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Mojave Trails National Monument

(Encyclopedia) Mojave Trails National Monument, 1.6 million acres (647,000 hectares), SE California. Linking Joshua Tree National Park and Mojave National Preserve, it follows the trails of the…

Albano, Lake

(Encyclopedia) Albano, LakeAlbano, Lakeälbäˈnō [key], crater lake, 2 sq mi (5.2 sq km), central Italy, in the Alban Hills SE of Rome. It is c.6 mi (9.7 km) in circumference and c.560 ft (170 m) deep…

Ehud

(Encyclopedia) EhudEhudēˈhəd [key]. In the Bible, judge of Israel. He delivered Israel from Moab.

Tola

(Encyclopedia) TolaTolatōˈlə [key], in the Bible. 1 Son of Issachar. 2 Judge of Israel.

Eli

(Encyclopedia) EliEliēˈlī [key], in the Bible, high priest and judge of Israel, teacher of the boy Samuel.

Chicago Seven

(Encyclopedia) Chicago Seven, group of political activists, originally eight in number, who led protests at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1968 and were charged with criminal…

Jeffrey, Francis, Lord Jeffrey

(Encyclopedia) Jeffrey, Francis, Lord Jeffrey, 1773–1850, Scottish critic and judge. He was a founder and editor of the Edinburgh Review, which printed his critical essays. See his Contributions to…

Abdon

(Encyclopedia) AbdonAbdonăbˈdŏn [key], in the Bible. 1 Judge of Israel. 2 Officer under Josiah. He also appears as Achbor.

Mukasey, Michael Bernard

(Encyclopedia) Mukasey, Michael BernardMukasey, Michael Bernardmy&oomacr;kāˈzē [key], 1941–, American jurist, b. Bronx, N.Y., grad. Columbia (A.B., 1963), Yale Law School (LL.B., 1967). After…

Garland, Merrick Brian

(Encyclopedia) Garland, Merrick Brian, 1952–, American government official and judge, b. Chicago, grad. Harvard (A.B. 1974, J.D. 1977). He was special assistant to the U.S. attorney general (1979–81…