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  • 11Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …

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  • 13EDUCATION — Pre State 1880–1914. Education in the small yishuv, which numbered about 25,000 in 1880, largely resembled the traditional types prevailing in Jewish communities elsewhere. The Jews of East European origin maintained the traditional ḥeder, talmud …

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  • 14List of NCIS characters — This is an overview of the regular, recurring, dead and other characters of the TV series NCIS. Cast status Contents 1 Cast status 2 Main cast …

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  • 15Corruption in Russia — Overview of the index of perception of corruption, 2009. (Where the highest perception of corruption is colored red, and lowest is colored green.) Corruption in Russia is a significant problem that impacts the lives of Russia’s citizens. Russia… …

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  • 16education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …

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  • 17President of the United States — POTUS redirects here. For political talk radio, see P.O.T.U.S. (Sirius XM). For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). For a list, see List of Presidents of the United States. President of the United States of America …

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  • 18United States Intelligence Community — The United States Intelligence Community (IC) is a cooperative federation of 16 separate United States government agencies that work together to conduct intelligence activities considered necessary for the conduct of foreign relations and the… …

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  • 19David M. Kennedy — For the American historian, see David M. Kennedy (historian). For the author and criminologist, see David M. Kennedy (author). David M. Kennedy 60th United States Secretary of the Treasury In office 1969–1971 …

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  • 20performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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