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key In music, term used to indicate
tonality in a composition, based on one of the major or minor scales. The key of a piece of music is indicated by the key signature at the left hand end of the stave. The key of a passage may, however, change by the addition of accidentals before prescribed notes; a change of key is known as a modulation.
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PROPOSALS FOR LONG-TERM FISCAL STABILITY:FRANK WOLF
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 11/10/2009; 700+ words
; ...commission Jim Cooperand I envision would hold public meetings across the country to hear fromthe American public. Listening will be key. There has to an honest discussionwith the American public about the choices our country faces. Everything- and I mean everything...
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PROPOSALS FOR LONG-TERM FISCAL STABILITY:WILLIAM A. GALSTON
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 11/10/2009; 700+ words
; ...partisansto point fingers at one another, it is more useful to examine the deeperproblems that have thwarted action. Two are key. First, these issues aredifficult, engaging them is risky, and in today`s intensely polarized nationalpolitics, no one...
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WATER AND POWER BILLS:DIANNE FEINSTEIN
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 11/5/2009; 700+ words
; ...depleted seasonal rainfalls. Right now, key supply reservoirs are atonly 69 percent...do. Waiving Restrictions There are three key parts to thelegislation. The first provision...Streamlining Environmental ReviewThe second key provision directs Interior to facilitate...
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Great American News Quiz
Transcript from: The O'Reilly Factor (Fox News Network); 11/10/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...know. He was dead long before.FAULKNER: He's not with us anymore.O'REILLY: No. No, but there is a picture of him in Key West.Just a joke. I don't want mail on it either. We don't know about James Buchanan.Question No. 4, Nancy Pelosi...
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FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE HEALTH REFORM REDUX
Transcript from: Regulatory Intelligence Data; 11/10/2009; ; 686 words
; ...into what works and what doesn't, andprevention and wellness investments that were included in the RecoveryAct, some of the key provisions under consideration in the health reformbills include: -- Changing the way we pay hospitals, to discourage mistakes...
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EPA Drafts Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Strategy
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 11/9/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...and Atmospheric Administration said restoring the oysters is key to the new bay recovery effort. Mr. PEYTON ROBERTSON (Director...and establish self-sustaining oyster-reef sanctuaries in 20 key tributaries throughout the bay by the year 2020. HARRIS: Ultimately...
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All Tech Considered: The Droid, Dell's New Laptop
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 11/9/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...the fence because you need a physical keyboard, it does have that. Although, I kind of hate physical keyboards. I find the keys to be way too small for my thumbs and I end up being much more efficient typing on a virtual onscreen keyboard. The navigation...
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Voices Of A Revolution: Leipzig
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 11/9/2009; ; 574 words
; ...we, the Germans, so often started. I will never forget that day. BLOCK: That's Reverend Christian Fuhrer who played a key role in the protest that led to the fall of communism in East Germany. Today, the reverend is semi-retired, but remains...
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ENDING VETERANS' HOMELESSNESS:MS. MELANIE LILLISTON
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 11/10/2009; 700+ words
; ...acknowledges the leadershiprole of this subcommittee, and that of the full committee, in this nobleeffort. There are three key bills that lay the foundation on which we,as a nation, can build a successful, comprehensive campaign to end andprevent homelessness...
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PELOSI: ON VETERANS DAY, LET US HONOR THE SACRIFICE OF OUR VETERANS AND TAKE INSPIRATION FROM THEIR ACTIONS
Transcript from: Capitol Hill Press Releases; 11/10/2009; 565 words
; ...first few months, nearly300,000 veterans signed up for these college benefits; and this year, weexpanded these critical keys to college to all children of service memberswho have died on active duty since 9/11. "On this Veterans Day, the prayersand...
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Books
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
...bibliopole , bibliopolist , n. —bibliopolic , adj. bibliotaphy the hoarding or hiding of books, often under lock and key. —bibliotaph . n. —bibliotaphic , adj. bibliothecary a librarian. bibliotherapy the therapeutic use...
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Anderson, Ivie Marie
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...February 13, 1931, performing live between showings of a film at the Oriental Theatre. Her First Hits Anderson quickly became a key part of the band's sound and appeal. Her first recording with the band, “It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain...
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Deleuze, Gilles
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...believed that philosophy should be a positive act, not a neutral and detached observation of the world and the mind. One of the key concepts in his work was that of immanence, which he borrowed from the realm of theology to denote the unity of thought, mind...
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Fortuyn, Pim
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...By this time, Fortuyn had abandoned his Marxist beliefs and turned strongly in the direction of free-market conservatism. He had also begun to identify immigration as a key issue in Dutch politics, although criticism of immigrants and the
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Hoff, Ted
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Ted Hoff American engineer Ted Hoff (born 1937) is credited with changing the face of the world as one of the key people behind the creation of the first microprocessor. While working for Intel in 1969, he developed the architecture that made...
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