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Group of Seventy Seven
Group of Seventy Seven (G77), international organization, established in 1967 to promote economic cooperation and greater influence in world affairs among developing countries. Originally consisting of 77 countries, in 1998 the organization had 133 member nations, primarily in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The G77 has been a strong voice for an increased Third-World presence on the United Nations Security Council.
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Turk-Kurd Tensions Flare Despite P.M.'s Efforts
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 12/11/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...a riot when a protester was shot and killed. A day later, seven soldiers died in an ambush carried out by a faction of Kurdish...the PKK, the Kurdish Workers' Party, considered a terrorist group in Turkey and the U.S. (Soundbite of horn honking) Last...
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U.S. Diplomacy Makes A Call To Tech Support
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 12/9/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...laptops in Africa, though. He says what he has learned in the seven months on the job is how central mobile phones have become in...for Mexicans who want to report a crime. Non- governmental groups will strip away the personal information about the witnesses...
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Adults Unlock Their Teen Diaries On Stage
Transcript from: NPR Tell Me More; 12/7/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...occasionally inspiring events of our lives. A seven-year-old theater project, aptly titled...even the stuff in sixth grade, a whole group of girls excluded me from a surprise party...that as I'm writing it, but with the group, we're all sort of commiserating and...
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FEDERAL ROLE IN PUBLIC TRANSIT SAFETY:RAY LAHOOD
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 12/8/2009; 700+ words
; ...Administrator Rogoff testified that I had convened an expertworking group within the Department to develop transit safety reforms,and...transitsystem passengers made almost four billion trips. This is seven times thenumber of trips made on commuter rail, but only commuter...
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As Races Merge, Political Groups Face A Recount
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday; 11/22/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...22-2009 As Races Merge, Political Groups Face A Recount Host: LIANE HANSENTime...story in the United States where other groups come along and they sometimes vote their...race, but many civil rights leaders and groups like the Congressional Black Caucus opposed...
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TRIBAL LAW AND ORDER:MR. SCOTT BURNS, ESQ.
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 12/10/2009; 700+ words
; ...DeputyDirector for State, Local and Tribal Affairs``. During my seven years atthe White House, I visited with tribal leaders and...supports the formationof an Indian Law and Order Commission - a group composed of nine memberscharged with conducting a comprehensive...
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No Decrease In Death Penalty Approval Rate
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 12/10/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Dieter runs the Death Penalty Information Center, a nonpartisan group that tracks death penalty enforcement. Mr. DIETER: Eric Holder...General Ashcroft brought a federal death penalty case in Vermont seven years ago, the mayor of Burlington called it an affront to...
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Supreme Court Hears Sarbanes-Oxley Case
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 12/7/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...conservative anti- regulation, anti-tax group called the Free Enterprise Fund, and one...firms. TOTENBERG: As Beckstead tells it, seven board inspectors spent 14 days in his office...And this isn't token supervision, say seven former chairmen of the SEC, both Democrat...
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For December 6, 2009, CBS
Transcript from: CBS News Sunday Morning; 12/6/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...club they`re sounding sweeter than ever.MAN: Five, six, seven, eight.MO ROCCA: We razzle-dazzle them, later on SUNDAY...to your child`s health. A San Francisco- based consumer group says it found a chemical that could cause health problems with...
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Swine Flu Outbreak Highlights Sick-Leave Legislation
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 10/26/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...that would require employers with more than 15 workers to offer seven days of paid sick leave. The health overhaul plans have pushed...says Jeff Levi, head of Trust for America's Health, a group that advocates for public health policies. Not all businesses...
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McCaughey, Scott
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...x2019;s grunge explosion that produced groups such as Nirvana and Pearl Jam. McCaughey...Somehow, playing in the midst of grunge groups like Nirvana and Pearl Jam, McCaughey...The Squirrels, Tautara, Magnificant Seven, and his Nick Lowe cover band, The Lowebeats...
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Nile, Willie
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...His acclaimed Beautiful Wreck Of The World, issued in 1999, seven years after his previous studio recording, again marked a new...Nile witnessed the emergence of bands like the Patti Smith Group, Television, the Ramones, and the Talking Heads. In the...
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Porno for Pyros
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...x2019;s Addiction. The group was thought to be named after...Warner Bros. Records signed the group and released Nothing’s Shocking in 1987. But the group’s real breakthrough...Third World bazaar. Featuring seven bands, of which Jane’...
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Baha Men
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Baha Men Junkanoo group For the Record… Selected...Grant and Nehemiah Hield. The group, originally billed as High...the early 1990s and included seven members by the late 1990s...Grant; Nehemiah Hield (left group c. 1999), vocals; Omerit...
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Fastball
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Fastball Rock group For the Record…...become music history. But the group didn’t let that...After a stint with another group called Wild Seeds, Shuffield...s Modern Rock chart for seven weeks, and was a top five...
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