William Howard Taft, twenty-eighth (28th) Woodrow Wilson, twenty-ninth (29th) Warren Gamaliel Harding, thirtieth (30th) Calvin Coolidge, thirty-first (31st) Herbert Clark Hoover, thirty-second (32nd) Franklin Delano Roosevelt, thirty-third (33rd) Harry S. Truman, thirty-fourth (34th) Dwight David Eisenhower, thirty-fifth (35th) John Fitzgerald Kennedy, thirty-sixth (36th) Lyndon Baines Johnson, thirty-seventh (37th) Richard Milhous Nixon, thirty-eighth (38th) Gerald Rudolph Ford, thirty-ninth (39th) James Earl Carter, Jr., fortieth (40th) Ronald Wilson Reagan, forty-first (41st) George Herbert Walker Bush, forty-second (42nd) William Jefferson Clinton, George Walker Bush (43rd). 1-05

  3. Jackson, Andrew (POTUS)
      Presents a very comprehensive and well organized set of facts and links regarding President Andrew Jackson.

  4. Jackson, Helen Hunt (Gale Group)
      Provides a biography of "one of the most influential defenders of Native American rights in late 19th-century America."6-00

  5. Basketball Biographies (HW Wilson Company)
      Provides short descriptions of some of the best known competitors, such as Charles Barkley, Larry Brown, Chuck Daly, Clyde Drexler, Patrick Ewing, Phil Jackson, K. C. Jones, Michael Jordan, Bob Knight, John Lucas, Karl Malone, Moses Malone, Tom McMillen, Reggie Miller, Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O'Neal, Scottie Pippen, Pat Riley, David Robinson, Dean Smith, David Stern, John Stockton, Sheryl Swoopes, Isiah Thomas, John Thompson, Lenny Wilkens, and Dominique Wilkins. 8-00

  6. Election 2000 - Dimpled Chads Count in Texas (CNN - Jackson)
      Reports that Texas law recognizes a dimpled chad, an indentation in a ballot, as a valid vote. 11-00

  7. People of the Year 2000 (Time.com)
      Provides short biographical statements about ten people who were influential in the year 2000, according to Time magazine. Includes Kofi Annan, Yasser Arafat, Ehud Barak, Hillary Clinton, Elian Gonzalez, Eminem, Shawn Fanning, Vicente Fox, Richard Hatch, Judge Penfield Jackson, Marion Jones, John McCain, Wen Ho Lee, and Jack Welch. 12-00

  8. Jackson, Mahalia (Southern Music Network)
      Provides a short background of the African American gospel singer. 12-00

  9. Presidents of the United States (WETA - ExploreDC.org)
      Presents profiles of each of President of the United States of America (USA). The American Presidents include first (1st) George Washington, second (2nd) John Adams, third (3rd) Thomas Jefferson, fourth (4th) James Madison, fifth (5th) James Monroe, sixth (6th) John Quincy Adams, seventh (7th) Andrew Jackson, eighth (8th) Martin Van Buren, ninth (9th) William Henry Harrison, tenth (10th) John Tyler, eleventh (11th) James Knox Polk, twelfth (12th) Zachary Taylor, thirteenth (13th) Millard Fillmore, fourteenth (14th) Franklin Pierce, fifteenth (15th) James Buchanan, sixteenth (16th) Abraham Lincoln, seventeenth (17th) Andrew Johnson, eighteenth (18th) Ulysses Simpson Grant, nineteenth (19th) Rutherford Birchard Hayes, twentieth (20th) James Abram Garfield, twenty-first (21st) Chester Alan Arthur, twenty-second (22nd) Grover Cleveland, twenty-third (23rd) Benjamin Harrison, twenty-fourth (24th) Grover Cleveland, twenty-fifth (25th) William McKinley, twenty-sixth (26th) Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-seventh (27th) William Howard Taft, twenty-eighth (28th) Woodrow Wilson, twenty-ninth (29th) Warren Gamaliel Harding, thirtieth (30th) Calvin Coolidge, thirty-first (31st) Herbert Clark Hoover, thirty-second (32nd) Franklin Delano Roosevelt, thirty-third (33rd) Harry S. Truman, thirty-fourth (34th) Dwight David Eisenhower, thirty-fifth (35th) John Fitzgerald Kennedy, thirty-sixth (36th) Lyndon Baines Johnson, thirty-seventh (37th) Richard Milhous Nixon, thirty-eighth (38th) Gerald Rudolph Ford, thirty-ninth (39th) James Earl Carter, Jr., fortieth (40th) Ronald Wilson Reagan, forty-first (41st) George Herbert Walker Bush, forty-second (42nd) William Jefferson Clinton, George Walker Bush (43rd). 5-01

