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Bob Dole
Bob Dole (Robert Joseph Dole), 1923-, American political leader, b. Russell, Kan.; husband of Elizabeth Hanford Dole . While serving in World War II, he was seriously wounded and required several years of convalescence. After obtaining his law degree from Washburn Univ. (1952), he worked as a... Read more |
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Sanford Ballard Dole
Sanford Ballard Dole The American statesman Sanford Ballard Dole (1844-1926) was president of the Republic of Hawaii and, after its annexation to the United States in 1898, first governor of the Territory of Hawaii. Sanford Dole was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on April 23, 1844, the son of... Read more |
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Elizabeth H. Dole
Elizabeth Hanford Dole Elizabeth Hanford Dole (born 1936), has worked as a lawyer, White House aide, cabinet officer, and president of the American Red Cross. Elizabeth Hanford was born and grew up in Salisbury, North Carolina, the daughter of wholesale flower dealers. She was a political... Read more |
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Dole Food Company Inc
Dole Food Company, Inc. One Dole Drive Westlake Village, California 91362 U.S.A. Telephone: (818) 879-6600 Fax: (818) 879-6615 Web site: http://www.dole.com Private Company Incorporated: 1894 as Castle & Cooke Co., Inc. Employees: 59,000 Sales: $4.77 billion (2003) NAIC:... Read more |
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Nathan Haskell Dole
Dole, Nathan Haskell (1852–1935),Massachusetts author, editor, and translator of Tolstoy and Daudet. His original works include Not Angels Quite (1893), a novel concerned with the romantic misadventures of two ill‐matched couples and their eventual change of partners and happy... Read more |
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dole
dole distribution to the poor, usually of food or money. In medieval times doles were usually from bequests of money or land, and the income was given to charity or distributed to the local poor at funerals. John Leake in 1792 left £1,000 to Trinity Church, New York City, the income of... Read more |
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barcarolle
barcarolle, or barcarole, originally the name given to songs sung by Venetian boatmen, or barcaruoli, while rowing their gondolas. However, the meaning has been extended to cover any song reminiscent of the original Venetian barcarolle, which normally had a slow tempo and most often a sad or... Read more |
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dole (economics)
Dôle , city (1990 pop. 28,860), Jura dept., E France, in Franche-Comté, on the Doubs River. There are metallurgical, food, and other industries. Dôle was the capital of Franche-Comté until Louis XIV conquered the region; he shifted the parlement from Dôle to... Read more |
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methadone
methadone , synthetic narcotic similar in effect to morphine . Synthesized in Germany, it came into clinical use after World War II. It is sometimes used as an analgesic and to suppress the cough reflex. In the brains of addicts, methadone prevents heroin or morphine from interacting with... Read more |
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Viagra
VIAGRA VIAGRA is the trademarked name for sildenafil citrate, a prescription drug created to counteract impotence by blocking an enzyme called phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5), which can end erections prematurely. After the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted approval for Viagra on 27 March 1998,... Read more |
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Bob Dole and Jack Kemp upsize America.(Commentary)(Op-Ed)(Political Books)
...Don't take Bob Dole's word for it. Ask...secretary of labor, Robert Reich. "Right now...policy, argue Mr. Dole and his vice presidential...votes. Should Mr. Dole and Mr. Kemp come...to have its share of cant, and there is no shortage... |
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Analysis: A dead man walking who just cant stop talking.(News)
...from a secret observation post which was opposite Newry dole office for many years. Fulton recalls: As time went on, they started talking to me about things like Robert Nairac (a murdered Army officer) and how they wanted someone... |
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62.5 million Americans watch Bush-Kerry debate.(Main News)
...thenPresident Bill Clinton and Robert Dole, which averaged just over...Iraq for a mistake. "You cant have it both ways," Bush said. "You cant say its a mistake and not a mistake. You cant be for getting rid of Saddam... |
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Choice quotes on elections.(Opinion & Editorial)
...John Buckley. My opponents cant get elected unless things...embarrass your mother. Robert C. Byrd. Deny what they...charge and charge what they cant deny. If its our charge...hours I woke up and cried. Robert J. Dole. I could not lose (the... |
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Ascending political philosophy.(Main)
...president as a dunce than cut thought the cant of narrow-minded liberal shibboleths...interesting intellectual one," wrote Robert Bartley, former editor of The Wall...arrogance and self-righteousness. Bob Dole recalls the years of scorn and ridicule... |
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Look who's shaking things up now; Conservatives lead the way on changing...
...president as a dunce than cut through the cant of narrow-minded liberal shibboleths...interesting intellectual one," wrote Robert Bartley, former editor of the Wall...instead of reasoned argument. Bob Dole recalls the years of scorn and ridicule... |
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Hall says no Nuke Cancels screening of Bull Durham' because of stars'...
...the movie's Baseball Annie, and Robert Wuhl, were scheduled to appear at...people"), part self-righteous cant (The National Baseball Hall of Fame...transportation secretary Elizabeth Dole, former Michigan Gov. John Engler... |
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Globalisation: When corporations govern...
...transnational corporations - Chiquita, Dole and Del Monte. In 1992, this trio...traders and manufacturers who find they cant gain the economies of scale the large...David Rockefeller, Monsanto chief Robert Shapiro, and the head of the World... |
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Grant mischief at Obamas Employment Prevention Agency
...Environmental Protection Agency annually dole out billions of tax dollars in the...approach to environmental management. We cant wait to read the after-action reports...organization. As the Heritage Foundations Robert Gordon notes, EPA describes the grants... |
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Politicalingo '96; A Guide to the Meaning Behind the Campaign Buzzwords
...hide real meanings behind a load of cant. But keeping track of the catch...the anxious class by Labor Secretary Robert Reich, though I'm fond of the phrase...polls. Were Colin Powell to be Bob Dole's running-mate, all bets are off... |
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