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Maher-shalal-hash-baz
Maher-shalal-hash-baz [Heb.,=the spoil speeds, the prey hastens], in the Bible, name of Isaiah's son, symbolizing hope for Judah during the Assyrian attack on Damascus and Samaria.... Read more |
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Bill Brandt
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Birmingham Political Union
Birmingham Political Union. Formed in 1830 by Thomas Attwood to press for parliamentary reform as a remedy for economic distress and inspired by the successful campaign for catholic emancipation. Led by local businessmen and manufacturers, the BPU aimed to unite middle- and working-class reformers... Read more |
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flesh
flesh An anecdote from the material culture of the late twentieth century may serve to introduce the layers of meaning associated with flesh; its epistemological, moral, and biological implications.From the 1960s the manufacturers of Crayola crayons included in their colour range a tone called... Read more |
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George Shiras Jr
SHIRAS, GEORGE, JR. George Shiras Jr. served on the U.S. Supreme Court as an associate justice from 1892 to 1903. Plucked by political necessity at the age of sixty from his highly successful law practice, Shiras, who had never been a judge or politician, brought a lawyerly, pragmatic perspective... Read more |
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Frank B. Kellogg
KELLOGG, FRANK BILLINGS Frank Billings Kellogg (1856–1937) emerged out of poverty and hardship to achieve a career as U.S. Secretary of State and a recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1929. Though Kellogg began his professional life as an awkward legal representative of some of the... Read more |
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Wilmot Proviso
Wilmot Proviso 1846, amendment to a bill put before the U.S. House of Representatives during the Mexican War; it provided an appropriation of $2 million to enable President Polk to negotiate a territorial settlement with Mexico. David Wilmot introduced an amendment to the bill stipulating that... Read more |
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Bill of Rights
Bill of Rights 1689, in British history, one of the fundamental instruments of constitutional law. It registered in statutory form the outcome of the long 17th-century struggle between the Stuart kings and the English Parliament. Its principles were accepted by William III and Mary II in the... Read more |
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Bill Bradley
Bill Bradley 1943- American basketball player Bill Bradley has found fame in two very different careers, one on the basketball court and one in politics, by applying similarly high levels of determination and skill. Having opted not to play for a basketball powerhouse because of his academic... Read more |
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Bill Monroe
Bill Monroe Singer, mandolin player For the Record... Read more |
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Confederacy of dunces; "Politically Incorrect," which ends tonight, was once...
...Neal Justin; Staff Writer `Politically Incorrect With Bill Maher" ends its nine-year run...Man Show" host is just as politically incorrect as Maher, but still naive...njustin@startribune.com. ... |
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"POLITICALLY INCORRECT'S" BILL MAHER
...and his own irreverent take on the events of the day. We sat down with Bill Maher to talk about his show, Politically Incorrect. (clip from "Politically Incorrect") BILL MAHER, Host, ... |
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Analysis: Reactions to comments made by host Bill Maher on his show...
...Analysis: Reactions to comments made by host Bill Maher on his show "Politically Incorrect" Host: LYNN NEARY Time: 8:00-9:00...attacks, Bill Maher, host of the TV show "Politically ... |
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Darrin Farrow From Elyria, Ohio Wins Seat On "Politically Incorrect With Bill...
...the opportunity to join host Bill Maher and celebrity panelists Drew...Reilly Factor") on ABC's "Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher," one of...and won a panelist seat on `Politically ... |
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The mouth that bored; Bill Maher's loose lips sunk the comically ineffective...
...s late-night program "Politically Incorrect With Bill Maher" ends its five-and-a...to the apparent reason "Politically Incorrect" was axed than its impending...nevertheless must have realized "Politically ... |
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`Politically Incorrect's' Bill Maher returns to TV with new HBO show
...Dateline: LOS ANGELES Comedian Bill Maher has rebounded from the cancellation of his ABC talk show "Politically Incorrect" with another current events forum on HBO. "Politically Incorrect" went off the air in late... |
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For the First Time Ever, Bid for a Panel Seat On ABC's 'Politically Incorrect...
...ever, fans of ABC's "Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher" will have an opportunity...opportunity to participate in the "Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher" to be taped...Animal ... |
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CTN Media Group to Produce a Live, On-Campus Version of ABC-TV's Late-Night...
...version of ABC-TV's late-night hit "Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher." The "Politically Incorrect" On-Campus Tour will travel to college...2000 election season. "Linking with Politically ... |
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``Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher'' Goes Fishing With Donato Dalrymple,...
...Wednesday, June 7, ABC's "Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher'' will feature Donato Dalrymple...lawsuits, having sued President Bill Clinton multiple times, including...on Wednesday, June 7. "Politically ... |
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KRS-One to Host 'Politically Incorrect' With Bill Maher on July 18, 2001.
...special edition of "Politically Incorrect." The well-respected talk show with host Bill Maher usually tapes in Los...Greenpoint, Brooklyn. "Politically Incorrect" will tape on July...York City skyline. ... |