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August 20, 2008

Professors' politics

Should students be concerned if their profs discuss personal ideology? What happens when politics seep into classrooms.

Recycled language

Did Ralph Waldo Emerson use 'e-mail'? Some modern words are older than you think.

Junk Food Quiz

Is orange cheese powder a 'food product' or food perfection? Test your partially hydrogenated smarts.

Encarta Election Guide 2008

Election Guide Feature Story:
Are VPs just interning for commander in chief?

Other Election Guide features include a presidential IQ quiz, famous debate smackdowns and more. Be an informed voter!

Quiz of the Day

Do you know your state flags?
Take the State Flags Quiz and find out.

On This Day

On this day in 1988, Iran and Iraq agreed to a United Nations-sponsored cease-fire, ending their eight-year war.
What else happened?

Top Education Headlines

The rise of women-owned businesses

Can you make a difference and make a living?

College technology 101

How to get along with your college roommates

Are we stressing out our kids?

What's your child's learning style?

Coffee Break

Recharge your brain with a heady brew of Encarta's best...

Quizzes | Top 10 Lists | Bill Nye the Science Guy | Columns

Coffee Break: Get a double shot of brainy fun.

Mystery Picture

What is this?
Find out.

Did You Know?

Until the 1800s, as many as 60 million bison lived on the American Great Plains; by 1900 white settlers had reduced their number to fewer than 1,000.
Keep learning on MSN Encarta.

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