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Indy
Indy a form of motor racing in which cars are driven round a banked, regular oval circuit which allows for racing at exceptionally high speeds. It takes place chiefly in the US, and is named (from the 1950s) from Indianapolis in Indiana, where the principal Indy event, an annual 500-mile (804.5-km)... Read more |
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sweepstakes
sweepstakes contest or race, usually a horse race, on which a lottery is run. Prizes are awarded to the holders of winning tickets. In the case of a horse race, the draw is made from the names of all the horses entered in the race and vast numbers of blanks. Thus most ticket holders draw blanks,... Read more |
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Pete Wilson
Pete Wilson (Peter Barton Wilson), 1933-, American politician, b. Lake Forest, Ill. A lawyer and moderate Republican, he began his career in local politics. He was a campaign aide in Richard Nixon 's 1962 gubernatorial race, served in the state legislature (1967-71), and was mayor of San Diego... Read more |
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A J Foyt
A. J. Foyt (Anthony Joseph Foyt, Jr.), 1935-, American auto-racing driver, b. Houston. Foyt was the first person to win the Indianapolis 500 race four times (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977). He also won the Daytona 500 and, with Dan Gurney, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He was U.S. Auto Club driving champion... Read more |
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African Americans
African Americans Brenda Gayle Plummer Race and foreign affairs have intersected at numerous points in U.S. history. Officials in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries were not always explicitly aware of the impact of race on foreign relations or on their own decision making, but its impact on... Read more |
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Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens 1913-80, U.S. track star, b. Alabama. He was also called John Cleveland Owens, although his original name was said to be simply J. C. Owens. After his family moved to Cleveland he excelled at track and field events in high school. He won the broad-jump titles at the outdoor (1933-34)... Read more |
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race
race one of the group of populations regarded as constituting humanity. The differences that have historically determined the classification into races are predominantly physical aspects of appearance that are generally hereditary. Genetically a race may be defined as a group with gene frequencies... Read more |
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Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ
Ben‐Hur: A Tale of the Christ, novel by Lew Wallace, published in 1880 and dramatized by William Young in 1899.Against the background of the life of Jesus is told the story of Judah Ben‐Hur, a Jewish patrician youth wrongly accused by his former friend Messala of attempting to... Read more |
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Nonwhites
Nonwhites BIBLIOGRAPHY Social scientists often classify and study individuals and groups based upon shared characteristics. A racial group is comprised of individuals who share similar physical characteristics including skin color. The U.S. Census uses the following racial categories: American... Read more |
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Cooper v. Aaron
...federal district court found the governor's assertions concerning impending...students, and whether the governor and legislature of a state...delay was allowed. Second, governors and state legislatures were bound...support it” (p. 18). No governor has the ... |
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Bush, George
...After losing another Senate race to Democrat Lloyd Bentsen in...defeating his Democratic opponent, Governor Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts...of his Democratic opponent, Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas. The distribution...1946–) was elected Texas governor ... |
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Chase, Salmon Portland
...s senator (1849), then governor (1855–1861). An early...and rights but of intrastate, race‐and gender‐blind equality (see Race and Racism). Republican...unable to form a majority on race equality. In Ex parte Milligan... |
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nationalism, rise of
...belief in the superiority of a particular race over all others. Nationalism and racism...connected at all in the USA, with its many races, nationalities, and religions.In the...nationalist sentiments—hatred of the enemy race. In the USA, it was fully expressed...for the ... |
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Desegregation Remedies
...require only the elimination of race as a basis for deciding which schools children...1955 and 1963, chastising the governor of Arkansas for interfering with the...school districts from adopting race‐conscious programs aimed at...desegregation by 2000. See also ... |
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Fordice, United States v.
...held that separate schools for different races were not equal, and Brown II (1955) declared that...discriminatory practices with good‐faith, race‐neutral policies and procedures. Yet...class action suit, filed against the governor of Mississippi and various other ... |
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Johnson, Andrew
...offices, culminating in his election as governor in 1853 and U.S. senator in 1857...Abraham Lincoln named Johnson military governor. In 1864, he was elected Lincoln...wartime policy of appointing provisional governors in the seceding states, offering amnesty to...rights for ... |
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Stevenson, Adlai
Stevenson, Adlai (1900–1965), governor, presidential nominee, ambassador to...activities for several years.Elected governor of Illinois in 1948, Stevenson won a national...Joseph McCarthy. Soundly defeated in both races by Dwight D. Eisenhower, Stevenson half... |
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Johnson, Lyndon B.
