Arabic numerals
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Arabic numerals any of the numerals 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Arabic numerals reached western Europe (replacing Roman numerals) through Arabia by about ad 1200 but probably originated in India.
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R.I.P., Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. (1921-2008)
Magazine article from: The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education; 7/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; Jesse Helms, the five-term U.S...three decades in the Senate, Jesse Helms was a mean-spirited...because of racial quotas." * Helms was a rabid supporter of the...differ. [Sidebar] Senator Jesse Helms He was a bully, a bigot...
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What's Art? (What's Not?) Jesse Helms, Jane Alexander, Karen Finley and Friends Explain It All To You
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/24/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) has declared unequivocally that the photographs...others, however, stepped gamely into the fray. Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.), 72, chief Senate proponent of abolishing...
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SENATE APPROVES RESOLUTION HONORING FORMER NORTH CAROLINA SEN. HELMS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/8/2008; 700+ words
; ...Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., was elected...Carolina; Whereas Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., was a...children; Whereas Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr...Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., former...the Honorable Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr.
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WHITHER HELMS AND HIS HELMS-MEN?
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 10/14/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...wanted to get in a lick against Jesse Helms, now's your chance. With three...against liberals. And pornography. Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. is very large against pornography. Because Jesse is one of the wedge people. Wedge...
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Rep. McHenry Introduces Resolution Concerning Former Sen. Helms
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/23/2008; 598 words
; ...honoring the life of Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., distinguished...Whereas Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., was elected...Carolina; Whereas Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., was a leader...children; and Whereas Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., made...
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Sen. Reid Introduces Resolution Concerning Death of Former Sen. Helms
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/9/2008; 620 words
; ...relative to the death of Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., former U...Whereas Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., was elected...Carolina; Whereas Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., was a leader...children; and Whereas Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., made...
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Alexander in the Spotlight as the new Head of the NEA
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 10/19/1993; 700+ words
; ...again. NEARY: [laughs] Ms. ALEXANDER: So, it's not like I haven...somehow prepared for it. NEARY: Alexander seems ready to take on the opposition...conservative republican Senator Jesse Helms. Ms. ALEXANDER: He took me and my family to...
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Get to D.C., head right; Helms followed his own path.(PAGE ONE)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 12/3/2002; 700+ words
; ...THE WASHINGTON TIMES Sen. Jesse Helms came to Washington 30 years...was going to stand," Mr. Helms, North Carolina Republican...exiled [Soviet dissident] Alexander Solzhenitsyn, it was Jesse Helms who rolled out the red...
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Arts Agency's Inviting Ways; NEA Chairman Alexander Reaches Out, Even to Helms
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/5/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...Arts, Chairman Jane Alexander invited the agency...And even when Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) ended...clear indication that Alexander is devising a strategy...agency. The thrust of Alexander's approach emerged...
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Jesse Helms helped preserve Old South
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times (IL); 7/12/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...somehow profane that Sen. Jesse Helms should have managed to...racist buffoon. Or, as Helms' obituary in the New...was no recollection of Helms' role in opposing the...to "figure out" the Alexander Calder mobile that was...
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Helms, Jesse Alexander, Jr.
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
HELMS, JESSE ALEXANDER, JR. The career of Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. is unique in post-World War II U.S. politics. Few legislators have fought as relentlessly, caused as much uproar, or arguably, had as much influence as the ultraconservative...
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Jesse Alexander Helms
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Jesse Alexander Helms 1921-2008, U.S. senator from North...broadcasting executive (1948-51), Helms gained prominence (1960-72) as a...unyielding support of right-wing causes, Helms retired after serving five terms in the...
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Scott, Randolph
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...DeMille); The Far Call (Dwan) (as Helms); The Virginian (Fleming); The Black...The Texans (as Kirk Jordan) 1939 Jesse James (Henry King) (as Will Wright...Smith); The Spoilers (Enright) (as Alexander McNamara); Pittsburgh (Seiler) (as...
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