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f(a)eces dregs XV; excrement XVII. — L., pl. of
fæx dregs.
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Prostate cancer treatment disputed
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 1/13/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...treatment. Klotz questioned the findings of a landmark study of 44,000 men published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in December that indicated that elderly men had better outcomes if treated for prostate cancer rather than through watchful...
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Prostate cancer experts against overtreatment
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 1/13/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...compromised. Klotz questioned the findings of a landmark study of 44,000 men published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in December that indicated that elderly men had better outcomes if treated for prostate cancer rather than through "watchful...
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George Mason's Gift Is a Shiny Present; Patriots Rebound From Bleak Past
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/10/1999; ; 700+ words
; Having won the first Colonial Athletic Association regular season title in school history, George Mason was holding a meeting two weeks ago as it prepared for the conference tournament...
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Alta's Mitchell named national coach of year
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 1/13/2007; 350 words
; ...named the 2006 Rocky Mountain Division I girls high school coach of the year, an award from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, at a convention in Indianapolis on Friday. "It's a great honor," said Mitchell. "I feel very humble...
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Canadians Fear Fallout Of U.S. Passport Rules
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/13/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...past five years. "This just aggravates the problem," said Christopher Jones, vice president of the Tourism Industry Association of Canada. "We are already experiencing a precipitous drop in tourism. It's adding salt to the wound." Fewer Americans...
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These ARMs Have Legs
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/13/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...at the end of December, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association of America -- when you could get a 15-year fixed-rate...par credit scores. New research by the Mortgage Bankers Association found that adjustables accounted for 59 percent of subprime...
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Moon Empire Gets a Bang For Its Buck; Unification Church Tied to Arms Maker
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/10/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...but they could shoot only small bullets. Then in recent years, 31 states passed laws, promoted by the National Rifle Association, allowing people to carry concealed weapons. Moreover, in 1994 the government banned manufacture of guns able to hold...
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Channel Surfing, Saltwater, Hair Tips, Cat Tricks and More
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/10/1999; 700+ words
; ...second) to prevent serious overlap between stations. Then, according to David Layer, a senior engineer with the National Association of Broadcasters, the feds started chopping channels out of the TV spectrum to accommodate FM radio. By the end of World...
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OBITUARIES; RACINE COUNTY
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 1/14/2007; 700+ words
; ...California as a hospital assistant supervisor in central service / receiving. She was president of her residence homeowners' association. Survivors include her mother, Jean Markielewski of Racine; father, Jerome Markielewski of Oakfield; four sisters...
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WASHINGTON NOTEBOOK; Marinette-made Navy ship veering off-course, financially
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 1/14/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Aviation is a major presence in our part of Wisconsin," Petri said, mentioning the widely attended Experimental Aircraft Association and contractors including Basler Turbo Conversions and Oshkosh Truck. Wisconsin Democrat Herb Kohl, who sits on the Senate...
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Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Associations
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Associations (YMHA, YWHA), organizations that promote health, social activities, recreation, acculturation of new Jewish Americans...
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Robert Bruce Zoellick
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...House from 1985 to 1993, and was subsequently (1993-97) an executive vice president at the Federal National Mortgage Association . After stints as a professor at the U.S. naval academy, as president of the Center for Strategic and International Studies...
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International Development Association
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
International Development Association see International Bank for Reconstruction and Development .
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Ginnie Mae
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Ginnie Mae see Federal National Mortgage Association .
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Government National Mortgage Association
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Government National Mortgage Association see Federal National Mortgage Association .
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