ADA, Oklahoma, Dec. 14 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: The first Chickasaws to arrive in Indian Territory during Removal in the late 1830s could scarcely have imagined the growth and expansive impact the tribe would have as it grew into the 21st century. Historians often debate whether times make the people, or people make the times. Perhaps arguments can be made for both, but there is no debate about the powerful impact  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks by Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a portrait unveiling of the 68th Secretary of State John Kerry: * * * MR ROSENZWEIG: May I have your attention, please? Ladies and gentlemen, please, can I have your attention? Good afternoon. I'm Ethan Rosenzweig, the acting chief of protocol of the United States. Welcome to this wonderful celebration and unveiling. If you'll please join me in watching your video monitors to start th  more