  10. First Ladies of the United States (WETA - ExploreDC.org)
      Presents a profile for each First Lady of the United States of America (USA). The First Ladies include Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, Martha Jefferson, Dolley Madison, Elizabeth Monroe, Louisa Adams, Rachel Jackson, Hannah Van Buren, Anna Harrison, Letitia Tyler, Julia Tyler, Sarah Polk, Margaret Taylor, Abigail Fillmore, Jane Pierce, Mary Todd Lincoln, Eliza Johnson, Julia Grant, Lucy Hayes, Lucretia Garfield, Ellen Arthur, Frances Cleveland, Caroline Harrison, Ida McKinley, Edith Roosevelt, Helen Taft, Ellen Wilson, Edith Wilson, Florence Harding, Grace Coolidge, Lou Hoover, Eleanor Roosevelt, Elizabeth (Bess) Truman, Mamie Eisenhower, Jacqueline (Jackie) Kennedy, Claudia Alta (Lady Bird) Johnson, Pat Nixon, Betty Ford, Rosalyn Carter, Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush, Hillary Clinton, and Laura Bush. 5-01

  11. First Ladies of the United States (Virtualology)
      Presents, in alphabetical order, a profile for each First Lady of the United States of America (USA). The First Ladies include Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, Martha Jefferson, Dolley Madison, Elizabeth Monroe, Louisa Adams, Rachel Jackson, Hannah Van Buren, Anna Harrison, Letitia Tyler, Julia Tyler, Sarah Polk, Margaret Taylor, Abigail Fillmore, Jane Pierce, Mary Todd Lincoln, Eliza Johnson, Julia Grant, Lucy Hayes, Lucretia Garfield, Ellen Arthur, Frances Cleveland, Caroline Harrison, Ida McKinley, Edith Roosevelt, Helen Taft, Ellen Wilson, Edith Wilson, Florence Harding, Grace Coolidge, Lou Hoover, Eleanor Roosevelt, Elizabeth (Bess) Truman, Mamie Eisenhower, Jacqueline (Jackie) Kennedy, Claudia Alta (Lady Bird) Johnson, Pat Nixon, Betty Ford, Rosalyn Carter, Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush, Hillary Clinton, and Laura Bush. 5-01

  12. Jackson, Janet (InfoPlease.com)
      Provides a short biography of the singer. 2-02

  13. Jackson, Michael (InfoPlease.com)
      Provides a short biography of the singer. 2-02

  14. Alternative Proposals for Economic Stimulus (CNN - Jackson)
      Five key proposals to stimulate the economy include the following:

      1. "Speed up tax cuts. The idea is to move up to 2003 some of the federal income tax cuts already on the books, possibly the across-the-board rate cut now set for 2004...." "But it would benefit upper-income taxpayers most. Taxpayers making $1 million a year would get an average reduction of $19,557" while "taxpayers making between $30,000 and $40,000 a year would get only $146."

      2. "Cut taxes on dividends." "Making corporate dividends tax-free to individuals would pump billions into the economy, and also make it easier for corporations to raise funds to invest and create jobs in the future, experts say." "Taxpayers making $1 million or more would get $27,097, while those making $30,000 to $40,000 would get $42."

      3. "Extend unemployment insurance benefits. At the end of December, the struggling economy suffered another setback when almost 800,000 people lost the extended unemployment insurance benefits that Congress had provided as a counter-recession measure." "Renewing those benefits would be -- dollar for dollar -- an even more effective stimulus measure than tax cuts, according to many economists. The reason is that jobless workers tend to spend every dollar of their benefits."

