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  • 11Panama — This article is about the country. For other uses, see Panama (disambiguation). Republic of Panama República de Panamá (Spanish) …

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  • 12police — /peuh lees /, n., v., policed, policing. n. 1. Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws. 2. (used with a pl. v.) members of such a force: Several police are… …

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  • 13Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology       In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …

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  • 14Venezuela — Venezuelan, adj., n. /ven euh zway leuh, zwee /; Sp. /be ne swe lah/, n. a republic in N South America. 22,396,407; 352,143 sq. mi. (912,050 sq. km). Cap.: Caracas. * * * Venezuela Introduction Venezuela Background: Venezuela was one of the three …

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  • 15World Affairs — ▪ 2004 Introduction Dominating the international scene in 2003 were the U.S. led war in Iraq and the worldwide reaction to the invasion, which occurred without the sanction of the UN Security Council; the ouster of Charles Taylor in Liberia; the… …

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  • 16Cult Awareness Network — CAN, the NEW Cult Awareness Network Logo, (New) Cult Awareness Network Formation In 1996, the Church of Scientology purchased assets from Old CAN in United States bankruptcy court 1997, incorporated as Foundation for …

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  • 17Export Credits Guarantee Department — The Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) is the United Kingdom s official Export Credit Agency (ECA). It is a separate Government Department, reporting through a Minister of State to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and… …

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  • 18Serbia — /serr bee euh/, n. a former kingdom in S Europe: now, with revised boundaries, a constituent republic of Yugoslavia, in the N part; includes the autonomous provinces of Kosovo and Vojvodina. 9,660,000; 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Cap.:… …

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  • 19British national identity card — Enabling legislation for the British national identity card was passed under the Identity Cards Act 2006. [ [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts2006/20060015.htm Identity Cards Act 2006] , Office of Public Sector Information, accessed 14 October… …

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  • 20Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

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