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  • 11Nancy Reagan — First Lady Nancy Reagan in 1983 First Lady of the United States In office January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989 Preceded by …

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  • 12resign — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To relinquish] Syn. surrender, capitulate, give up; see abandon 1 , yield 1 . 2. [To leave one s employment] Syn. quit, leave, retire, step down, drop out, stand down, stand aside, end one s services, walk out, hand in one s …

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  • 13Essjay controversy — The Essjay controversy related to a prominent Wikipedia administrator and salaried Wikia employee, Essjay (later self identified as Ryan Jordan). In February 2007, Essjay was found to have made false claims about his academic qualifications and… …

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  • 14Douglas Nicholls — Pastor Sir Douglas Nicholls KCVO, OBE 28th Governor of South Australia In office 1 December 1976 – 30 April 1977 Monarch …

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  • 15Albert Pierrepoint — Infobox Person name = Albert Pierrepoint image size = caption = birth name = birth date = birth date|1905|03|30 birth place = North Bierley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England death date = death date and age|1992|07|10|1905|03|30 death place =… …

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  • 16United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

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  • 17HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …

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  • 18performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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  • 19international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …

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  • 20Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …

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