John Jakes, variously called the "godfather of the historical novel," "the people's author," and "America's history teacher," is the acknowledged contemporary master of the family saga. Best known as the creator of the Kent Family Chronicles (1974-1980),...

John Jakes was a prolific but obscure writer for some twenty years, until his "American Bicentennial" series of historical novels captured the public's imagination and made him famous. Jakes had published his first work while he was still a high school s...

Anywhere you live is your native land. (Korean) Each person’s homeland is dear to him....

A homeland (rel. country of origin and native land) is the concept of the territory (cultural geography) to which an ethnic group holds a long history and a deep cultural association with —the country in which a particular national identity began....

A technician armed with $7,000 in savings and a tourist visa plans to seek political asylum in Europe. Travel agents report a brisk demand for visas to Cuba, one of the few places that welcomes Palestinians. More than 20 factories have moved out of Gaza...

The state economic development agency and the private developers behind Moynihan Station have targeted an unlikely pot of money to help build the proposed $3 billion transit center in midtown west: homeland security dollars. “This is a logical place for people to invest homeland dollars,”...

A top homeland security lawmaker has called for an investigation into possible cyber attacks on computer systems at the Homeland Security Department.Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said he believes Unisys Corp _ the company that holds the $1.7 billion contract to build parts of the Homeland...

A comparison of provisions in the homeland security bills passed by the House and Senate and the Bush's administration position on them:HOUSE BILL_Grants collective bargaining rights and whistleblower protection to airport screeners._Requires 100 percent screening of all U.S.-bound cargo in foreign ports for radiation within...