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  • 121Iraq — /i rak , i rahk /, n. a republic in SW Asia, N of Saudi Arabia and W of Iran, centering in the Tigris Euphrates basin of Mesopotamia. 22,219,289; 172,000 sq. mi. (445,480 sq. km). Cap.: Baghdad. Also, Irak. * * * Iraq Introduction Iraq Background …

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  • 122Einstein, Albert — born March 14, 1879, Ulm, Württemberg, Ger. died April 18, 1955, Princeton, N.J., U.S. German Swiss U.S. scientist. Born to a Jewish family in Germany, he grew up in Munich, and his family moved to Switzerland in 1894. He became a junior examiner …

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  • 123Nuclear proliferation — World map with nuclear weapons development status represented by color.   Five nuclear weapons states from the NPT …

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  • 124General Dynamics F-111 — infobox Aircraft name= F 111 Aardvark caption= An F 111C of the Royal Australian Air Force with its wings unswept in 2006. type= Fighter bomber national origin = United States manufacturer= General Dynamics designer= first flight= 21 December… …

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  • 125Battle of the Philippines (1941–42) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of the Philippines caption= Allied prisoners of war use improvised litters to carry comrades who are sick, exhausted and/or wounded. This event, shortly before the end of the battle, would become known as …

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  • 126Calendar of 2001 — ▪ 2002 January America has never been united by blood or birth or soil. We are bound by ideals that move us beyond our backgrounds, lift us above our interests and teach us what it means to be citizens. Every child must be taught these principles …

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  • 127Patriot Debates — The American Bar Association passed resolutions on the USA PATRIOT Act that asked the U.S. Government to conduct a thorough review of the implementation of the powers granted to the Executive Branch under the Act before considering legislation… …

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  • 128Qana airstrike — The 2006 Qana airstrike was an attack by the Israel Air Force (IAF) on a three story [http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition id=1 categ id=1 article id=84174 Qana stronger on anniversary of Israeli attack] , Daily Star , July 30, 2007]… …

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