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The Top Ten: World's Ten Most Corrupt Leaders
December 10 - 17 World's Ten Most Corrupt Leaders Name Position Estimates of funds allegedly embezzled (in U.S. $) 1…The Burial of the Dead
The Burial of the DeadApril is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. Winter kept us warm, covering Earth…Brewer's: Kingly Titles
Abgarus (The Grand). So the kings of Edessa were styled. Abimelech (my father the king). The chief ruler of the ancient Philistines. Agag (lord). The chief ruler of the Amalekites (4 syl…Maria Christina, 1806–78, queen of Spain
(Encyclopedia) Maria ChristinaMaria Christinamärēˈä krēstēˈnä [key], 1806–78, queen of Spain, daughter of Francis I of the Two Sicilies. The fourth wife of Ferdinand VII, she persuaded him to confirm…Passau
(Encyclopedia) PassauPassaupäsˈou [key], city (1994 pop. 51,041), Bavaria, SE Germany, at the confluence of the Danube, Inn, and Ilz rivers, near the border with Austria. It is a river port, rail…Elizabeth Farnese
(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth FarneseElizabeth Farnesefärnāˈsā [key], 1692–1766, queen of Spain, second consort of Philip V; niece of Antonio Farnese, duke of Parma. Soon after her marriage (1714),…Friendly, Fred W.
(Encyclopedia) Friendly, Fred W., 1915–98, American broadcaster and author, b. New York City as Ferdinand Friendly Wachenheimer. He began his career at age 22 at a radio station in Providence where…Burgos
(Encyclopedia) Burgos Burgos b&oomacr;rˈgōs [key], city, capital of Burgos prov., N Spain, in Castile and Léon…Fred Friendly 1998 Deaths
Fred Friendly (Ferdinand Friendly Wachenheimer)Age: 82 broadcast journalist and former president of CBS News. His television collaboration with Edward R. Murrow, See It Now, was the first…Navarre
(Encyclopedia) NavarreNavarrenəvärˈ [key], Span. NavarraNavarrenäväˈrä [key], autonomous community and province (2011 pop. 640,129), 4,012 sq mi (10,391 sq km), N Spain, bordering on France, between…Trending
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