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...posturing all these years, but the real electoral bait has been anger, recrimination and scapegoating. That's why John McCain kept describing Barack Obama as some sort of alien and why Palin, taking a page right out of the McCarthy playbook, kept pushing Obama's...
Welsh farmers have begun to receive their single farm payments, Wales' rural affairs minister Elin Jones has confirmed.
The Welsh Assembly processed £183m (82.5%) of single farm payments by 1 December, Ms Jones told visitors to the Welsh Winter Fair at
...Health is urging people at risk for HIV/AIDS to get tested, according to Denise Larson, HIV prevention coordinator for the Department of Health. 2008 marks the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day. Established by the World Health Organization in 1988, World...
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16, 1945. Its stated purpose is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaborati... ~Wikipedia
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Julia Eileen Gillard (born 29 September 1961) is the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and deputy leader of the federal Australian Labor Party (ALP). ~Wikipedia
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Margaret Spellings (born Margaret Dudar on November 30, 1957) is the current Secretary of Education under the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush and was previously Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy to Bush. She is the first ... ~Wikipedia
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Melbourne (pronounced /ˈmel.bən/) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3.7 million (2006 estimate). Located in the country's south-east, Melbourne is the state capital of Victor... ~Wikipedia
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Keith Rupert Murdoch, AC, KCSG (born Melbourne, March 11, 1931), usually known as Rupert Murdoch, is an Australian-American global media mogul. He is the major shareholder, chairman and managing director of News Corporation (News Corp). Beginning wit... ~Wikipedia
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Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the world's smallest continent and a number of islands in the Southern, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Neighbouring countries include... ~Wikipedia
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Ethiopia (Ge'ez: ኢትዮጵያ ʾĪtyōṗṗyā), officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country situated in the Horn of Africa (landlocked as of May 24, 1993). It is the third-most... ~Wikipedia
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George Miller III (born May 17, 1945) is an American politician who has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1975, representing California's 7th congressional district (map). ~Wikipedia
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Wayne Maxwell Swan (born 30 June 1954) is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party (ALP) member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1993 to 1996, and again since 1998, representing the Division of Lilley, Queensland... ~Wikipedia
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York is a city in North Yorkshire, England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. The York urban area has a population of 137,505 whilst the entire unitary authority (see below) has a population of 184,900. ~Wikipedia
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Angola is a country in south-central Africa bordering Namibia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia, and with a west coast along the Atlantic Ocean. The exclave province Cabinda has a border with Republic of the Congo. A former Portuguese... ~Wikipedia
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The City of Phoenix, Arizona /ˈfiːˌnɪks/ is the capital and the most populous city of the State of Arizona and the county seat of Maricopa County. It was incorporated as a city on February 25, 1881 and is called Hoozdo, or "t... ~Wikipedia
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Guam (Chamorro: Guåhån), officially the U.S. Territory of Guam, is an island in the Western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated territory of the United States. The Chamorros, Guam's indigenous inhabitants, first populated the... ~Wikipedia
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New York is a state in the northeastern United States. It is occasionally referred to as New York State when it is distinguished from New York City. Because a significant majority of the population is concentrated in the southern portion around New Y... ~Wikipedia
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Canberra (pronounced /ˈkæn.bɹə/) is the capital city of Australia and with a population of just over 325,000, is Australia's largest inland city. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory, 300 ki... ~Wikipedia
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Tanzania IPA: [ˌtænzəˈniə], officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania in Swahili), is a country on the east coast of Africa. It is bordered by Kenya and Uganda on the north, Rwanda, Burundi ... ~Wikipedia
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Melinda French Gates (born Melinda Ann French on August 15, 1964) is a former unit manager for several Microsoft products: Publisher, Microsoft Bob, Encarta, and Expedia. In 1994, she married Bill Gates, founder, chairman, and former chief software a... ~Wikipedia
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Chester John "Chet" Culver (born January 25, 1966) is the current Governor of the U.S. state of Iowa, having won the 2006 election. His assumption of office marks the first time that Democrats have simultaneously controlled both the executi... ~Wikipedia
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The Tribune Company is a large American multimedia corporation based in Chicago, Illinois. It is the nation's second-largest newspaper publisher, responsible for the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Newsday, Hartford Courant, and the Baltimore Sun... ~Wikipedia
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The University of California, Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. UC Berkeley is the oldest of the eleven campuses affiliated with the University of Califo... ~Wikipedia
