"Barack Obama is arguably the most dynamic political figure to grace the American stage since John F. Kennedy. His meteoric rise from promise to power has stunned even the cynics and inspired a legion of devout followers. For anyone who wants to know more about the man, David Mendell's Obama is essential reading. Mendell, who covered Obama for the Chicago Tribune, had far-reaching access to the Chicago politician as Obama climbed the ladder to the...

"Strong Sisters: Elected Women in Colorado tells the extraordinary story of elected women in Colorado. The compilation of oral histories from past and current female elected officials is the foundation for this documentary film. So what's going on in Colorado? Why does Colorado have this proud history of electing women to public office? What difference have elected women made in our state? And why hasn't Colorado elected a female Governor, U.S. Senator,...

This database contains information on all Colorado legislators from territorial times to the current session. The legislative profile of each member includes: Legislative chamber; years served; city of residence and counties served; political party; district number; occupation; and more information.

For over forty years much of the world was held captive by a conflict between two wholly incompatible economic ideologies-capitalism and communism-and the two primary superpower countries who practiced them, the United States and the Soviet Union. This work is first a general history of the Cold War, with an overview of its root causes and the policies and theories that were in place from 1947 through 1990. A thoroughly annotated chronology of important...