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Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia in astronomy, prominent northern constellation located almost directly opposite the Big Dipper across the north celestial pole. Five bright stars in the constellation form a rough W (or M ) in the sky. Some see in this formation the shape of a chair known as Cassiopeia's Chair.... Read more |
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Censure
CENSURE A formal, public reprimand for an infraction or violation. From time to time deliberative bodies are forced to take action against members whose actions or behavior runs counter to the group's acceptable standards for individual behavior. In the U.S. Congress, that action can come in the... Read more |
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Carl Vinson
Vinson, Carl (1883–1981), Chair, House Naval Affairs Committee and Armed Services Committee.A rural Georgia lawyer and Democrat, Vinson was elected to the House of Representatives in 1914. He was appointed to the House Naval Affairs Committee in his first term, and throughout his... Read more |
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Recliner
Recliner Background A reclining chair is an upholstered chair with a metal mechanism activated by the user so that the back is pushed out and a foot rest rises up to accommodate the user's lower legs. Most recliners are armchairs, meaning they include arms. Upholstered backs... Read more |
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Gro Harlem Brundtland
Gro Harlem Brundtland , 1939-, Norwegian political leader. She worked as a physician in the national health service until appointed (1974) minister of the environment. She became deputy leader of the Norwegian Labor party (1975) and was elected to parliament in 1977. Prime minister briefly in 1981,... Read more |
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Eugenia Charles
Eugenia Charles (Mary Eugenia Charles), 1919-2005, Dominican politician, first female prime minister of Dominica (1980-95). A lawyer, she was a founder (1968) of the Dominica Freedom party (DFP) and headed the DFP for more than 20 years. Elected to parliament in 1970, she became leader of the... Read more |
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John Andrew Boehner
John Andrew Boehner , 1949-, American politician, b. Cincinnati. A business executive and a Republican member (1985-90) of the Ohio house of representatives, he first won election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1990, and became an ally of Newt Gingrich . House Republican Conference... Read more |
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Educational reform
EDUCATION REFORM overviewjacob e. adams jr. reports of historical significancerick ginsberg OVERVIEW In 1983 American education reform entered a new era. It was in that year that the federal government published a report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education entitled A Nation... Read more |
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Independent Labour Party
Independent Labour Party (ILP). The party was established in 1893 at a conference in Bradford, composed of 120 delegates largely drawn from the industrial north and Scotland and chaired by Keir Hardie. By 1910 it had a membership of 28,000. Although the word ‘Socialist’ was... Read more |
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