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Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WMI) is a waste management, comprehensive waste, and environmental services company in North America. The company's network includes 413 collection operations, 370 transfer stations, 283 active landfill disposal sit... ~Wikipedia
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James Knight known as Jim Knight (born 6 March 1965, Sidcup) is a British politician for the Labour Party who has been a Member of Parliament since 2001. As of June 2007, Knight holds the post of Minister of State for Schools and Learners in the Depa... ~Wikipedia
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Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America. "D.C." is an abbreviation for the District of Columbia, the federal district coextensive with the city of Washington. The city is named after George Washington, military ... ~Wikipedia
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Charles Joseph "Charlie" Crist, Jr. (born July 24, 1956), is an American politician of the Republican Party and the current Governor of Florida. Crist served as state attorney general from 2003 to 2007. He is the first member of the Florida... ~Wikipedia
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health. With a... ~Wikipedia
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The University of California (UC) is a public university system in the state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which ... ~Wikipedia
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The United Nations Children's Fund (or UNICEF) was created by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946, to provide emergency food and healthcare to children in countries that had been devastated by World War II. In 1953, UNICEF became... ~Wikipedia
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Nepal ([neˈpaːl] (help·info)), officially the Kingdom of Nepal, is a landlocked Himalayan country in South Asia, bordered by China (Tibet) to the north and by India to the south, east and west. Nepal is a kingdom of various geographi... ~Wikipedia
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Bulgaria (Bulgarian: България, IPA: [bɤlˈgarijə]), officially the Republic of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Република Бъл... ~Wikipedia
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Milton Friedman (July 31, 1912 – November 16, 2006) was an American Nobel Laureate economist and public intellectual. He made major contributions to the fields of economics and statistics. In 1976, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics fo... ~Wikipedia
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Disputes - international: established a commission with Namibia to resolve small residual disputes along the Caprivi Strip, including the Situngu marshlands along the Linyanti River; downstream Botswana residents protest Namibia's planned constructio... ~Wikipedia
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British Columbia (BC) (French: la Colombie-Britannique, C.-B.) is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu ("Splendour without diminishment"). It was th... ~Wikipedia
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Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in southern Africa on the Atlantic coast. It shares borders with Angola, and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east, and South Africa to the south. It gained independence from South Africa ... ~Wikipedia
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Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (born February 22, 1932) is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. In office since November 1962, Kennedy is the second most senior member of the Senate, after Pr... ~Wikipedia
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New York University (NYU) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan. Founded in 1831, NYU is the largest private, nonprofit institution ... ~Wikipedia
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Sydney (pronounced /ˈsɪd.niː/) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4.2 million people (2006 estimate). Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and is located on the country's south-... ~Wikipedia
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Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007, Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007 and Member of Parliament for Sedg... ~Wikipedia
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Laura Lane Welch Bush (born Laura Welch on November 4, 1946 in Midland, Texas) is the wife of the forty-third and current President of the United States George W. Bush and current First Lady of the United States. She has held a love for books and rea... ~Wikipedia
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David Alexander Paterson (born May 20, 1954) is an American politician and the current Governor of New York. He is the first legally blind and the first black governor of New York. He is one of two black governors in the United States, the other bein... ~Wikipedia
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Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a highly selective and well regarded private university located approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco and approximately 20 mil... ~Wikipedia
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Oregon (pronounced [ˈɔ.ɹɪ.ɡən], [ˈo.ɹɪ.ɡən]) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Oregon borders the Pacific Ocean on the west, Washington on the north, Idaho on the e... ~Wikipedia
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Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 197,800. The Grand Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has a population of 771,185, with a Combined Statistical Area (CombdSA/CSA) of 1,315,31... ~Wikipedia
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Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a county in England that forms part of the East of England region. ~Wikipedia
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Idaho (IPA: /aɪ.də.hoʊ/) is a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The state's capital and largest city is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans." Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd s... ~Wikipedia
