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71Mayoralty of Sarah Palin — Sarah Palin served two terms (1996 ndash;2002) as mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, which is a city located 29 miles (47 km) north of the port of Anchorage. At the conclusion of Palin s tenure as mayor in 2002, the city had about 6,300 residents,cite web …
72architecture — /ahr ki tek cheuhr/, n. 1. the profession of designing buildings, open areas, communities, and other artificial constructions and environments, usually with some regard to aesthetic effect. Architecture often includes design or selection of… …
73economical — /ek euh nom i keuhl, ee keuh /, adj. 1. avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty: an economical meal; an economical use of interior space. 2. economic. [1570 80; ECONOMIC + AL1] Syn. 1. saving, provident, sparing, parsimonious. ECONOMICAL, THRIFTY …
74foreign aid — foreign aid, adj. economic, technical, or military aid given by one nation to another for purposes of relief and rehabilitation, for economic stabilization, or for mutual defense. Also called aid. [1955 60] * * * Transfer of capital, goods, or… …
75Mozi — Chin. /maw zue /, n. Pinyin. Mo tze. * * * or Mo tzu born 470?, China died 391? BC, China Chinese philosopher. Originally a follower of Confucius, Mozi evolved a doctrine of universal love that gave rise to a religious movement called Mohism.… …
76social security — 1. (usually caps.) a program of old age, unemployment, health, disability, and survivors insurance maintained by the U.S. federal government through compulsory payments by specific employer and employee groups. 2. the theory or practice of… …
77business finance — Raising and managing of funds by business organizations. Such activities are usually the concern of senior managers, who must use financial forecasting to develop a long term plan for the firm. Shorter term budgets are then devised to meet the… …
78economic development — Process whereby simple, low income national economies are transformed into modern industrial economies. Theories of economic development the evolution of poor countries dependent on agriculture or resource extraction into prosperous countries… …
79Bonde, Gustaf, Friherre — ▪ Swedish statesman (Baron) born Feb. 4, 1620, Esplunda, Swed. died May 25, 1667, Hamburg [Germany] statesman and one of the regents ruling Sweden during the minority of the Swedish king Charles XI, whose fiscal policies foreshadowed the king s… …
80James Madison: First Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Saturday, March 4, 1809 Unwilling to depart from examples of the most revered authority, I avail myself of the occasion now presented to express the profound impression made on me by the call of my country to the… …
