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Barak, Ehud
(Encyclopedia) Barak, EhudBarak, Ehudāˈkh&oomacr;d bäräkˈ [key], 1942–, Israeli military and political leader, prime minister of Israel (1999–2001). The son of East European immigrants in…American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
(Encyclopedia) American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), a federation of autonomous labor unions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Panama, and U.S.…Fujimori, Alberto
(Encyclopedia) Fujimori, AlbertoFujimori, Albertoälbĕrˈtō f&oomacr;ˌjĭmôrˈē [key], 1938–, president of Peru (1990–2000), b. Lima, Peru. The son of Japanese immigrants, he was educated in Peru and…Himalayas
(Encyclopedia) HimalayasHimalayashĭmälˈəyəz, hĭməlāˈəz [key] [Sanskrit,=abode of snow], great Asian mountain system, extending c.1,500 mi (2,410 km) E from the Indus River in Pakistan through India,…Hindenburg, Paul von
(Encyclopedia) Hindenburg, Paul vonHindenburg, Paul vonhĭnˈdənbûrg, Ger. poul fən hĭnˈdənb&oobreve;rk [key], 1847–1934, German field marshal and president (1925–34), b. Poznan (then in Prussia).…Kabul
(Encyclopedia) KabulKabulkäˈb&oobreve;l, kəb&oomacr;lˈ [key], city (1997 est. pop. 1,500,000), capital of Afghanistan and of Kabul prov. and its largest city and economic and cultural center…distillation
(Encyclopedia) distillation, process used to separate the substances composing a mixture. It involves a change of state, as of liquid to gas, and subsequent condensation. The process was probably…monopoly
(Encyclopedia) monopolymonopolymənōpˈəlē [key], market condition in which there is only one seller of a certain commodity; by virtue of the long-run control over supply, such a seller is able to…National Labor Relations Board
(Encyclopedia) National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), independent agency of the U.S. government created under the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (Wagner Act), and amended by the acts of 1947 (…Boko Haram
(Encyclopedia) Boko Haram [Western education is sinful], Nigerian Islamic fundamentalist militia, officially Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati Wal-Jihad [people committed to the propagation of the…Trending
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