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2008 News of the Nation - Centrist Administration
News of the nation in 2008 from the financial crisis to the presidential election Barack Obama Related Links 2008 Year in Review 2008 News of the World 2008…The Shrinking Value of the Dollar
The CPI inflation calculator uses the average Consumer Price Index for a given calendar year. This data represents changes in prices of all goods and services…1983 National Book Awards
Autobiography/BiographyHardcoverIsak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller, Judith ThurmanPaperbackNathaniel Hawthorne in His Time, James R. MellowChildren's FictionHardcoverHomesick: My Own…State of the Union Address: Harry S. Truman (January 7, 1948)
Harry S. Truman (January 7, 1948) Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, and Members of the 80th Congress: We are here today to consider the state of the Union. On this occasion, above all others, the…corn laws
(Encyclopedia) corn laws, regulations restricting the export and import of grain, particularly in England. As early as 1361 export was forbidden in order to keep English grain cheap. Subsequent laws…Ickes, Harold LeClaire
(Encyclopedia) Ickes, Harold LeClaireIckes, Harold LeClaireĭkˈēz [key], 1874–1952, American statesman, b. Blair co., Pa. As a Chicago newspaper reporter and later as a lawyer, he became interested in…antifreeze
(Encyclopedia) antifreeze, substance added to a solvent to lower its freezing point. The solution formed is called an antifreeze mixture. Antifreeze is typically added to water in the cooling system…insomnia
(Encyclopedia) insomnia, abnormal wakefulness or inability to sleep. The condition may result from illness or physical discomfort, or it may be caused by stimulants such as coffee or drugs. However,…Manchester, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Manchester. 1 Town (1990 pop. 51,618), Hartford co., central Conn.; settled c.1672, inc. 1823. Its sawmills and paper mills date from before the Revolutionary War. The city was also…Chandler, Raymond Thornton
(Encyclopedia) Chandler, Raymond Thornton, 1888–1959, American author, b. Chicago, educated in England. After World War I, he entered the oil business in California. Bankrupt during the Depression,…Trending
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