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111South Africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 42,327,458; 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town. Formerly, Union of South Africa. * * * South Africa Introduction South Africa… …
112Calendar 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 …
113Calendar of 2002 — ▪ 2003 January I will not wait on events while dangers gather. I will not stand by as peril draws closer and closer. The United States of America will not permit the world s most dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world s most destructive… …
1142009 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States — The Supreme Court of the United States handed down nineteen per curiam opinions during its 2009 term, which began on October 5, 2009, and concluded October 3, 2010.[1] Because per curiam decisions are issued from the Court as an institution,… …
115United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal — See also: Salaries of Members of the United Kingdom Parliament and List of expenses claims in the United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal The Palace of Westminster The United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal was a major political …
116Ponzi scheme — A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment operation that involves promising or paying abnormally high returns ( profits ) to investors out of the money paid in by subsequent investors, rather than from net revenues generated by any real business …
117Hanging — is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature. The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is specifically to put to death by suspension by the neck, although it formerly also referred to crucifixion. The preferred past… …
118Tariq Aziz — For other uses, see Tariq Aziz (disambiguation). Tariq Aziz طارق عزيز Member of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council In office 16 July 1979 – 9 April 2003 President Saddam Hussein …
119Ali Hassan al-Majid — at an investigative hearing in 2004 Born علي حسن عبد المجيد التكريتي 30 November 1941(1941 11 30) Tikrit …
120San Quentin State Prison — is located on 432 acres (1.7 km²) on Point San Quentin in Marin County, California, United States, north of San Francisco. San Quentin State Prison was opened in July 1852, and is the oldest prison in California. The state s male death row is… …
