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Brewer's: Federal States
In the late American war the Unionists were so called — i.e. those northern states which combined to resist the eleven southern or Confederate states (q.v.). Source: Dictionary of Phrase…Micronesia Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Micronesia Women play volleyball in Kosrae, Micronesia April 9, 2004. [© AP Images] PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME:Federated States of Micronesia…Brewer's: Fecula
means sediment. Starch is a fecula, being the sediment of flour steeped in water. (Latin, fæces, dregs.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Federal StatesFecit…Brewer's: Fee
Anglo-Saxon feoh, cattle, goods, money. So in Latin, pecunia, from pecus, cattle. Capital is capita, heads [of cattle], and chattels is a mere variant. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…INFORMATION PLEASE WEBSITE "LOGO"AGREEMENT
This Agreement (the "Agreement") is between INFORMATION PLEASE,("Information Please") and You. By using our Logo, You agree to enter into this Agreement which shall be effective as of the date You…Unemployment Insurance: Who Pays for the Insurance?
The total cost is borne by the employer in all but a few states. Each state has a sliding scale of rates. The standard rate is set at 6.2% of taxable payroll in most states. But employers…Economist
What is this job like? Economists do research. They prepare surveys to collect data, and then figure out what the data mean. They also forecast how the economy might change in the future.…David Reece BOWEN, Congress, MS (1932)
BOWEN David Reece , a Representative from Mississippi; born in Houston, Chickasaw County, Miss., October 21, 1932; graduated, Cleveland (Miss.) High School, 1950; attended University of Missouri,…Douglas Kent BEREUTER, Congress, NE (1939)
BEREUTER Douglas Kent , a Representative from Nebraska; born in York, York County, Nebr., October 6, 1939; attended St. Paul's Lutheran School, Utica, Nebr.; graduated from Utica High School,…