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  1. Crummell, Alexander (Bright)
      Provides a picture and a short biography of this influential 19th Century African American.

  2. Pope, Alexander - Poems (Wikipedia.org)
      Provides a biography.

  3. Fleming, Alexander (PBS)
      Provides a biography of Alexander Fleming, known for his contribution to medicine by his discovery of the role of penicillin in fighting bacterial infections. 3-00

  4. Forbes, James Alexander (NOW with Bill Moyers)
      "In their March 4, 1996 issue, Newsweek magazine recognized Forbes as one of the 12 'most effective preachers' in the English-speaking world. He was designated as one of America’s greatest Black preachers by Ebony magazine in 1984 and 1993. Forbes won the Alumni Charter Day Award of Howard University for Distinguished Post Graduate Achievement In Ministry. In 1995 he emerged in the Baylor University Survey as one of twelve remarkable and most effective preachers in the English-speaking world."

      "On June 1, 1989, The Rev. Dr. James Alexander Forbes, Jr. was installed as the fifth Senior Minister of The Riverside Church. Forbes is the first African-American to serve as Senior Minister of one of the largest multicultural congregations in the nation. He is an ordained minister in the American Baptist Churches and the Original United Holy Church of America." 12-03

  5. Alexander the Great - Biographies (Isidore-of-Seville.com)
      Provides a comprehensive set of resources. 1-05

  6. Alexander the Great - Biography (BBC - Carteledge)
      Provides a biography. 1-05

  7. Alexander the Great - Biography (Livius.org)
      Provides a biography. 1-05

  8. Alexander the Great - Biographies (ATGTop10.com)
      Provides a suggested "top 10" of resources on the life of Alexander. 1-05

  9. Haig, Alexander: Haig Dies at 85 (CBS News)
      "Former U.S. Secretary of State Alexander Haig, a four-star general who served as a top adviser to three presidents and ran for the office himself, has died. He was 85." 02-10

  10. Haig, Alexander: Haig Dies at 85 (CBS News)
      " 'As of now, I am in control here in the White House.' "

      "It is a pity that he will be most remembered for this unfortunate sound bite, from March 30, 1981. It was an inaccurate assertion that the then-Secretary of State made to reporters in the White House briefing room, after gunman John Hinckley nearly assassinated the new President, Ronald Reagan. The comment revealed both an inaccurate understanding of the Constitution ('Constitutionally, gentlemen, you have the President, the Vice President and the Secretary of State in that order.') and Haig's own thirst for power."

      "The great irony was that there had been a time, seven years before, when Haig really had been in control at the White House. At that point, the country didn't know it. In retrospect, however, we should be glad that he was." 02-10

  11. Federalist Papers - Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay (Yale Law School - Avalon Project)
      Provides the Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. These documents are used by the U.S. Supreme Court and others to help interprete the U.S. Constitution and American law. 8-02

  12. Physics Nobel Laureates Since 1981(Nobel Foundation)
      Provides short autobiographies of the Nobel laureates in physics since 1981. Includes Gerardus 't Hooft, Martinus J.G. Veltman, Robert B. Laughlin, Horst L. Störmer (or Stormer), Daniel C. Tsui, Steven Chu, Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, William D. Phillips, David M. Lee, Douglas D. Osheroff, Robert C. Richardson, Martin L. Perl, Frederick Reines, Bertram N. Brockhouse, Clifford G. Shull, Russell A. Hulse, Joseph H. Taylor Jr., Georges Charpak, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Jerome I. Friedman, Henry W. Kendall, Richard E. Taylor, Norman F. Ramsey, Hans G. Dehmelt, Wolfgang Paul, Leon M. Lederman, Melvin Schwartz, Jack Steinberger, J. Georg Bednorz, K. Alexander Müller (or Muller), Ernst Ruska, Gerd Binnig, Heinrich Rohrer, Klaus von Klitzing, Carlo Rubbia, Simon van der Meer, Subramanyan Chandrasekhar, and William Alfred Fowler. 9-00

  13. 10-10-04 Soldiers in Iraq Express Frustration (MSNBC News)
      "Several members of the platoon said they were struck by the difference between the way the war was being portrayed in the United States and the reality of their daily lives."

      " 'Every day you read the articles in the States where it's like,' "Oh, it's getting better and better," said Lance Cpl. Jonathan Snyder, 22, of Gettysburg, Pa. 'But when you're here, you know it's worse every day.' "

      " 'The reality right now is that the most dangerous opinion in the world is the opinion of a U.S. serviceman,' said Lance Cpl. Devin Kelly, 20, of Fairbanks, Alaska."

