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  • 61Israel — /iz ree euhl, ray /, n. 1. a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 5,534,672; 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Cap.: Jerusalem. 2. the people traditionally descended from Jacob; the Hebrew or Jewish people. 3 …

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  • 62literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 63NSA call database — The United States National Security Agency (NSA) maintains a database containing hundreds of billions of records of telephone calls made by U.S. citizens from the four largest telephone carriers in the United States: AT T, SBC, BellSouth (all… …

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  • 64Murder of Victoria Climbié — Victoria Climbié Born 2 November 1991 (1991 11 02) Abobo, Ivory Coast Died 25 February 2000(2000 02 25) (aged 8) London, England, United Kingdom Cause of death …

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  • 65Extraordinary rendition by the United States — Extraordinary Rendition redirects here. For the 2007 film, see Extraordinary Rendition (film). Extraordinary rendition (or irregular rendition) is the abduction and illegal transfer of a person from one nation to another.[1] Torture by proxy is… …

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  • 66Bancopoli — was the name given by the Italian press to the finance and banking scandals that played out in the public eye in Italy between July 2005 and January 2006. The main story was that the Italian Banca Popolare Italiana (BPI), in competing with Dutch… …

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  • 67Europe, 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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  • 68Murder of Zoe Nelson — Zoe Nelson Born August 13, 1992(1992 08 13) Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland Died 22 May 2010(2010 05 22) (aged 17) Wishaw Cause of death Unascertained …

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  • 69Antigua and Barbuda — an island state comprising Antigua and two smaller islands: a member of the former West Indies Associated States; formerly a British crown colony; gained independence 1981. 79,000; 171 sq. mi. (442 sq. km). Cap.: St. John s. * * * Antigua and… …

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  • 70Guyana — Guyanese /guy euh neez , nees /, n., adj. /guy an euh, ah neuh/, n. an independent republic on the NE coast of South America: a former British protectorate; gained independence 1966; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 706,116; 82,978 sq. mi.… …

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