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A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
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court. 1. Clear area enclosed by walls or surrounded by buildings, such as a space left for the admission of light and air, an area around a castle
keep, a forecourt or
cour d'honneur in front of a grand house, a
cortile, a Cambridge college quadrangle, or a
cloister.
2. Princely or Royal residence (as at Hampton Court Palace).
3. Building where legal tribunals sit.
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Terrorism Cases To Bring Scrutiny To New York Court
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 11/13/2009; ; 700+ words
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Analysis: Afghan Strategy, Greg Craig And Detainees
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 11/13/2009; ; 700+ words
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Talking Points Memo and Top Story
Transcript from: The O'Reilly Factor (Fox News Network); 11/13/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...top 9/11 al Qaeda terrorists will now be tried in civilian court in New York City. Some people think that's a very bad idea...So now Mohammed will be tried in a New York City civilian court and New York Congressman Peter King is outraged.(BEGIN VIDEO...
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Fallows On The News
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For November 13, 2009, CBS
Transcript from: CBS The Early Show; 11/13/2009; ; 700+ words
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For November 12, 2009, CBS
Transcript from: CBS Morning News; 11/12/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...along to the Army. Hasan is currently in a military hospital recovering from gunshot wounds. He`ll be tried in a military court where he could face the death penalty. But the President would have to approve the execution and that hasn`t happened in...
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NELSON SPEAKS OUT FOR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS
Transcript from: Capitol Hill Press Releases; 11/10/2009; 537 words
; ...key case is considered before theSupreme Court. In a letter sent today, Senator Nelson...owners which will be submittedto the Supreme Court as it considers the McDonald v. City of...said Nelson. ``I supported the Supreme Court`sdecision in Heller and I hope it will...
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SEN. CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, R-IOWA, SEN. CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, R-IOWA, HOLDS A NEWS TELECONFERENCE
Transcript from: Washington Transcript Service; 11/12/2009; 700+ words
; ...sure how they would argue that. But then,you -- when it comes to driving, driving under law in -- in every stateand under court decisions in those states is a privilege, so you don'thave to drive. But if you want to exercise that privilege, it's...
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September 11 Suspects To Be Tried In U.S.
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 11/13/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...should be tried in regular U.S. Federal Court, and then all five men should stand trial...wanted to move suspects into the civilian court, and they only had until Monday to tell...New York and specifically that federal court, they've done a lot of these kind of...
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dance
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Walter Map
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...gossip, and anecdotes. Shrewd, witty, and satirical, the work shows Map as a wit and a man of the world, familiar with court life and public affairs. That he was the author of one or more extant Arthurian romances and of some surviving Goliardic songs...
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Jean de Sponde
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Jean de Sponde , 1557-95, French poet and humanist. He held various posts in the court of Henry IV but died destitute because of his reckless nature. His Sonnets of Love and Death (1630, tr. 1962), considered...
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