But her influence is immense. If Winfrey says she’s going to stop eating hamburgers, cattle shares drop.
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The success of Oprah Winfrey is dependent on how much people like her
Posted on 30/06/2007 by matisak
Marilyn Monroe. An icon
Posted on 29/06/2007 by matisak
Marilyn Monroe was much more than just a dumb blonde.
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The Watergate scandal began 35 years ago
Posted on 17/06/2007 by matisak
On June 17, 1972 five men were arrested for breaking and entering for into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex. It led to the resignation of the US President Richard Nixon.
Filed under: History, North America, Politics, United States, US politics | Tagged: American Presidency, Bert Rockman, Democrats, George Bush, Gerald Ford, GOP, Joan Hoff, Republicans, Richard Nixon, Robert Kaufman, Ronald Reagan, United States, US politics | Leave a Comment »
Missile defense shield? Let’s use our radar, Russia says
Posted on 09/06/2007 by matisak
Moscow still oppose the plan to deploy the missile battery in Poland and the early-warning radar in the Czech Republic. But now Kremlin has the proposal for the White House.
Filed under: Military, Politics, Russia, Security, United States, US foreign policy | Tagged: Foreign policy, Military, Missile defense, Robert Legvold, Russia, Security, Security policy, United States, US foreign policy | Leave a Comment »
American money stopped the spread of communism in Europe
Posted on 05/06/2007 by matisak
But of course you may argue the Marshall plan also contributed to the division of Europe. The European Recovery Program was announced 60 years ago in speech of of Secretary of State George Marshall. The plan was named after him.
Filed under: Europe, Global Politics, History, Politics, Security, United States, US foreign policy | Tagged: Central Europe, Cold War, Communism, Eastern Europe, Europe, Marshall plan, Melvyn Leffler, Security policy, Soviet Union, United States, US foreign policy | Leave a Comment »
“Dr. Death” was just realeased from prison
Posted on 01/06/2007 by matisak
Jack Kevorkian is the American doctor who helped, by his own count, 130 people end their own lives. He was found guilty of second-degree homicide in 1999 and just released from prison on parole.
Filed under: Society | Tagged: Alasdair Maclean, Ethics, Euthanasia, Jack Kevorkian, Law, Medicine, Richard Huxtable, Society | Leave a Comment »
