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Denis Sassou-Nguesso
Denis Sassou-Nguesso 1943?-, Congolese army officer and president (1979-92, 1997-) of Congo (Brazzaville). He served (1977-79) as the minister of national defense. As president he won approval for a new Marxist constitution and signed (1981) a friendship treaty with the USSR, while maintaining the... Read more |
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Corruption
Corruption WHAT IS CORRUPTION? WHY DOES CORRUPTION GROW, PERSIST, OR DECLINE? CONSEQUENCES OF CORRUPTION FIGHTING CORRUPTION BIBLIOGRAPHY Corruption has been a part of human societies since the oldest of times. Corruption, fraud, embezzlement, theft, bribes, and kickbacks are all forms in... Read more |
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Tammany
Tammany or Tammany Hall, popular name for the Democratic political machine in Manhattan. Origins After the American Revolution several patriotic societies sprang up to promote various political causes and economic interests. Among these were the Tammany societies, founded in New York,... Read more |
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Swat
Swat , district of the Malakand division, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. Saidu Sharif is the capital. The largely inaccessible region is reached by air and through mountain passes from the south and east. Swat was famous for its beautiful forests and gardens and had a noted wood-carving... Read more |
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Casamance
Casamance , river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, W Africa. It rises in S Senegal and flows westward, emptying in the Atlantic Ocean. The virtually unnavigable river lies in a region of lush floodplains between the enclave of The Gambia and Guinea Bissau. Also called Casamance, the Senegalese region is... Read more |
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George Mason
George Mason 1725-92, American political leader, b. Fairfax co., Va. He was one of the most affluent of the colonial Virginia planters. In his triple capacity as trustee of Alexandria (1754-79), justice of the Fairfax county court, and vestryman of Truro parish, Mason exercised great influence in... Read more |
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David McMurtie Gregg
David McMurtie Gregg 1833-1916, Union general in the Civil War, b. Huntingdon, Pa., grad. West Point, 1855. Gregg served with the cavalry of the Army of the Potomac and was particularly distinguished in the fighting of July 3 at Gettysburg, when he checked Jeb Stuart's attempt to get to the Union... Read more |
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gage
gage, sometimes gauge, a term used at sea in relation to the direction of the wind. A ship which is to windward of another has the weather gage of it; one to leeward has the lee gage. It was a point of great significance in naval battle during the days of sail, either gage giving certain advantages... Read more |
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warship
warship any ship built or armed for naval combat. The forerunners of the modern warship were the men-of-war of the 18th and early 19th cent., such as the ship of the line , frigate , corvette , sloop of war (see sloop ), brig , and cutter . With the advent of steel construction and steam... Read more |
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VIC: Kennett takes it on the chin in Frankston pub
...in Frankston pub By Peter Barber, State Political Correspondent...to the pub. Pub patron Rob Dalrymple...to make his point about the state...to this ... pub but you...McLean admits the fight will be ... |
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Bush vows fight as subpoenas authorized Showdown looms on firing of prosecutors
...House vowing to fight such demands as...House showed no sign of retreat, threatening...meet at the local pub to have that kind...with ones whose political views matched...firing as a "political hit" because...Rove, Bush's ... |
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Gay troops unleash emotions at end of long fight
...for weeks as the political debate over the repeal...into a [expletive] political fight. We were caught...Australian Bar, a pub in Frankfurt. Struggling...until President Obama signs the bill. For some...year-old West Point ... |
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MOB RULE
...and shows no signs of letting up...engineered water-fight mob in Leeds a...mobbing's turned political - this one was...early pillow-fight mobbers were kindly...people power. The point, surely, in...replete pillow-fight mob ... |
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If Sinn Fein wants to play a political role in Ireland, it should abandon its...
...village of pleasant pubs. Adare is a pretty...men claiming to fight for Irish freedom...people queued up to sign a book of condolences...for the IRA's political ally. The so...system". Now the political party that supported...supporters ... |
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O'Mahony forced to fight on two fronts
...capacity for irony. The point won't have escaped...much it owed to the political realities of his...his football and political quests cut across...maybe last shot at a political career. In what...examination as opposed to pub quiz. With the ... |
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Changed game Rostenkowski fights to keep playing
...House, is at the very point where the lawmaker meets...America's premier old political machines -- rusty but...America's great urban political leaders -- the late...north of Melrose, a sign for Thaddeus (Ted...bookstore, an Irish pub, a ... |
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Eire fights them on its beaches
...landing was forbidden." The first signs of a political reaction seem to be appearing...couple of weeks, he will make the point in person by joining the Ramblers...month there, he had to go into a pub to ask where he lived. Being Ireland... |
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I used to be in a gang. Of course we didn't have drugs or guns. We just got...
...territory and he displays no signs of fear -- if anything, it...and playing chess in the local pub with his good pal Leonard...walks over to the window and points out his London pied-a-terre...particularly big problem. As the political parties in Britain ... |
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A DOZEN FERAL YOUTHS HOVER AROUND Michael Caine. 'Wedealt in injuries.You...
...territory and he displays no signs of fear. If anything it's...and playing chess in the local pub with his pal Leonard. When...walks over to the window and points out his London pied-a-terre...warning to us all.' As all the political parties brainstorm ways ... |
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