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Powell, Jerome Hayden
(Encyclopedia) Powell, Jerome Hayden, 1953–, U.S. investment banker and government official, b. Washington, D.C., A.B. Princeton, 1975, J.D. Georgetown Univ., 1979. He worked with New York law firms…July 2016: Trump Picks Pence
World News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major U.S. news events of July 2016. 1. No Charges Filed for Hillary Clinton 2. Police…Duke, David Ernest
(Encyclopedia) Duke, David Ernest, 1950-, American far-right politician and Klan leader, b. Tulsa, Ok., Louisiana State Univ. (B.A., 1974). Duke’s…whist
(Encyclopedia) whist, card game for four players, those on opposite sides of the table being partners. The full pack of 52 cards is dealt. The dealer's last card is turned up to indicate trump, and…five hundred
(Encyclopedia) five hundred, card game, similar in principle to euchre, usually played by three persons with a pack of 32 cards and a joker. Each player receives 10 cards, and highest bidder for the…euchre
(Encyclopedia) euchreeuchrey&oomacr;ˈkər [key], card game, played usually by four persons (two sets of partners). The game originated among the Amish and was a popular card game in America in the…bezique
(Encyclopedia) beziquebeziquebəzēkˈ [key], card game usually played with 128 cards by two players. Bezique developed in France and England in the 1860s and originally required only 64 cards; later…Pelosi, Nancy Patricia
(Encyclopedia) Pelosi, Nancy Patricia Pelosi, Nancy Patricia pəlōˈsē [key], 1940–, U.S. congresswoman, Speaker of the…impeachment
(Encyclopedia) impeachment, in Great Britain and United States, formal accusation issued by a legislature against a public official charged with crime or other serious misconduct. In a looser sense…écarté
(Encyclopedia) écartéécartéāˌkärtāˈ [key], card game similar to euchre, played by two persons. The pack has 32 cards, seven through ace in each suit; the king is the highest card, and the ace ranks…Trending
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