      4. "Payroll tax cut. "As an alternative to speeding up cuts for upper-income taxpayers, some have proposed a cut in payroll taxes, which are paid by every worker starting on the first dollar earned. A temporary payroll tax cut could provide a big economic stimulus: just exempting workers from payroll taxes on the first $10,000 of income for one year could pump $100 billion into the economy. For taxpayers making $1 million it would produce a cut of $1,137, while for those making between $30,000 and $40,000 a year it would bring a cut of $788."

      5. "Fiscal aid to states. A fiscal crisis at the state level is threatening to drag the economy down." "Economists estimate the combined budget gap of all the states as high as $70 billion. The National Governors Association calls it the worst fiscal crunch since World War II." "Some states are laying off workers, adding to unemployment. Some are raising taxes, partially offsetting the economic benefit of cuts in federal taxes." In summary, the first and second proposals will mainly help the wealthy. The third proposal will mainly help the poor. The fourth proposal will help wealthy, middle-class, and poor in almost equal amounts. The fourth proposal, a payroll tax cut, will also be a strong stimulus to the economy. 1-03

  15. Jackson, Mahalia (RockHall.com)
      "Mahalia Jackson reigned as a pioneer interpreter of gospel music whose fervent contralto was one of the great voices of this century. Both gospel and rhythm and blues had their roots in the Sanctified church, but whereas blues and R and B departed on secular paths that led to rock and roll, gospel stayed the spiritual course" 9-03

  16. Jackson, Michael (RockHall.com)
      "Michael Jackson is a singer, songwriter, dancer and celebrity icon with a vast catalog of hit records and countless awards to his credit. Beyond that, he has transfixed the world like few entertainers before or since. As a solo performer, he has enjoyed a level of superstardom previously known only to Elvis Presley, the Beatles and Frank Sinatra" 9-03

  17. 11-29-04 Jackson: Kerry Supports Full Investigation in Ohio (FreePress.org)
      "John Kerry supports a 'full investigation' into voting irregularities in Ohio, Rev. Jesse Jackson said Saturday, during a teleconference with media regarding a recount and legal challenge of the Nov. 2 vote."

      " 'We want to look at the exit polls,' Jackson said, referring to at least two non-partisan Election Day polls, by Zogby and CNN, which gave Kerry 53 percent and 51 percent of the vote, respectively. 'We don’t want to be presumptuous, but these numbers in the Butler, Clarmont, Warren and Hamilton counties are suspicious.' ”

      "By suspicious, Jackson is referring to the latest analysis of the Nov. 2 vote by a coalition of Ohio voting rights activists. In analyzing the still-unofficial results, the totals reveal that C. Ellen Connally, an African-American Democratic candidate from Cleveland for Ohio Chief Justice, received 257,000 more votes than Kerry. It is highly improbable that Connally’s vote totals would be so much higher than Kerry’s,' Fitrakis said."

      " 'Statistically, Kerry, as the Democratic presidential candidate, should have more votes than Connally. In a presidential election, most voters have the priority of casting a vote for president and the votes for president are almost always much higher than those of candidates farther down the ticket.' " 11-04

  18. -12-10-04 Contractors Contradict Rumseld's Excuse for No Armor (USA Today)
      "President Bush said he understood the troops' concerns and has told military families that 'we're doing everything we possibly can to protect your loved ones.' "

      "A day earlier, he [Rumsfeld] had called it 'a matter of physics, not a matter of money ... It's a matter of production and the capability of doing it.' But spokesmen for two companies making armor for vehicles said Thursday they had offered to step up the pace of production:"

      • "Former Republican congressman Matt Salmon of Arizona, a spokesman for ArmorWorks in Tempe, Ariz., said his company will finish a $30 million contract with the Pentagon this month to make 1,500 armor kits for Humvees. 'We are at 50% capacity, and we could do a lot more,' he said. 'They are aware of it.' "

      • "Armor Holdings of Jacksonville told the Army last month it could add armor to as many as 550 trucks a month, up from 450, said Robert Mecredy of its aerospace and defense group. 'We're prepared to build 50 to 100 vehicles more per month,' he said."

      "[Army Lt. Gen. Steven] Whitcomb said the military is about 2,000 short of having 8,100 heavily protected Humvees sought by commanders in Iraq but is adding about 400 a month."

