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'To Be All That We Can Be'Debt and Defense: 'A Bum Deal'What They Do/What They Say Now, in contrast, the greatest nation of the free world has had a leader for eight straight years that…Grinnell, George Bird
(Encyclopedia) Grinnell, George BirdGrinnell, George Birdgrənĕlˈ [key], 1849–1938, American naturalist and student of Native American life, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. Yale (B.A., 1870; Ph.D., 1880). He…Orlando, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) OrlandoOrlandoôrlănˈdō [key], city (1990 pop. 164,693), seat of Orange co., central Fla., in a lake region; inc. 1875. In a citrus fruit and farm area, it is one of the world's most…Ringwood
(Encyclopedia) Ringwood, borough (1990 pop. 12,623), Passaic co., N N.J., in the Ramapo Mts. and on the Wanaque River near the N.Y. line. Iron was found nearby in 1730; mines and works were developed…Sacheon
(Encyclopedia) SacheonSacheonsäˈchônˈ [key], city (1995 pop. 113,492), South Gyeongsang (Kyongsang) prov., S South Korea, on the Korea Strait. It is a port city on Sacheon Bay, with aerospace,…Pratas Island
(Encyclopedia) Pratas IslandPratas Islandpräˈtäs [key], also called Dongsha IslandDongsha Islandd&oobreve;ngˈshäˈ [key], in the South China Sea, controlled by Taiwan and administered as part of…Lidice
(Encyclopedia) LidiceLidicelĭˈdyĭtsĕ [key], village, NW Czech Republic, in Bohemia. In reprisal for the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, the Germans “liquidated” (1942) Lidice by killing all the…Öraefajökull
(Encyclopedia) ÖraefajökullÖraefajökullöˈrīväyöˌkütəl [key], mountain, Vatnajökull National Park, SE Iceland, rising from the Vatnajökull glacier. Öraefajökull is an ice-covered, three-peaked volcano…Nakuru
(Encyclopedia) NakuruNakurunäk&oomacr;ˈr&oomacr; [key], city (1989 est. pop. 164,000), capital of Rift Valley prov., W central Kenya. Founded in the early 20th cent. as a center of European…Malindi
(Encyclopedia) MalindiMalindimälĭnˈdē [key], town, SE Kenya, on the Indian Ocean. It is a beach resort and a commercial center. Probably founded in the 10th cent. by Arab traders, Malindi became an…Trending
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