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race
race one of the group of populations regarded as constituting humanity. The differences that have historically determined the classification into races are predominantly physical aspects of appearance that are generally hereditary. Genetically a race may be defined as a group with gene frequencies... Read more |
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Race relations
Race RelationsI. World PerspectivesG. Franklin EdwardsBIBLIOGRAPHYII. Social-psychological AspectsThomas F. PettigrewBIBLIOGRAPHYI WORLD PERSPECTIVESThe term “race relations” refers to those forms of behavior which arise from the contacts and resulting interaction of people with varied physical and... Read more |
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Indy
Indy a form of motor racing in which cars are driven round a banked, regular oval circuit which allows for racing at exceptionally high speeds. It takes place chiefly in the US, and is named (from the 1950s) from Indianapolis in Indiana, where the principal Indy event, an annual 500-mile (804.5-km)... Read more |
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horse racing
horse racing trials of speed involving two or more horses. It includes races among harnessed horses with one of two particular gaits, among saddled Thoroughbreds (or, less frequently, quarterhorses) on a flat track, or among saddled horses over a turf course with obstacles to be jumped... Read more |
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sweepstakes
sweepstakes contest or race, usually a horse race, on which a lottery is run. Prizes are awarded to the holders of winning tickets. In the case of a horse race, the draw is made from the names of all the horses entered in the race and vast numbers of blanks. Thus most ticket holders draw blanks,... Read more |
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Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown (Edmund Gerald Brown, Jr.), 1938-, American political leader, b. San Francisco. The son of Edmund Gerald (Pat) Brown (1905-96), governor of California (1959-67), Brown abandoned early ideas of entering the priesthood and obtained a law degree (Yale, 1964). He entered California politics... Read more |
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Pete Wilson
Pete Wilson (Peter Barton Wilson), 1933-, American politician, b. Lake Forest, Ill. A lawyer and moderate Republican, he began his career in local politics. He was a campaign aide in Richard Nixon 's 1962 gubernatorial race, served in the state legislature (1967-71), and was mayor of San Diego... Read more |
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Carey Estes Kefauver
Carey Estes Kefauver , 1903-63, U.S. Senator from Tennessee (1949-63), b. Madisonville, Tenn., known as Estes Kefauver. He became a Chattanooga lawyer and in 1938 was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served until he entered the Senate in 1949. His victory in the senatorial race... Read more |
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A J Foyt
A. J. Foyt (Anthony Joseph Foyt, Jr.), 1935-, American auto-racing driver, b. Houston. Foyt was the first person to win the Indianapolis 500 race four times (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977). He also won the Daytona 500 and, with Dan Gurney, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He was U.S. Auto Club driving champion... Read more |
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Financially at least, Cellucci a front-runner in '98 governor's race
...expected to run for governor in 1998. Cellucci...expected to run for governor, state Treasurer Joseph...strongest contender for governor, has not yet formed...though it was not an election year for him. He ended...federal taxes. As a result, ... |
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UPSTATE'S ECONOMY TALK OF ELECTION; FROM THE GOVERNOR'S RACE ON DOWN,...
...in this year's election races. B. Thomas Golisano...businessman running for governor as the Independence...before Pataki became governor, New York lost 355...The state lost 98,900 manufacturing...because they are the result ... |
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50 races to watch in '98. (US elections)(Cover Story)
Campaigns & Elections magazine previews...for the 1998 election season...Senate, 36 governors, 6,154 state...To preview Election '98, we've selected...interesting races to watch. Some...of them may result in ... |
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Ten races to watch: '98 elections.(progressive, pro-labor, and...
...Democratic nominee for governor, has offered...Party nominee for governor of California...worth watching as election day approaches...county council race with a platform...and two special elections for vacant U...years as the ... |
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Elections, lawsuits dominate region, while governors seek...
...gubernatorial elections should be...requests, governors in Alabama...Democratic governor's list...victim of election-year politics...deliver in an election year. But...parks bonds. ELECTION '98 Gubernatorial ... |
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Election watcher's guide to the hottest races of '98
...now ahead in most races with few notable...realized until election day when base turnout...hot spots. Among governors, Republicans start...of those up for election. That's a direct result of their big wins...lopsided advantage in ... |
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Election watcher's guide to the hottest races of '98.(Cover Story)
...now ahead in most races with few notable...realized until election day when base turnout...hot spots. Among governors, Republicans start...of those up for election. That's a direct result of their big wins...lopsided advantage in ... |
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Governor sees mandate.(Metropolitan Times)(Elections '98)
...another run for governor, a race for Congress or...that his re-election is a "mandate...said national election results made it clear...gubernatorial elections, along rural...thing with this election was the ... |
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Poshard will make another run '98 Democratic nominee asked Vallas to join...
...Democratic nominee for governor, has decided...rivals in the '98 primary: former...percent of the '98 vote in a six-way race. All three have...in a general election than any other...dropped as a result of this ... |
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In Georgia, tight gubernatorial race drives rivals to attack, spend...
...almost even in the race to succeed retiring...meaning the results are too close...s a turnout election," with the results depending on the...for the whole election cycle." With...thing a Southern governor does is keep his... |
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