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threat
threat in law, declaration of intent to injure another by doing an unlawful act, with a view to restraining his freedom of action. A threat is distinguishable from an assault , for an assault requires some physical act that appears likely to eventuate in violence, whereas a threat may consist of... Read more |
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Hamid Karzai
Hamid KarzaiDecember 24, 1957 • Karz, Kandahar, AfghanistanPresident of AfghanistanFor most of his life Hamid Karzai has dedicated himself to bringing peace and unity to his homeland of Afghanistan, a nearly impossible task because the country has been plagued by internal tensions and external... Read more |
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freeholder
freeholder. Technically any outright owner of land is a freeholder, but the most regular use of the word historically has been in the context of voting rights. Freeholders were those people who owned property worth 40 shillings (£2) a year and were thus entitled to vote in county elections, at... Read more |
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Mississippi v. Johnson
Mississippi v. Johnson, 71 U.S. 475 (1867), argued 12 Apr. 1867, decided 15 Apr. 1867 by vote of 9 to 0; Chase for the Court. In March 1867 Congress enacted the Reconstruction Act over the veto of President Andrew Johnson. The act gave military commanders appointed by the president political... Read more |
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Grand Remonstrance
Grand Remonstrance, 1641. This lengthy petition was part of Pym's campaign to retain the initiative in his parliamentary struggle against Charles I. It was given added urgency by the news of the Irish catholic revolt. A long indictment of the misdeeds of the reign, attributing them largely to... Read more |
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Achievement
Achievement MEASURING ACHIEVEMENT UNDERSTANDING MOTIVATION STEREOTYPE THREAT BIBLIOGRAPHY The modern scientific study of achievement began with Henry Murray’s seminal study of basic human ne... Read more |
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Alien and Sedition Acts
Alien and Sedition Acts 1798, four laws enacted by the Federalist-controlled U.S. Congress, allegedly in response to the hostile actions of the French Revolutionary government on the seas and in the councils of diplomacy (see XYZ Affair ), but actually designed to destroy Thomas Jefferson's... Read more |
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amalgamation process
amalgamation process , in particular, a method to extract gold and silver from ores. The ore is crushed and treated with mercury , in which the metal dissolves. The amalgam is heated and the mercury evaporates, leaving pure gold or silver. The process has been criticized as an environmental and... Read more |
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blackmail
blackmail in law, exaction of money from another by threat of exposure of criminal action or of disreputable conduct. The term was originally used for the tribute levied until the 18th cent. upon the inhabitants of the Scottish border to provide immunity from raids by Scottish bands. Statutes... Read more |
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SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis Organizational strategies are the means through which companies accomplish their missions and goals. Successful strategies address four elements of the setting within which the company operates: (1) the company's strengths, (2) its weaknesses, (3) the opportunities in its competitive... Read more |
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Diverse Afghan groups behind unrest; A rocket attack that killed two US...
...AFGHANISTAN -- Afghan officials are concerned...drug profiteers, warlords reluctant to disarm...politicians, and ordinary Afghans with personal vendettas...disrupt September's vote, say officials...of law - a direct threat to ... |
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Warlords will affect Afghan vote, group says ; Human Rights Watch cites...
...be hijacked by warlords able to intimidate...acknowledged problems ahead of the country...presidential vote on Oct. 9...using force, threats and corruption...Millions of Afghans have registered for the Oct. 9 vote, despite ... |
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Afghan women learning democracy; Some warlords share the Taliban's view of women
...how to count votes and seal them...crash course ahead of the Oct. 9 vote.The women are...cities. But some Afghan warlords who took power...are undermining Afghan women's participation...through ongoing ... |
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Afghan election will entrench warlord power, rights group warns
...be hijacked by warlords who are able...acknowledged problems ahead of the country...presidential vote on Oct. 9...using force, threats and corruption...Millions of Afghans have registered for the Oct. 9 vote, despite ... |
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Group: Afghan Election Will Help Warlords
...be hijacked by warlords able to intimidate...acknowledged problems ahead of the country...presidential vote on Oct. 9...using force, threats and corruption...Millions of Afghans have registered for the Oct. 9 vote, despite ... |
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Karzai set for election victory, tough mandate to tackle Afghan warlords,...
...s powerful warlords and tackle a...declared the vote-count complete...the historic vote on Oct. 9...which U.S. and Afghan officials hailed...Taliban, whose threats to disrupt the vote proved largely...percent of the ... |
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Group: Warlords to Hinder Afghan Election
...be hijacked by warlords able to intimidate...acknowledged problems ahead of the country...presidential vote on Oct. 9...using force, threats and corruption...Millions of Afghans have registered for the Oct. 9 vote, despite ... |
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Afghan Women Pressured Not to Vote
...presidential vote on Oct. 9...how to count votes and seal them...crash course ahead of the Oct. 9 vote. The women are...But some Afghan warlords who took power...are undermining Afghan women's ... |
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Karzai far ahead of rivals as vote counting resumes in Afghan presidential...
...win the Oct. 9 vote.The U.N...interest among Afghans, who are aching...35,986 valid votes tallied in six...avoid a run-off vote with his closest...2 percent, ahead of ethnic Uzbek warlord Abdul Rashid...estimated 8 million ... |
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Warlords could hijack Afghan elections, group fears
...Afghanistan will be hijacked by warlords able to intimidate voters...acknowledged problems ahead of the country's first...ever direct presidential vote on Oct. 9, but insisted...were using force, threats and corruption to dominate...were receiving death ... |
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