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Politicians at the Oscars
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ACTORS who portray `modern day' politicians, real or fictive,
have been Oscar contenders in every decade since the Academy Awards
was introduced in 1928.
Interestingly, the 25 nominations in this genre comprise
politicians, along with some revolutionaries and political aides,
from all five continents.
Naturally, the bulk of the characters are from North America, 16
of them to be precise. Six of these were based on real-life
Americans, namely, US presidents John Quincy Adams (portrayed by
Anthony Hopkins), Abraham Lincoln (Raymond Massey), Woodrow Wilson
(Alexander Knox), Harry S. Truman (James ...
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United States: Milwaukee a finalist for Spanish wind energy company.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo
; ...Representatives of the state at the meeting...week were state Commerce Secretary...As the United States has seen...factories in the United States to make their...Association of Commerce, Leinenkugel...Hozeny of the state Department of Commerce...
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE, JAPAN PATENT OFFICE TO EXPAND PATENT PROSECUTION HIGHWAY WORK SHARE PROGRAM
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Patent & Trademark...following press release: The Commerce Department's United States Patent and Trademark Office...said Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property...
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News Wire article from: TendersInfo
; ...manish03 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has...Minnesota Department of Commerce nearly $350,000 to...the DOE funding, the Commerce Department intends to...energy more wisely. State officials plan to promote...Minnesota was one of 11 states receiving a total of $3.84 ...
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United States: Energy panel details plans to meet natural gas needs.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo
; ...Byline: manish03 The Alaska Department of Natural Resources estimates...The Alaska Journal of Commerce and the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce organized a lunchtime panel...members were Kurt Gibson, Department of Natural Resources; Jim...
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News Wire article from: TendersInfo
; ...November 2007, according to Commerce Department data. In a recessionary environment...according to the latest U.S. Commerce Department data. IESI-BFC Chief Executive...residential customers in 11 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and...
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News Wire article from: TendersInfo
; ...adding nearly 260 jobs. State officials said Friday...expansion near Clayton. Commerce Department spokesman Charles Winkler...nearly $4 million in state incentives if it meets...jobs in North Carolina. Commerce officials say Talecris...
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United States hosts intensive Disaster Management Exercise for Fiji officials.
News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association
; 16 NOVEMBER 2009 SUVA ( US EMBASSY) ---- The United States Government is hosting a four-day Disaster Management...Administration (NOAA), a division of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The Exercise and training is based on real-life...
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United states : Washburn University, Tech receive grants.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo
; ...Development Center, received $77,000 from the Kansas Department of Commerce-Small Business Administration for the operation...associate professor and chairman of the chemistry department in the college of arts and sciences, was awarded...
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United states: Smaller US and European firms eye the $100 Indian aviation market.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo
; ...airport at Devanahalli and land has been acquired by the State agency Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board. Karen L Zens, Deputy Assistant Secretary at the US Department of Commerce said that they were looking forward to working on...
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United States: Rural Broadband Funds Available Sooner.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo
; Byline: datta03 USDA's Rural Utilities Service and the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration have announced they are streamlining the American Recovery and Reinvestment...
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