      "In contrast to the upbeat Pentagon assessment, the House Armed Services Committee reported that only about 1,100 medium and heavy U.S. military trucks out of some 9,000 in the Iraq and Afghanistan regions have proper protection for their cabs." 12-04

  19. -12-13-04 Court Challenge of Ohio Election Results (Akron Beacon Journal - Associated Press)
      "The Rev. Jesse Jackson and attorney Cliff Arnebeck of the Massachusetts-based Alliance for Democracy accused President Bush's campaign of 'high-tech vote stealing.' "

      "Jackson said the challengers noticed Bush generally received more votes in counties that use optical-scan voting machines and questioned whether the machines were calibrated to record votes for Bush."

      "The dissidents claim there were disparities in vote totals for Democrats, too few voting machines in Democrat-leaning precincts, organized campaigns directing voters to the wrong polling place and confusion over the counting of provisional ballots by voters whose names did not appear in the records at polling places." "The challengers allege unlawful ballots were added to the total and legally cast ballots were altered. Without listing specific evidence, the complaint alleges 130,656 votes for Kerry and John Edwards in 36 counties were somehow switched to count for the Bush-Cheney ticket."

      "The complaint also cites several reports of Election Day problems, including people who allegedly saw their vote 'hop' to Bush on touch-screen machines after they voted for Kerry."

      "If the court decides to hear the challenge, it can declare a new winner or throw out the results." 12-04

  20. -12-31-04 Jackson: Kerry Won (MSNBC News)
      Meadows: "If the election were held again with these alleged problems solved, would Kerry win?"

      Jesse Jackson: "Of course I think that." 12-04

  21. Jackson, Mahalia - Sound Samples (CDUniverse.com)
      Provides short samples of Mahalia Jackson's singing. 1-05

  22. Jackson, Mahalia (Awesome Library)

  23. Politicians - African American (InfoPlease.com)
      Provides biographies. Includes James Armistead, American Revolution patriot, Tom Bradley, American politician, Carol Mosely Braun, U.S. senator, Edward Brooke, American politician, Ralph Bunche, U.S. government official and United Nations diplomat, Julia Carson, American politician, Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm, American politician, John Conyers, politician, Paul Cuffe, U.S. merchant, seaman, and philanthropist, Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., American air force general, Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., American general, David Dinkins, political leader, Joycelyn Elders, U.S. Surgeon General, William H. Hastie, U.S. jurist, Richard Gordon Hatcher, politician, law professor, A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., prominent black federal judge and historian, Benjamin Hooks, American black leader, Gen. Oliver Otis Howard, Union general in the Civil War, Jesse Jackson, political leader, clergyman, and civil-rights activist, Maynard Jackson, mayor of Atlanta, Daniel "Chappie" James, first black U.S. Air Force general, Barbara Jordan, lawyer, public official, and educator, John Mercer Langston, public official, diplomat, educator, Greenbury Logan, Texan soldier, Thurgood Marshall, U.S. lawyer and Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Floyd McKissick, U.S. lawyer and civil-rights leader, Kweisi Mfume, politician, NAACP leader, Eleanor Holmes Norton, lawyer and government official, P. B. S. Pinchback, U.S. politician, Colin Powell, U.S. army general and public official, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., American politician and clergyman, Joseph Rainey, U.S. politician, A. Philip Randolph, U.S. labor leader, Charles Rangel, U.S. politician, Hiram R. Revels, U.S. clergyman, educator, and politician, Condoleeza Rice, diplomat, professor, Myra C. Selby, attorney, Indiana jurist, Robert Smalls, U.S. captain in the Union navy and politician, Carl B. Stokes, American political leader, Clarence Thomas, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Harold Washington, American politician, J. C. Watts, politician, Robert C. Weaver, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and Andrew Young, African American leader, clergyman, and public official. 1-05

  24. Jones, Quincy (InfoPlease.com)
      "Grammy Award-winning pop-soul composer, arranger, instrumentalist and producer known for his behind-the-scenes influence in the music industry."

