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Writing Well: On the Right Track

On the Right TrackWriting WellCast a Critical EyeAn Embarrassment of RichesOn the Right Track There's a lot to be said for the motto “Shop 'Til You Drop,” especially when it comes to shoes, sweaters…

Know Your Telemarketing Rights

Source: Federal Trade Commission. Web: www.ftc.gov. In its publication “Ditch the Pitch: Hanging Up on Telephone Hucksters,” the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) outlines your rights in dealing with…

Tea Party

(Encyclopedia) Tea Party, in the early 21st cent., U.S. political movement that arose in reaction to the economic crisis of 2008 and the government rescue and aid measures for the financial,…

Dhlakama, Afonso Marceta Macacho

(Encyclopedia) Dhlakama, Afonso Marceta Macacho, 1953–2018, Mozambican rebel leader and opposition figure. Conscripted into the Portuguese colonial army, he soon deserted and fought briefly with the…

Primo de Rivera, José Antonio

(Encyclopedia) Primo de Rivera, José AntonioPrimo de Rivera, José Antonioprēˈmō ᵺā rēvāˈrä [key], 1903–36, Spanish political leader, son of Miguel Primo de Rivera. Founder (1933) of the Falange, the…

fire-eaters

(Encyclopedia) fire-eaters, in U.S. history, term applied by Northerners to proslavery extremists in the South in the two decades before the Civil War. Edmund Ruffin, Robert B. Rhett, and William L.…

Wilmès, Sophie

(Encyclopedia) Wilmès, Sophie, 1975–, Belgian political leader. She worked as a financial officer at the European Commission, and was a council member in local government (2007–15). A member of the…

Roe v. Wade

(Encyclopedia) Roe v. Wade, case decided in 1973 by the U.S. Supreme Court. Along with Doe v. Bolton, this decision legalized abortion in the first…

The Congress of Women: The Kindergarten

by Mrs. Virginia Thrall Smith Advantages and Dangers of OrganizationMarriage Prospects in GermanyThe Kindergarten[1] Mrs. Virginia T. Smith was born in Bloomfield, Conn., and educated in…