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Tom Ridge
Tom Ridge (Thomas Joseph Ridge), 1945-, U.S. politician and government official, first secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security (2003-5), b. Munhall, Pa. A graduate of Harvard (1967) and the Dickinson School of Law (1972) who served (1968-70) in the infantry in Vietnam, Ridge worked in private... Read more |
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Abu Ghraib
Abu Ghraib or Abu Ghurayb , infamous prison located in the town of Abu Ghraib, c.20 mi (32 km) W of Baghdad, Iraq. Built by British contractors in the 1960s, it occupies c.280 acres (113 hectares) and is comprised of five separate compounds. During Saddam Hussein 's regime, Abu Ghraib was... Read more |
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Evanescence
Evanescence Rock group Catapulted into the mainstream by their blockbuster major label debut Fallen, Evanescence was dubbed Best New Artist of 2003 at the Grammy Awards. A rare metal-Goth combo, these musicians are fronted by a powerful soprano, Amy Lee, who spews dire lyrics that... Read more |
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Mount Stromlo Observatory
Mount Stromlo Observatory astronomical observatory located on Mt. Stromlo, near Canberra, Australia. Established in 1924 (14 years after the first telescope was erected there), it has been operated by the Australian National Univ. since 1957. A wildfire destroyed the observatory in 2003, but the... Read more |
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O J Simpson
O. J. Simpson (Orenthal James Simpson), 1947-, American football player, b. San Francisco. As a running back for the Univ. of Southern California, he won the Heisman Trophy as the best college player of 1968. The "Juice" played with the Buffalo Bills (1969-77) and San Francisco 49ers (1978-79)... Read more |
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United States Customs Service
Customs Service, United States ¦ JUDSON KNIGHT One of the oldest bureaus of the federal government, the United States Customs Service was founded in the first year of George Washington's presidency, and for decades the tariffs it collected funded virtually all government... Read more |
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Valeo
Valeo 43, rue Bayen75848 Paris FranceTelephone: ( +33) 01 40 55 20 20Fax: ( +33) 01 40 55 21 71Web site: http://www.valeo.com Public Company Incorporated: 1923 as Société Anonyme Francaise du FerodoEmployees: 68,200Sales: EUR 9.23 billion ($11.59 billion) (2003)Stock Exchanges:... Read more |
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Knight-Ridder Inc
Knight Ridder, Inc. 50 W. San Fernando Street, Suite 1500 San Jose, California 95113 U.S.A. Telephone: (408) 938-7700 Fax: (408) 938-7766 Web site: http://www.kri.com Public Company Incorporated: 1974 as Knight-Ridder Newspapers, Inc. Employees: 18,000 Sales: $2.9 billion... Read more |
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Shia LaBeouf
Shia LaBeoufJune 11, 1986 • Los Angeles, CaliforniaActorFor three years, from 2000 until 2003, most people knew him as the mop-headed, wise-cracking younger brother Louis on the top-rated Disney Channel series Even Stevens. But in 2003, thanks to his breakthrough lead role in the movie Holes, teen... Read more |
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World survey on America's image highlights a global gap ; America's foreign...
...06-25-2003 World survey...America's image highlights a global gap...transcript from the Australian broadcast...conducted in 11 nations, including...learned that on Sept. 11, 2001. Though...Copyright 2003 Blethen Maine Newspapers Inc. |
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