      "He has scored more than 50 films, including The Wiz (1978) and The Color Purple (1985). He also produced Michael Jackson's Off the Wall (1978) and co-produced Jackson's Thriller (1982). He leads his own recording label, Quest, and is involved in movie, television, and multimedia production. Jones was the coproducer of the 1995 Academy Awards broadcast." 1-05

  25. Jackson, Michael (CNN News)
      Provides an unkind biography of the singer. 1-05

  26. Jackson, Michael (Awesome Library)
      Provides short biographies of the singer. 1-05

  27. Patterson, Floyd (IBHOF.com)
      "When Rocky Marciano retired in 1956, Patterson seized his opportunity. With the heavyweight title vacant, Patterson decisioned Tommy Jackson in a title elimination bout and then knocked out 42-year-old light heavyweight champion Archie Moore in the fifth round to win the vacant crown. He was 21 years and 10 months old, the youngest man to ever capture the heavyweight title. At the time, Moore was the oldest man to ever challenge for that title."

      "Again Patterson would find himself in the record books when he stopped Johansson in a rematch to become the first man in history to regain the heavyweight title." 6-05

  28. Armstrong, Henry (IBHOF.com)
      "Nearly every fighter in the IBHOF was a world champion. Several are multi-division champions. But the man known as Henry Armstrong, whose real name was Henry Jackson, is still the only fighter to ever hold world championships in three divisions (featherweight, lightweight and welterweight) simultaneously. That accomplishment in and of itself would merit enshrinement, but anyone who ever saw 'Hurricane Hank' fight would agree that he was one of the all time greats of the ring." 6-05

  29. Vandross, Luther (JAMZ)
      Provides a short biography of the singer. "In R&B music, Luther Vandross ranked with Prince, Stevie Wonder, and Michael Jackson as one of the most successful singer/songwriters and producers of the '80s. Amazingly, unlike those peers, for the most part he did not cross over to widespread pop appeal, a situation that finally began to change at the end of the '80s." 7-05

  30. Top Actors by Last Name (MovieActors.com)
      Provides short biographies of MovieActors.com "Super Stars." "By our definition, a 'Super Star' is a movie actor or actress who can 'open' a movie, someone whose fans rush to see their latest film on opening weekend. They have a proven track record of box office hits. They are frequently household names. It also helps if they have gotten critical acclaim and/or Oscar nominations. A 'Super Star' can be identified by his/her first name like 'Mel' or 'Julia' or 'Harrison.' A 'Super Star,' whether it's Humphrey Bogart or Tom Cruise, usually plays him/herself in role after role, as opposed to losing themselves in a different screen character, movie after movie."

      The list includes Woody Allen (70's), Julie Andrews (60's), Fred Astaire (30's), Lauren Bacall (40's), Warren Beatty (60's), Ingrid Bergman (40's), Humphrey Bogart (40's), Marlon Brando (50's), Charles Bronson (70's), Sandra Bullock (90's), Richard Burton (60's), James Cagney (40's), Jim Carrey (90's), Jackie Chan (90's), Charlie Chaplin (30's), Montgomery Clift (50's), Sean Connery (60's), Gary Cooper (40's), Kevin Costner (80's), Joan Crawford (40's), Tom Cruise (80's), Billy Crystal (90's), Tony Curtis (50's), Bette Davis (40's), Doris Day (60's), James Dean (50's), Olivia De Havilland (40's), Robert DeNiro (70's), Cameron Diaz (90's), Kirk Douglas (60's), Michael Douglas (80's), Faye Dunaway (60's), Clint Eastwood (70's), W.C. Fields (30's), Errol Flynn (30's), Henry Fonda (60's), Harrison Ford (80's), Jodie Foster (90's), Clark Gable (30's), Greta Garbo (30's), Judy Garland (40's), Mel Gibson (80's), Whoopi Goldberg (90's), Cary Grant (50's), Gene Hackman (70's), Tom Hanks (90's), Goldie Hawn (80's), Audrey Hepburn (60's), Katharine Hepburn (40's), Charlton Heston (50's), Dustin Hoffman (80's), William Holden (50's), Bob Hope (40's), Anthony Hopkins (90's), Rock Hudson (60's), Samuel L. Jackson (90's), Diane Keaton (70's), Gene Kelly (50's), Grace Kelly (50's), Burt Lancaster (60's), Laurel and Hardy (30's), Vivien Leigh (40's), Jack Lemmon (60's), Myrna Loy (30's), Ali MacGraw (70's), Fred MacMurray (40's), Steve Martin (80's), The Marx Brothers (30's), Steve McQueen (60's), Liza Minnelli (70's), Marilyn Monroe (50's), Demi Moore (90's), Eddie Murphy (80's), Mike Myers (90's), Paul Newman (60's), Jack Nicholson (70's), Kim Novak (50's), Ryan O'Neal (70's), Peter O'Toole (60's), Al Pacino (70's), Gwyneth Paltrow (90's), Gregory Peck (60's), Michelle Pfeiffer (90's), Brad Pitt (90's), Sidney Poitier (60's), William Powell (30's), Robert Redford (70's), Keanu Reeves (90's), Burt Reynolds (70's), Julia Roberts (90's), Ginger Rogers (30's), Mickey Rooney (40's), Meg Ryan (80's), Adam Sandler (90's), Arnold Schwarzenegger (80's), Frank Sinatra (50's), Will Smith (90's), Wesley Snipes (90's), Sylvester Stallone (80's), Barbara Stanwyck (40's), James Stewart (50's), Ben Stiller (90's), Sharon Stone (90's), Elizabeth Taylor (50's), Shirley Temple (30's), Spencer Tracy (40's), John Travolta (90's), Kathleen Turner (80's), Denzel Washington (90's), John Wayne (60's), Sigourney Weaver (80's), Mae West (30's), Robin Williams (90's), Bruce Willis (90's),and Natalie Wood (60's). 7-05

