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Richard J. Riordan
Richard J. Riordan , 1930-, American businessman and politician, b. Flushing, N.Y. He moved to Los Angeles, where he amassed a fortune through venture capitalism, real estate investment, and leveraged buyouts. In 1993 the conservative Riordan was elected mayor of Los Angeles, the first Republican to...
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capital
capital in economics, the elements of production from which an income is derived, usually defined with the exception of land and labor. As originally used in business, capital denoted interest-bearing money. In classical economic theory it was one of the three major factors of production, along wit...
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Sri Jayewardenapura Kotte
Sri Jayewardenapura Kotte city (1995 est. pop. 114,000), capital of Sri Lanka. A suburb of Colombo (the former capital) previously known as Kotte, the city was designated as the future capital of the country and renamed in 1977. A new parliament building was constructed, and its opening in 1982 ina...
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Tutankhamen
Tutankhamen or Tutenkhamon , fl. c.1350 BC, king of ancient Egypt, of the XVIII dynasty. He was the son-in-law of Ikhnaton and succeeded to the throne after a brief reign by Ikhnaton's successor. Under Ikhnaton the god Amon had been replaced by Aton, and the reaction in favor of Aton ended und...
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Aube
Aube , department (1990 pop. 289,400), NE France, in Champagne. Troyes is the capital.
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City of David
City of David in the Bible, epithet of Bethlehem , the birthplace of David, and of Jerusalem , his capital.
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Morbihan
Morbihan , department (1990 pop. 623,100), NW France, in Brittany, on the Atlantic coast. Vannes is the capital.
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Moselle
Moselle , department (1990 pop. 1,011,400), NE France, bordering on Luxembourg and Germany. Metz is the capital.
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Somme
Somme , department (1990 pop. 548,300), N France, in Picardy, on the English Channel. Amiens is the capital.
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Tarn
Tarn , department (1990 pop. 343,400), S France, in Languedoc. Albi is the capital.
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