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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), U.S. agency created in 1964 to end discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in employment and to promote programs to make equal employment opportunity a reality. It has since become responsible for ending discrimination... Read more |
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charge-coupled device
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Jim Wright
Jim Wright (James Claud Wright, Jr.), 1922-, U.S. congressman, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1987-89), b. Fort Worth, Tex. Following service in the U.S. army during World War II, Wright was a Texas state representative (1947-49) and mayor of Weatherford, Tex. (1950-54). He was... Read more |
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Jim Mitchell
Jim Mitchell Trial: 1992 Defendant: Jim MitchellCrimes Charged: Murder, burglary, weapons chargesChief Defense Lawyers: Michael Kennedy, Nanci ClarenceChief Prosecutor: John PoseyJudge: Richard BrienerPlace: San Rafael, CaliforniaDate of Trial: January 13-February 19, 1992Verdict: ... Read more |
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ion
ion atom or group of atoms having a net electric charge . Positive and Negative Electric Charges A neutral atom or group of atoms becomes an ion by gaining or losing one or more electrons or protons. Since the electron and proton have equal but opposite unit charges, the charge of an ion is... Read more |
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Suharto
Suharto or Soeharto , 1921-2008, president of Indonesia (1967-98). A veteran of the war for independence (1945-49) against the Dutch, he became army chief of staff in 1965. He opposed the pro-Chinese policies of President Sukarno and, while still relatively unknown, crushed an alleged... Read more |
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Carlos Saul Menem
Carlos Saúl Menem , 1930-, president of Argentina (1989-99). A Peronist (see Juan Domingo Perón ), he served as governor of La Rioja (1973-76, 1983-89). Imprisoned during the 1976 coup, he was released in 1981. He won the 1989 presidential elections by appealing to the deep-rooted... Read more |
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pole
pole in electricity and magnetism, point where electric or magnetic force appears to be concentrated. A single electric charge located at a point is sometimes referred to as an electric monopole. An electric dipole consists of two equal and opposite charges separated by a distance. Some... Read more |
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Giulio Andreotti
Giulio Andreotti , 1919-, Italian political leader. A member of the Christian Democratic party, Andreotti held a variety of ministerial posts throughout the 1950s and 60s and first served as premier in 1972-73. He subsequently held the premiership again (1976-79), was minister for foreign affairs... Read more |
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