  31. -08-28-05 Jackson Calls for U.S. Diplomacy with Venezuela (CNN News)
      "The Rev. Jesse Jackson offered support for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday, saying a recent call for his assassination was a criminal act and the United States and Venezuela should work out their differences through diplomacy." 8-05

  32. Indian Removal Act (PBS.org)
      "In 1830, just a year after taking office, Jackson pushed a new piece of legislation called the 'Indian Removal Act' through both houses of Congress. It gave the president power to negotiate removal treaties with Indian tribes living east of the Mississippi. Under these treaties, the Indians were to give up their lands east of the Mississippi in exchange for lands to the west. Those wishing to remain in the east would become citizens of their home state. This act affected not only the southeastern nations, but many others further north. The removal was supposed to be voluntary and peaceful, and it was that way for the tribes that agreed to the conditions. But the southeastern nations resisted, and Jackson forced them to leave." 01-06

  33. Indian Removal Act (Wikipedia.org)
      "he Indian Removal Act of 1830 was a law passed by the Twenty-first United States Congress in order to facilitate the relocation of American Indian tribes living east of the Mississippi River in the United States to lands further west. The Removal Act, part of a U.S. government policy known as Indian Removal, was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830." 01-06

  34. -01-28-06 Post-Katrina Promises Largely Unfulfilled (MSNBC News)
      "President Bush announced a lofty post-Katrina reconstruction plan in his Sept. 15, 2005, speech from New Orleans' Jackson Square. But the government's record of action has largely failed to match Bush's words." 01-06

  35. Presidential Courage: An Interview With Historian Michael Beschloss (PBS.org)
      "JUDY WOODRUFF: Do you think it's gotten easier over time to be courageous to do what these great leaders did or harder?"

      "MICHAEL BESCHLOSS: I think it's gotten a lot harder. Andrew Jackson stood up to the Bank of the United States, this corrupt, all-powerful bank that threatened to dominate every citizen of the United States. He was able to conquer it, although they threatened to destroy him. But he was able to do that because he didn't have to raise $50 million to $100 million to run for president."

      "Had he had to do that and have pollsters and polls, focus groups, my guess is that he would have been much less likely to do something unpopular. And that, I think, is the central problem that I try to raise in telling these stories in the book, which is, if you look back through 200 years and you say, 'We wouldn't be here without these moments of courage. We wouldn't have people with civil rights or win the Civil War or keep the British away in 1800.' "

      "What if we had a culture that prevented these presidents from being courageous? And I worry now that we have a system that makes it very hard to choose people who would make the same choice." 07-07

  36. News Related to Problems With Nuclear Power Plants (NukeFree.org)
      "Nearly three decades after they banded together for a series of "No Nukes" concerts that yielded an album and movie, musicians Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt and Graham Nash have revived their protest of nuclear power." 10-07

  37. EPA May Move to Regulate Carbon (Time.com)
      "On Feb. 17, EPA administrator Lisa Jackson announced that the agency would reconsider a Bush Administration decision not to regulate CO2 emissions from new coal power plants." 03-09

  38. -05-12-09 Stress Testing Biofuels: A Rigged Game (Time.com)
      "The draft conclusions announced by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lisa Jackson were that cellulosic ethanol and other next-generation renewables will dramatically reduce greenhouse-gas emissions over their entire life cycle, but that in some scenarios, corn ethanol (as well as lesser-used soy biodiesel) can produce even more emissions than gasoline."