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Politics of Equatorial Guinea takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President of Equatorial Guinea is both head of state and head of government. ~Wikipedia
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The Republic of Malawi (IPA: [məˈlɑːwi] or [malaβi]; formerly Nyasaland) is a democratic, densely populated country located in southeastern Africa. It has Zambia to the north-west, Tanzania to the north, and Mozambique surrou... ~Wikipedia
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Alberta is one of Canada's western provinces. It became a province on September 1, 1905. ~Wikipedia
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Laureate Education Inc (NASDAQ: LAUR) is an education services holding company, based in Baltimore, Maryland, which owns a number of for-profit colleges and online universities, including Walden University and other college brands worldwide. The comp... ~Wikipedia
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The Hon Dr. Jane Lomax-Smith BSc, MBBS, PhD, FRCPA, MP, Australian politician, is the Minister for Education and Children's Services and Minister for Tourism in South Australia and has been the member for the state seat of Adelaide since 2002. She is... ~Wikipedia
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Waldorf education (also called Steiner education) is based upon the [educational philosophy]] of Rudolf Steiner, and stems from his religious/spiritual philosophy anthroposophy, which considers child development as a process of the child's soul and... ~Wikipedia
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Anna Maria Bligh (born 14 July 1960) is an Australian politician and the current Premier of Queensland. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 1995, representing the electorate of South Brisbane. ~Wikipedia
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The Gaza Strip (Arabic: قطاع غزة Qitˁɑ' Ġazzah/Qita' Ghazzah, Hebrew: רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a narrow coastal strip of land along the Medit... ~Wikipedia
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Park Hills is a city in St. Francois County, Missouri, United States. The population was 7,861 at the 2000 census. ~Wikipedia
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Ian James Thorpe OAM (born 13 October 1982 in Sydney, New South Wales), also known as the Thorpedo or Thorpey, is a former Australian freestyle swimmer. He has won five Olympic gold medals, the most won by any Australian, and in 2001 he became the fi... ~Wikipedia
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William Charles ("Bill") Ayers (born 1944) is a professor of education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, known for his work in school reform. He became a radical activist in the 1960s and was a founder of the radical Weatherman grou... ~Wikipedia
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Stephen Michael Conroy (born 18 January 1963) is an Australian politician and the current Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy in the Rudd Labor Government. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian Sena... ~Wikipedia
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New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, located about 56 miles (90 kilometers) south of Boston, 31 miles (50 kilometers) southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and about 8 miles east of Fall River. As of the 2000 census, the... ~Wikipedia
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Francis Langhorne Dade (1793? – December 28, 1835) was a major in the U.S. 4th Infantry Regiment, United States Army, during the Seminole Wars. Dade was killed in a battle with Seminole Indians that came to be known as the "Dade Massacre&q... ~Wikipedia
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New Brunswick (French: Nouveau-Brunswick) is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces, and the only officially bilingual province (French and English) in the country. Its capital is Fredericton. The provincial Department of Finance estimates that the... ~Wikipedia
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...posturing all these years, but the real electoral bait has been anger, recrimination and scapegoating. That's why John McCain kept describing Barack Obama as some sort of alien and why Palin, taking a page right out of the McCarthy playbook, kept pushing Obama's...
Welsh farmers have begun to receive their single farm payments, Wales' rural affairs minister Elin Jones has confirmed.
The Welsh Assembly processed £183m (82.5%) of single farm payments by 1 December, Ms Jones told visitors to the Welsh Winter Fair at
...Health is urging people at risk for HIV/AIDS to get tested, according to Denise Larson, HIV prevention coordinator for the Department of Health. 2008 marks the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day. Established by the World Health Organization in 1988, World...
No, Mr Cause-and effect, they were looking for victims.
What is this "MySpace" of which you speak?
Oh fer crying out loud, guys - even I have a MySpace page, and I'm freaking 57 years old!!
Yeah - that's the ticket. Then you could be laughed at by an
...but several agreed intensified pressures are prompting many students to cut corners. The Josephson Institute, a Los Angeles-based ethics institute, surveyed 29,760 students at 100 randomly selected high schools nationwide, both public and private. All students...
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allowing wireless communication by all types of low and high bandwidth mobile (cell) phone technologies. Not only does it function with good internet connectivity via web eDC, but its ability to communicate over a small
...Press Poll on Sunday. The Ducks are No. 14 in the USA Today Poll, No. 15 in the Harris Poll and No. 19 in the BCS standings. Oregon State fell out of the BCS standings and is ranked No. 24 in the USA Today Poll and No. 25 in the AP and the Harris polls. A...
...and Florida Audubon will be at the Monday morning event to speak about the cars and the need for the new rule. The Florida Environmental Regulation Commission is set to vote on the standard Tuesday morning. Copyright 2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved....
...cars in the courtyard of the State Capitol that would meet a new clean emissions standard being proposed by Gov. Charlie Crist. Representatives from the Sierra Club, Florida Wildlife Federation, Earthjustice and Florida Audubon will be at the Monday morning...