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supply-side economics

(Encyclopedia) supply-side economics, economic theory that concentrates on influencing the supply of labor and goods as a path to economic health, rather than approaching the issue through such…

Villepin, Dominique de

(Encyclopedia) Villepin, Dominique de (Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin)Villepin, Dominique dedômēnēkˈ märēˈ fräNswäˈ rənāˈ gäl&oomacr;zōˈ də vēlpănˈ [key], 1953–, French…

African swine fever

(Encyclopedia) African swine fever (ASF), highly contagious, deadly viral disease of swine. Its acute form, which is typically fatal, is characterized by high fever, loss of appetite, lethargy, and…

brigandage

(Encyclopedia) brigandagebrigandagebrĭgˈəndĭj [key] [Ital. brigare=to fight], robbery and plundering committed by armed bands, often associated with forests or mountain regions. Social and political…

Weinberger, Caspar Willard

(Encyclopedia) Weinberger, Caspar WillardWeinberger, Caspar Willardwīnˈbûrgər [key], 1917–2006, U.S. government official, U.S. secretary of defense (1981–87), b. San Francisco, grad. Harvard (1938),…

stem cells

(Encyclopedia) stem cells, unspecialized human or animal cells that can produce mature specialized body cells and at the same time replicate themselves. Embryonic stem cells are derived from a…

2004 Deaths: R - Z

Nuha al-RadiJohnny RamoneTony RandallDavid RaskinRonald ReaganChristopher ReeveDavid ReimerAlexandra RipleyLaurance RockefellerMarvin RunyonJohn SackFrançoise SaganPierre SalingerIsabel…