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international monetary system
(Encyclopedia) international monetary system, rules and procedures by which different national currencies are exchanged for each other in world trade. Such a system is necessary to define a common…The Top Ten: The World's Most Powerful Celebrities, 2014
Photo sources: Beyonce (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP), LeBron James (Ben Margot for Associated Press), Dr. Dre (Dan Steinberg/R-STEINBERG/AP), Oprah Winfrey (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP…2006 Women's Olympic Biathlon Medalists
7.5–km Sprint Time 1 Florence Baverel-Robert, FRA 22:31.4 2 Anna Carin Olofsson, SWE 22:33.8 3 Lilia Efremova, UKR 22:38.0 10–km Pursuit…Enron Corporation
(Encyclopedia) Enron Corporation, U.S. company that in 2001 became the largest bankruptcy and stock collapse in U.S. history up to that time. The company was formed in 1985 when InterNorth purchased…The Resurgence of Abraham Lincoln
Almost 150 years after his death, Abraham Lincoln reemerges as a leading figure in politics and pop culture. by Jennie Wood Benjamin Walker gets into character for the title role of the…Connally, John Bowden, JR.
(Encyclopedia) Connally, John Bowden, Jr.Connally, John Bowden, Jr.kŏnˈəlē [key], 1917–93, U.S. public official, b. Floresville, Tex. A lawyer, he became associated with Lyndon B. Johnson, managed…Anderson, Maxwell
(Encyclopedia) Anderson, Maxwell, 1888–1959, American dramatist, b. Atlantic, Pa., grad. Univ. of North Dakota, 1911. His plays, many of which are written in verse, usually concern social and moral…Lockerbie
(Encyclopedia) LockerbieLockerbielŏkˈərbē [key], village (1991 pop. 3,892), Dumfries and Galloway, S Scotland, site of a 1988 airplane crash. On Dec. 21, 1988, a New York–bound Pan Am Boeing 747…black market
(Encyclopedia) black market, the selling or buying of commodities at prices above the legal ceiling or beyond the amount allotted to a customer in countries that have placed restrictions on sales and…simony
(Encyclopedia) simonysimonysĭmˈənē [key], in canon law, buying or selling of any spiritual benefit or office. The name is derived from Simon Magus, who tried to buy the gifts of the Holy Spirit from…Trending
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