...federal funding for a key dam in his district. In 1941, he lost a close race for the U.S. Senate. In a second Senate race in 1948, Johnson defeated former governor Coke Stevenson by eighty‐seven votes in an election marred by suspected... |
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Rice v. Cayetano
...inhabitants of Hawaii, sued Benjamin Cayetano, governor of Hawaii, claiming violation of his right...Fifteenth Amendment to preclude not only race‐based qualifications on the right to vote...which the Court deemed a “proxy for race” and “corruptive of the whole legal... |
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Clinton, William Jefferson
...General, and two years later he became Governor of Arkansas. He was defeated in his...election campaign, but returned to the Governor's mansion in 1984, where he stayed...direction, this organization of moderate governors and officeholders associated with...welfare. He was ... |
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first
...Arthur Phillip (1738–1814), sailor and first governor of New South Wales, which arrived in Australia...into official use.first past the post winning a race (especially a horse-race) by being the first to reach the finishing line... |
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Reagan, Ronald Wilson
...television announcer before being elected Governor of California in 1966. Initially a Democrat...nomination again, in an extremely close race with the incumbent President, Gerald Ford...that Reagan's acceleration of the arms race hastened the breakdown of the Soviet ... |
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Johnson, Lyndon Baines
...election in 1937, but narrowly lost the race for a Senate seat in 1941. After war service in the navy he narrowly beat ex-Texas governor Coke Stevenson in 1948 for a seat in the Senate...Robert Kennedy entered the 1968 presidential race in a direct challenge to Johnson. ... |
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Dalhousie, James Ramsay, 1st Marquess of
...administrator. A Conservative Member of Parliament (1837), he became governor-general of India (1848–56), when he oversaw the extension of...Indian civil service, which was opened to all British subjects of any race. |
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show
...show. ∎ [intr.] finish third or in the first three in a race. ∎ [intr.] inf. (of a woman) be visibly pregnant...by doing it first: Morgan showed the way by becoming Deputy Governor of Jamaica. PHRASAL VERBS: show something forth archaic exhibit... |
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Stimson, Henry L.
...York governorship, but his stiff manner caused him to lose the race decisively. He served as secretary of war in the cabinet of...war in Nicaragua (which ultimately failed); in 1928 he was governor general of the Philippines. In 1929 President Herbert Hoover... |
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Habiru
Habiru Sumerian term for refugees of various races scattered round the Fertile Crescent from about 2900 to 1200...the Pharaohs in the 15–14th cents. BCE from Egyptian governors in Palestine; they mention hostile incursions of the Habiru... |
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Bush, George Walker
...education reform and tax reforms to stimulate business. As Governor, he moved to the centre ground, reinventing himself as a ‘compassionate...his Democratic opponent, Vice-President Gore. During the race, he came across as more affable and congenial, against the... |
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Harding, Warren Gamaliel
...the state senate (1900–04) and one term as lieutenant governor (1904–06) before being elected to the U.S. Senate. As a Republican...Questions (1921–22), resulting in the slowing of a naval arms race and international recognition for the U.S. open door policy... |
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Alabama Governor Race in Dispute
...victory in the Alabama governor' s race Wednesday, with...The governor's races in Arizona also remained...recount in tight races. A voter could seek...Arizona governor's race, Democrat Janet...the ... |
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FLYNN WEIGHS GOVERNOR RACE
...which he might run for governor next year and said he "regularly" discusses the race with US Rep. Joseph...about the governor's race and that "they consider...reportedly is girding for the race. In recent months...potential candidate for ... |
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EDITORIAL: In 2010: Lieutenant governor race about future.(Editorial)
...is a red-hot, expensive race for governor under way, and...22 runoff. The lieutenant governor's race is more valuable...an advantage in a run for governor in 2010 if they can win the lieutenant governor's post. That is not a ... |
 "The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)")
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Blanking out: Thousands skip governor race
...people to the polls, the Washington governor's race gives them a race they can point...But they didn't vote in the governor's race. These so-called undervotes...nearly 4,000 didn't vote for governor, and some 12,000 didn't ... |
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Reno Enters Fla. Governor Race
...09-04-2001 Reno Enters Fla. Governor Race MIAMI (AP) -- Former Attorney...saying the people of Florida want a governor who is not afraid of making tough...said. Reno said Floridians want a governor ``who's not afraid to make... |
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You Can Bet on California Governor Race at BetWWTS.com.
...most talked about political race of the year isn't the Democratic...Presidential Primary, but the Governor's race in California. In what has...the most bizarre political races in American history, the 100...highly anticipated political race. ... |
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FEINSTEIN LOOKING TO GOVERNOR RACE?(NEWS)
...In the 1994 governor's race, then state Treasurer Kathleen...twice for Senate and once for governor. Even so, political scientist...that Feinstein could run for governor while keeping her Senate seat...in 1990. If she lost the governor's ... |
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FEINSTEIN LOOKING TO GOVERNOR RACE?
...In the 1994 governor's race, then state Treasurer Kathleen...twice for Senate and once for governor. Even so, political scientist...that Feinstein could run for governor while keeping her Senate seat...in 1990. If she lost the governor's ... |
 "The Charleston Gazette (Charleston, WV)")
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POLITICS: ; Despite short term, W.Va. governor race intensely fought Winner...
...Virginia's special election for governor on Tuesday is a 14-month...and expense of this year's race. West Virginians didn't...Court mandated that an elected governor take office within one year...late August. The Republican Governors Association has outspent ... |
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Governor race a tossup.
...Donovan Nov. 1--The Maryland governor's race is a virtual tie less than a week...him Maryland's first Republican governor in a generation. The new survey...cash advantage, the Republican governor has steadily whittled down the... |
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