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  • 1Luc Letellier de St-Just — Luc Letellier de Saint Just, PC (May 12 1820 ndash; January 28 1881) was a Canadian politician. He also served as lieutenant governor of Quebec (1876 ndash;1879). A notary by training, Letellier belonged to an old and prominent family. In 1851,… …

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  • 2Craig Chandler — Craig B. Chandler (born 1970) is a Canadian businessman, pundit, and political and religious activist. He is a co founder and executive director of the Progressive Group for Independent Business. He was a candidate at the 2003 Progressive… …

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  • 3Races and creatures in His Dark Materials — This is a list of fictional races and creatures in the His Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman. Contents 1 Armoured Bears (panserbjørne) 1.1 Description 1.2 Society 1.3 …

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  • 4Albert I — 1875 1934, king of the Belgians 1909 34. * * * born April 8, 1875, Brussels, Belg. died Feb. 17, 1934, Marche les Dames, near Namur King of the Belgians (1909–34). He succeeded his uncle, King Leopold II, in 1909. He strengthened the army while… …

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  • 5Adrien Lambert — Joseph Adrien Henri Lambert (15 July 1913 23 July 2003) was a Social Credit Party of Canada member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Saint Adrien d Irlande, Quebec and became a farmer by career.Adrien Lambert was defeated in early… …

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  • 6Norman Cafik — Norman Augustine Cafik Member of the Canada Parliament for Ontario In office 1968–1979 Preceded by Michael Starr Succeeded by Thomas Fennell …

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  • 7Thomas Grindley — Infobox Politician (general) name= Thomas Maltby Grindley imagesize=300 title2= Alderman on the Edmonton City Council term start2= December 12, 1910 term end2= February 1, 1912 birth date= November 8, 1864 birth place= Laxey, Isle of Man spouse=… …

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  • 8United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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  • 9Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …

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  • 10baseball — /bays bawl /, n. 1. a game of ball between two nine player teams played usually for nine innings on a field that has as a focal point a diamond shaped infield with a home plate and three other bases, 90 ft. (27 m) apart, forming a circuit that… …

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