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Primary Party Organization
PRIMARY PARTY ORGANIZATION Primary Party Organization (PPO) was the official name for the lowest-level organization in the structure of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. PPOs were set up wherever there were at least three Party members, and every member of the Party was required to belong to... Read more |
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pressure group
pressure group body, organized or unorganized, that actively seeks to promote its particular interests within a society by exerting pressure on public officials and agencies. Pressure groups direct their efforts toward influencing legislative and executive branches of government, political parties,... Read more |
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mutual fund
mutual fund in finance, investment company or trust that has a very fluid capital stock. It is unique in that at any time it can sell or redeem any of its outstanding shares at net asset value (i.e., the price of a share equals total assets minus liabilities divided by the total number of shares).... Read more |
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Robert Maxwell
Robert Maxwell (Ian Robert Maxwell), 1923-91, British business executive, b. Czechoslovakia as Jan Ludwik Hoch. He grew up in a tight-knit Jewish community. After fleeing the Nazis in 1939, Maxwell fought with the British during World War II. In 1951, he purchased Pergamon Press, a publisher of... Read more |
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hedge fund
hedge fund in finance, a highly speculative, largely unregulated investment device. Originating in the 1950s, the funds "hedge" by offsetting "short" positions (borrowing a security and then selling it at a higher price before repaying the lender) against "long" positions (borrowing... Read more |
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Los Angeles-Area Port Officials Wonder If They'll See Touted Federal Funds.
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L.A. AREA PORT OFFICIALS WARY PROMISED FUNDS TO MEET FEDERAL SECURITY...
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L.A. AREA PORT OFFICIALS WARY PROMISED FUNDS TO MEET FEDERAL SECURITY...
...seaport-security efforts Thursday...Long Beach officials said they...money local ports will ever...California, local port officials...encouraging but inadequate - and confusing...going?'' Port of Los ... |
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Bush budget funds salmon restoration
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