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Gentlemens Agreement
GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT (14 March 1907) In 1906 the San Francisco School Board segregated the city's Japanese students into a school where Chinese students had already been segregated. Deeply insulted, Japanese diplomats lobbied President Theodore Roosevelt to intervene. Roosevelt called the San... Read more |
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Rush-Bagot Convention
Rush-Bagot Convention , 1817, agreement between the United States and Great Britain concerning the Canadian border. It consisted of the exchange of notes signed by Richard Rush , Acting Secretary of State of the United States, and Charles Bagot, British minister in Washington. In 1818 the U.S.... Read more |
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United Nations Declaration
UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION. Soon after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor (7 December 1941), British Prime Minister Winston Churchill hastened to Washington, D.C., and with President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced a "Declaration by United Nations," open to all nations, the... Read more |
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plea bargaining
plea bargaining negotiation in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a criminal charge in exchange for concessions by the prosecutor (representing the state). The defendant waives the right to trial, losing any chance for acquittal, but usually avoids conviction on a more serious charge. The... Read more |
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health insurance
health insurance prepayment plan providing services or cash indemnities for medical care needed in times of illness or disability. It is effected by voluntary plans, either commercial or nonprofit, or by compulsory national insurance plans, usually connected with a social security program. ... Read more |
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Interest rates
4. Interest Rates Every state has very specific limits on the amount of interest that may be charged on consumer contracts, ranging anywhere from five to 15 percent. But because parties may always agree to interest rates that are above the legal limit, most consumer contracts include interest rates... Read more |
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Entity
ENTITY A real being; existence. An organization or being that possesses separate existence for tax purposes. Examples would be corporations, partnerships, estates, and trusts. The accounting entity for which accounting statements are prepared may not be the same as the entity defined by law.... Read more |
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American Colonization Society
American Colonization Society organized Dec., 1816-Jan., 1817, at Washington, D.C., to transport free blacks from the United States and settle them in Africa. The freeing of many slaves, principally by idealists, created a serious problem in that no sound provisions were made for establishing them... Read more |
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AtYourOffice.com: The World's Largest Online Office Products and Services...
...announced a new partnership agreement with car rental...commuters across the United States. Tom Graham...centers across the United States, we can...delivery through United Parcel Service...benefits not found ... |
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Clearwire Corporation Announces Partnership with DIRECTV and EchoStar...
...Corporation Announces Partnership with DIRECTV...distribution agreements with DIRECTV...distribution agreements enable both...distribution agreements, DIRECTV...customers in the United States, ... |
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DTS ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH FUJITSU TO INTEGRATE SOUND.
...NASDAQ) DTS Announces Partnership with Fujitsu...entered into an agreement with Fujitsu...exciting partnership teams Fujitsu...possible anywhere, anytime...This partnership with DTS...providing ... |
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MicroPower Technologies Announces Partnership with Midstates Technology Options.
...Technologies Announces Partnership with Midstates...representative agreement with Midstates...region of the United States. Midstates will...for placement anywhere because it completely...opportunities that this ... |
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ezRez Software Announces Multi-Year Extension of Existing Technology...
...of its existing partnership with American Airlines...operators in the United States. As a market leader...Europe, Canada, the United States, Costa Rica...insurance to anyone, anywhere in the world. Its...Resorts, and ... |
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GraphOn Announces Partnership with Open Link to Resell GO-Global Application...
...signed a reseller agreement with Open Link...about this new partnership agreement. It will enable...to a winning partnership." About Open...applications from anywhere. GraphOn's...defined by the United ... |
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Advisicon Announces New Partnership With Safran North America.
...developed formal partnership which allows...summarizes the partnership. "We are...companies in the United States and Latin...unequaled anywhere else in the...about the partnership. "It is...Safran." The ... |
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Best Buy[R] Mobile Announces Partnership with Google to Co-Market Google...
...announced a retail partnership with Google...device. This partnership between Best...Through this agreement, experts at...accessories available anywhere, as well as...operations in the United States, Canada, Europe...of ... |
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Genesys Software Systems Announces Partnership with Graphic Ed for e-Learning...
...integration partnership with Graphic...Under the agreement, Graphic Ed...across the United States may require...anytime, anywhere" access to...internal and state reporting needs...throughout the United ... |
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Creative Announces Partnership With World Champion PC Gamer Johnathan...
...today announced a partnership with Johnathan...gamer. Under the agreement, Creative and...anytime, anywhere. About Johnathan...launched in the United States. Sound Blaster...Technology Ltd. in the United ... |
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