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2009
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pan·a·ma
/ ˈpanəˌmä/
(also panama hat)
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n.
a wide-brimmed hat of strawlike material, originally made from the leaves of a particular tropical palm tree, worn chiefly by men.
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Panama trying to jazz up image and lure tourists.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 1/24/2005; 700+ words
; Byline: Howard Reich PANAMA CITY _Like much of Central America...control its primary economic asset _ the Panama Canal_for nearly a century, the country...go with it. Hoping to change that, Panama has turned to a novel attraction: jazz...
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'PANAMA AT SMITHSONIAN' PROGRAM SERIES HIGHLIGHTS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SMITHSONIAN AND REPUBLIC OF PANAMA
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/18/2009; 700+ words
; ...Institute and the Museo del Canal Interoceanico de Panama will offer "Panama at the Smithsonian," a series of 18 public programs...activities in Washington, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Panama throughout this year and early 2010. The series...
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Panama trying to get in on the cruise ship trade
Newspaper article from: China Daily; 4/29/2002; 700+ words
; COLON, Panama: An almost naked man stands on the dockside, his buttocks...indigenous Embera Indians from the islands of central Panama, brought in to add colour to a plan to make Panama one of the Caribbean's premier cruise ship destinations...
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PANAMA TRADE PACT KEY TO U.S. RECAPTURING THE HEMISPHERE.
Newspaper article from: NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs; 2/15/2007; 700+ words
; Panama and the US concluded a free-trade agreement...majority in the US could scuttle the deal. Panama was able to get concessions from the US...companies would be in line for when the Panama Canal expansion starts next year (see NotiCen...
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Panama tops January news interest index. (Times Mirror News Interest Index) (Includes highlights and analysis)
PR Newswire; 1/11/1990; 700+ words
; PANAMA TOPS JANUARY NEWS INTEREST INDEX WASHINGTON...PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. invasion of Panama captured the attention of the American people...percent of the public followed the news from Panama very closely, making it the fourth most...
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Panama Canal Authority Proposes Changes to Pricing System, Regulations
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 2/2/2007; 700+ words
; To: FOREIGN EDITORS Contact: Teresa Arosemena (Panama), of the Panama Canal Authority, +1-507-272-1873; or Roquena Domingo (U.S.), +1-202-326-1720, for the Panama Canal Authority PANAMA CITY, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire...
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Panama Promotes Canal As Gateway to Expand Thailand Exports.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 10/18/2002; 700+ words
; ...Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 18--Panama has urged Thailand to capitalise on the Panama Canal as a gateway to expand Thai exports to...Central America and the Caribbean. "Now that Panama has several trade agreements with neighbouring...
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PANAMA: Construction start-up on planned $430,000,000 light rail line project is tentatively scheduled to begin by the end of the year 2002, MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS (MOP) [Panama] - Order #: 067602.
Newspaper article from: WWP-Business Opportunities in Latin America & the Caribbean; 6/1/2002; 700+ words
; ...up to build a new light rail line in Panama City. And according to Hector Castillo...building a 13 km-long segment along Panama City's most congested roadway from the...MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS Apartado 1632, Panama International direct dial: 011 + [507...
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PANAMA: Construction start-up on planned $200,000,000 port expansion project is said to be imminent, PANAMA PORTS CO. (PPC) [Panama] - Order #: 067502.
Newspaper article from: WWP-Report on Engineering Construct & Plant Operations in the Developing World; 6/1/2002; 700+ words
; PROJECT OVERVIEW: The local PANAMA PORTS CO. (PPC) currently holds...operate the Balboa and Cristobal ports in Panama. The Balboa port presently handles...david.murphy@mail.doc.gov - Panama Subsidiary: PANAMA PORTS CO. (PPC...
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Panama casts his hat into the ring.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 6/5/2002; 700+ words
; ...Loverro, THE WASHINGTON TIMES TUNICA, Miss. - If Panama Lewis didn't exist, Budd Schulberg would have...whole lot worse. 911 Mike may just be crazy, but Panama Lewis is evil. Panama Lewis is an outlawed boxing trainer, and his presence...
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Panama
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography
Panama Official name: Republic of Panama Area: 78,200 square kilometers (30,193 square miles) Highest...limits: 22 kilometers (12 nautical miles) 1 LOCATION AND SIZE Panama is an isthmus in Central America, a narrow strip of land that...
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Panama Canal
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
Panama Canal █ JUDSON KNIGHT From the time of its opening in 1914 until 1977, when the United States transferred it to the nation of Panama, the Panama Canal was a symbol of U.S. influence in the Americas and, ultimately...
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Panama Canal Treaty
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
PANAMA CANAL TREATY PANAMA CANAL TREATY (1977). In January 1964, twenty-one Panamanians...orchestrated the 1903 Hay – Bunau-Varilla Treaty. The Panama Canal Zone, and the Southern Command of U.S. troops there, came...
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Panama, U.S. Military Involvement in
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Panama, U.S. Military Involvement in. U.S. military involvement in Panama began even before the Central American nation won...United States agreed to defend Colombia's rule over Panama in exchange for the rights of free transit across...
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Panama Invasion
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
PANAMA INVASION PANAMA INVASION (1989). The invasion of Panama by U.S. forces in December 1989 was designed in part to end the rule of General Manuel Antonio Noriega. A graduate of the Peruvian Military Academy in 1962, he had supported...
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