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(Encyclopedia) torture, the intentional infliction of severe physical or mental pain or suffering in order to intimidate, coerce, obtain information or a confession, or punish. In international law,…huckleberry
(Encyclopedia) huckleberry, any plant of the genus Gaylussacia, shrubs of the family Ericaceae (heath family), native to North and South America. The box huckleberry (G. brachycera) of E North…Ashcroft, John
(Encyclopedia) Ashcroft, John, 1942–, American political figure, b. Chicago, grad. Yale Univ. (B.A., 1964), Univ. of Chicago School of Law (J.D., 1967). A conservative Republican, Ashcroft was…Epiphany
(Encyclopedia) EpiphanyEpiphanyĭpĭfˈənē [key] [Gr.,=showing], a prime Christian feast, celebrated Jan. 6, called also Twelfth Day or Little Christmas. Its eve is Twelfth Night. It commemorates three…Podhoretz, Norman
(Encyclopedia) Podhoretz, NormanPodhoretz, Normanpŏdhôrˈəts [key], 1930–, American editor and essayist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., studied Columbia (B.A., 1950), Cambridge. As editor in chief (1960–95) of…sterculia
(Encyclopedia) sterculiasterculiastərky&oomacr;ˈlēə [key], common name for some members of the Sterculiaceae, a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees of tropical and subtropical regions. The most…Ridge, Tom
(Encyclopedia) Ridge, Tom (Thomas Joseph Ridge), 1945–, U.S. politician and government official, first secretary of Homeland Security (2003–5), b. Munhall, Pa. A graduate of Harvard (1967) and the…disarmament, nuclear
(Encyclopedia) disarmament, nuclear, the reduction and limitation of the various nuclear weapons in the military forces of the world's nations. The atomic bombs dropped (1945) on Japan by the United…Freedom (TV Show)
UPNFriday 8:00–9:00 p.m.; canceledCast:Holt McCallany, Bodhi Elfman, Scarlett Chorvat, Darius McCrary America has been taken over by a military coup, and it's up to four freedom fighters to…Dharma & Greg
ABCWednesday 8:30–9:00 p.m.Cast: Jenna Elfman, Thomas Gibson, Mimi Kennedy, Alan Rachins, Susan Sullivan, Mitchell Ryan and Shea D'Lynk When free spirit Dharma Finkelstein (Elfman) and blue-…Trending
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