      "Maybe there's nothing EPA officials can do to stop the renewable-fuels steamroller, but it would nice if they suggested slowing it down." 05-09

  39. -06-15-09 Lakers Win NBA Championship (USA Today)
      " Kobe Bryant's seven-year chase of a coveted NBA championship is over. He's got his fourth, and Los Angeles coach Phil Jackson his record 10th, a ring for each finger. One year after failing in the Finals, Bryant and the Lakers have redemption, and all the rewards that go with it." 06-09

  40. Michael Jackson Dies (CNN News)
      "Entertainer Michael Jackson has died after being taken to a hospital on Thursday after suffering cardiac arrest, according to multiple reports including the Los Angeles Times and the Associated Press. CNN has not confirmed his death." 06-09

  41. -06-25-09 Michael Jackson Dies (Time.com)
      "Michael Jackson, the moonwalking former child star who became known the world over as the 'King of Pop' before his life and career deteriorated in a freakish series of scandals, died Thursday, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. He was 50." 06-09

  42. Michael Jackson in Pictures (Life.com)
      Provides a pictoral history. 06-09

  43. Michael Jackson's Death Almost Takes Down the Internet (CNN News)
      "How many people does it take to break the Internet? On June 25, we found out it's just one -- if that one is Michael Jackson." 06-09

  44. Michael Jackson's Fortune: What Happened? (Time.com)
      "Some estimates put the singer's debt at the time of his death at $300 million. Others put him almost twice as far into the red." 06-09

  45. Michael Jackson's Top 10 Songs (Time.com)
      Provides Time's choices of Jackson's top ten. 06-09

  46. The Death of an Icon (Time.com)
      Right now we could all use a selective memory wipe — a magical eraser to remove all the misery Michael Jackson endured and caused. Just for a minute, we'd like to have pure recollections of the thrilling dancer and singer who dominated '80s music, created the all-time best-selling album of new songs (Thriller) and seemed the very model of the cool dude with the sensitive soul. 06-09

  47. Two Different Views of Jackson's Health (ABC News)
      " 'He might have been a little thin because he was under a lot of stress training for the tour,' Ferrigno, who played the Hulk in 'The Incredible Hulk' TV series, said in an interview that aired on 'Good Morning America' today. 'But when I put him through the routine and everything, I mean, it was just fine. I mean, very energetic.' "

      A very different view of Jackson's health comes from Halperin: "Ian Halperin, who is publishing a new biography on the 'Thriller' singer, wrote in December that Jackson had only six months to live. He said Jackson suffered from a rare form of lung disorder." 06-09

  48. -07-01-09 Editorial: What the Deaths of Jackson and Fawcett Tell Us (CNN News)
      "Both Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett caught our attention because of their particular gifts. But we care about them as people because they let us in, because they were human, real. It's their vulnerability in the context of their power that was so impossible to resist, so compelling, so moving."

      "That's what Michael Jackson had and lost. And it's what Farrah Fawcett lost and found." 07-09

  49. -07-07-09 Michael Jackson Holds Record on Charity Donations (JollyPeople.com)
      "The Millenium issue listed the music legend under Most Charities Supported By A Pop Star, with a staggering 39 international organizations including the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the American Cancer Society. Those are only the known ones however, as Jackson was also prone to giving away impulsively and anonymously." 07-09

  50. Jackson's Daughter Says Goodbye (Time.com)
      "But the most indelible moment in the 2˝-hr. memorial ceremony was the sight of Jackson's daughter Paris on the podium. The 11-year-old unexpectedly took the microphone and spoke for the first time to a worldwide audience, bidding her father farewell."

      Also try Michael Jackson. 07-09

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