      "Lance Cpl. Alexander Jones, 20, of Ball Ground, Ga., agreed: 'We're basically proving out that the government is wrong,' he said. 'We're catching them in a lie.' "

      "Asked if he was concerned that the Marines would be punished for speaking out, Autin responded: 'What are they going to do, send us to Iraq?' " 10-04

  14. Ruzicka, Marla (LysistrataProject.org)
      " 'Although there have been many nice things said about Marla, I don't think she would want to be held up as this unattainable ideal,' Alexander said from Iraq. 'She would want people to know that if she, this California girl, came to Iraq with no money and no contacts, and made a difference in a conservative Middle Eastern country, then anyone could. Anyone who is inspired by her work -- and has the gumption to come over here -- should honor her by doing that.' " 8-05

  15. Landmark Case - McCulloch v. Maryland (LandmarkCases.org)
      "In 1791, the U.S. government created the first national bank for the country. During this time, a national bank was controversial because people had different opinions about what powers the national government should have. Alexander Hamilton believed that the national government had the power to create a new national bank. Thomas Jefferson believed that the national government did not have such a power." 01-06

  16. Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria (Wikipedia.org)
      "Athanasius of Alexandria (also spelled "Athanasios") (c.298–May 2, 373) was a Christian bishop, the Patriarch of Alexandria, in the fourth century. He is revered as a saint by both the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, and regarded as a great leader and doctor of the Church by Protestants."

      "In about 319, when Athanasius was a deacon, a presbyter named Arius began teaching that there was a time before God the Father begot Jesus when the latter did not exist. Athanasius accompanied Alexander to the First Council of Nicaea in 325, which council produced the Nicene Creed and anathematized Arius and his followers. On May 9, 328, he succeeded Alexander as bishop of Alexandria. As a result of rises and falls in Arianism's influence, he was banished from Alexandria only to be later restored on at least five separate occasions, perhaps as many as seven." 06-06

  17. Rodriguez, Alex (A-Rod) (Wikipedia.org)
      "Alexander Enmanuel 'Alex' Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975, in New York, New York), commonly nicknamed A-Rod, is a Dominican-American baseball infielder. He is the starting third baseman for the New York Yankees, having played shortstop for the Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners."

      "Since 1996 (his first full season) through 2006 he leads the major leagues in home runs (HR), runs scored, runs batted in (RBI), total bases and extra-base hits. Of all players in baseball history at age 30, he is first all-time in both HR and runs scored, 2nd in total bases and extra base hits, 3rd in RBI, and 4th in hits. In his career to that point, Rodriguez had more HR, more RBI, more runs scored, and more base hits than all-time leaders Hank Aaron (HR and RBI), Rickey Henderson (runs scored), and Pete Rose (hits) did prior to their 30th birthdays. He also shares the MLB record (and holds the AL record) for most home runs in the month of April, hitting 14 in 2007."

      "He has often been cited as the best all-around player currently in baseball." 07-07

  18. -Editorial: $7.7 Trillion Provided to Wall Street (Truth-Out.org)
      "They were funneling $7.7 trillion to Wall Street under the table - without one constituent phone call - without worrying about one election - without having to give one explanation."

      "They were able to do that because they're members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors - a group of people who are not voted into office, but have the power to completely dictate monetary policy in America."

      "Or - to put it in today's terms - the interests of the 99 percent rarely line up with the interests of the 1 percent. That's why - back in 2008 - the technocrats at the Fed weren't interested in waiting for Congress - with all of its open debate and constituent services - to bail out the banks - they just went ahead and did it themselves. According to documents obtained by Bloomberg News - in 2009 - the Fed dished out $7.7 trillion in no-strings-attached, super-low interest loans to Wall Street's biggest players."

      "That's more than half of the total value of EVERYTHING - every single thing produced in America - that same year."

      "As the world descends into financial turmoil on fears that the Euro zone may collapse, it's the technocrats who are taking power - replacing elected officials."

      "Only when the Federal Reserve becomes an instrument of the people to calm the mood swings of the market - and not a piggy bank for transnational banking corporations - can we really protect ourselves from a technocratic takeover in the future. And the way to do it is pretty straightforward - it was Alexander Hamilton's idea back in the George Washington administration. Have the central bank owned by the US government and run by the Treasury Department, so all the profits from banking go directly into the Treasury and you and I pay less in taxes while the banksters on Wall Street can find a job at Wal-Mart." 12-11

  19. Editorial: How a Founding Father Approached a Fiscal Cliff (New York Times)
      "The staggering deficit. The possibility of impending tax hikes and significant budget cuts by the end of the year. Has the United States ever faced such a daunting financial crisis?"

      "Yes — though not, as many might guess, during the Great Depression. Rather, it was shortly after the nation’s birth. It’s an experience worth examining, because the way the new country put its house in order under Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton holds several lessons for today."

      "The lesson is not only what Hamilton did, but also what he did not do. In a fiscal dilemma similar to ours but far worse, and with many fewer tools at the government’s disposal, he never considered austerity or big tax hikes or cuts as a solution. Only after the country was moving toward sustained prosperity did he increase taxes, including a controversial levy on whiskey."

      "What does Hamilton’s strategy mean to us today? For one thing, it recommends against obsessing over taxes, a 'fiscal cliff' and a disastrous austerity program. Instead, the answer is to increase the size of the economic pie." 11-12

  20. -12-29-14 Pictures of Earth from Space (Time.com)
      "Astronaut Alexander Gerst’s stunning images from space have been joined together to form a practically seamless timelapse video." 12-14

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