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Diego Maradona
Diego Maradona Diego Maradona (born 1961) is an icon in Argentina, much like Evita Peron. As a soccer player, he took his team to new heights and became a hero to sports fans—many of whom referred to him as "San Diego." He also took sports paychecks to new heights, claiming unheard of... Read more |
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Coronado
Coronado , city (1990 pop. 26,540), San Diego co., S Calif., on a peninsula on the west side of San Diego Bay; inc. 1890. It is a well-known beach resort. The city is linked to San Diego by the Coronado Bay Bridge at the northern end of the Silver Strand Peninsula. Adjacent to the city are a large... Read more |
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La Mesa
La Mesa , city (1990 pop. 52,931), San Diego co., S Calif., a suburb of San Diego; inc. 1912. It is a retail center and a popular residence for upper- and middle-income professionals in the San Diego area. There is light manufacturing. Points of interest include the McKinney House, the Pacific... Read more |
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San Diego
San Diego , city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. Economy San Diego is the second largest city in California and the seventh largest... Read more |
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Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp
Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp , 1848-1929, law officer, gambler, and gunfighter of the American West, b. Monmouth, Ill. After serving as police officer in Wichita (1874) and Dodge City (1876-77), Kans., he became an armed guard for Wells, Fargo & Company in Tombstone, Ariz. There, with his brothers... Read more |
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Chula Vista
Chula Vista , city (1990 pop. 135,163), San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1911. A port of entry, the city lies in an area of citrus fruit- and vegetable-growing, and it has grown considerably with the aerospace industry in neighboring San Diego (the population increased 61% between... Read more |
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Diego de San Pedro
Diego de San Pedro , fl. 1450, Spanish writer. He is best known for two sentimental novels that influenced the later development of the Spanish novel. They are Tratado de amores de Arnalte y Lucena [treatise on the loves of Arnalte and Lucena] (1491) and Cárcel de amor [prison of love]... Read more |
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Vista
Vista , uninc. city (1990 pop. 71,872), San Diego co., SW Calif., near the Pacific coast, in an agricultural and resort area; inc. 1963. Its manufactures include metal and plastic products, electronic equipment, consumer goods, and computer supplies. Vista has grown tremendously along with the San... Read more |
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Gail Devers
Gail Devers 1966- American track and field athlete Gail Devers will go down as one of the fastest female combination sprinters and hurdlers in history, as well as one of the greatest track and field athletes. While her awards and accomplishments, including setting several American and world... Read more |
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KEATING GETS 10-YEAR SENTENCE FOR S&L SCAM.(Main)
...lifestyle and financial dealings...national savings and loan crisis, was sentenced...three months after a jury here...indictments handed down here and...to comfort several of his grandchildren...custody. ... |
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Fed Executive on Basel II: Preserving Capital Crucial.(Roger Cole)
...Basel II has several objectives...September after filling it...downturn or financial problem is...regarded by financial services...headed, very calm." Mr...retired in June after 15 years...member -- down to ... |
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WORLD ECONOMIC FORECAST: UNCERTAINTY.(BUSINESS)
...of violent down-drafts...generally calm investment...certified financial planner...now poorer after its currency...multinational financial institutions...contributed to the savings and loan ... |
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Treasury seeks more power in takeovers Proposal to include nonbank entities...
...entities may calm ire over...immediate crises. The government...players in the financial system...the House Financial Services...through the financial crisis. "It is...came back down to Earth...built up ... |
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Argentina's Duhalde Appeals for Calm
...pleaded for calm _ and time _ after a nationwide...economic crisis turned violent...address hours after police fired...Argentines' savings into bank...collapse of the financial system. After weeks of...rally ... |
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ECB seeks to calm markets as one-year drain looms.
...the global financial crisis -- will...the last several months...sovereign debt crises, have been...determined to wind down its one-year loans as part of...responding to a Financial Times report...the Spanish ... |
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Major U.S. Banks Lower Prime Rate to 9 Pct.;Consumer, Home Loans Seen Headed...
...and home loans are on their way down. Although...system to calm the wildly...percent Tuesday after other banks...although the financial markets remain...is coming down," said...Harris Trust & Savings Bank of ... |
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BRIEFING - ASIA BANKING - SEPT 26, 2008.
...mainland for several years and...DEPOSITORS CALM AFTER TWO-DAY...Thursday after reassurance...BLN BANK LOAN JAKARTA...the global financial market turmoil...global credit crisis and a sharp...CIMB and ... |
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Russian Bank Guta Suspends Operations
...doors of several of its Moscow...liquidity crisis that has...payments from savings accounts...branch shut down its teller...defaulted on a loan, and it...cards. Soon after, Credittrust...owners, shut down ... |
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Yen Has Setback Amid Doubts About Banks; Japan's Plans to Stabilize Its...
...international financial experts have...s biggest financial problems...worth of loans that are...Koichi Kato, after an emergency...the U.S. savings and loan crisis during the...before for ... |
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