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101Tax cut — A tax cut is a reduction in taxes. Economic stimulus via tax cuts, along with interest rate intervention and deficit spending, are one of the central tenets of Keynesian economics.Economic theoryThe immediate effects of a tax cut are not,… …
102Fredonia (Texas) — Fredonia was the name of a proposed republic in Texas, in the region near Nacogdoches where Haden Edwards had a land grant. Following conflict with newer settlers and the Mexican government, Edwards proposed secession to retain control of his… …
103Intelligence (information gathering) — Intelligence (abbreviated int. or intel. ) is not information, but the product of evaluated information, valued for its currency and relevance rather than its detail or accuracy mdash;in contrast with data which typically refers to precise or… …
104Flag desecration — and flags of other countries. Some countries have laws protecting the right to burn a flag as free speech. BackgroundFlags can be destroyed by burning or can be defaced with slogans, excrement, etc. Flags can be walked upon, spat upon, or dragged …
105Francis Lubbock — Francis Richard Lubbock (October 16, 1815ndash June 22, 1905) was the 9th governor of Texas and was in office during the American Civil War. He was the brother of Thomas Saltus Lubbock, for whom the City of Lubbock is named.Born in Beaufort,… …
106Canadian River — The Canadian River is the largest tributary of the Arkansas River. It is about convert|760|mi|km long, starting in Colorado and traveling through New Mexico, the Texas Panhandle, and most of Oklahoma. The Canadian is sometimes referred to as the… …
107Freedom of speech in the United States — is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and by many state constitutions and state and federal laws. Criticism of the government and advocation of unpopular ideas that people may find distasteful or against public… …
108Glass ceiling — global|date=January 2008The term glass ceiling refers to situations where the advancement of a qualified person within the hierarchy of an organization is stopped at a lower level because of some form of discrimination, most commonly sexism or… …
109Protected areas of the United States — The protected areas of the United States are managed by an array of different federal, state, tribal and local level authorities and receive widely varying levels of protection. Some areas are managed as wilderness while others are operated with… …
110Benjamin McCulloch — (November 11, 1811 ndash;March 7, 1862) was a soldier in the Texas Revolution, a Texas Ranger, a U.S. marshal, and a brigadier general in the army of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.Early lifeHe was born November 11, 1811 in… …
