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51ID card — Compulsory identity (ID) cards were issued in both world wars but the scheme was abandoned in 1952. Their use was considered by the Major Government but Labour did not pursue the idea after 1997. However, Home Secretary David Blunkett… …
52Barack Obama: A More Perfect Union (2008) — ▪ Primary Source In March 2008, in the midst of his campaign for the U.S. presidency, Barack Obama (Obama, Barack) came under fire for his association with Jeremiah Wright, the fiery minister of Obama s church, Trinity United Church of… …
53Citizens Theatre — Coordinates: 55°50′36″N 4°14′42″W / 55.8433°N 4.2450°W / 55.8433; 4.2450 …
54Serge Wolkonsky — Prince Serge Wolkonsky ( ru. Сергей Михайлович Волконский; also referred to as Sergei Mikhailovitch Wolkonsky or Volkonsky) (May 4 1860 October 25 1937) was born on the Fall estate near Revel in Imperial Russia (now Tallinn, Estonia) and died in… …
55Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
56Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
57international 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… …
58Social Protection — ▪ 2006 Introduction With medical costs skyrocketing and government programs scaled back, citizens bore more responsibility for their health care costs; irregular migration, human trafficking, and migrant smuggling posed challenges for… …
59Sweden — /sweed n/, n. a kingdom in N Europe, in the E part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. 8,946,193; 173,732 sq. mi. (449,964 sq. km). Cap.: Stockholm. Swedish, Sverige. * * * Sweden Introduction Sweden Background: A military power during the 17th… …
60Germany — /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.… …
