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Mazarin, Jules
(Encyclopedia) Mazarin, JulesMazarin, Juleszhül mäzärăNˈ [key], 1602–61, French statesman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, b. Italy. His original name was Giulio Mazarini. After serving in the…Henry CLAY, Congress, KY (1777-1852)
Senate Years of Service: 1806-1807; 1810-1811; 1831-1842; 1849-1852 Party: Democratic Republican; National Republican; Whig CLAY Henry , a Senator and a Representative from Kentucky; born in the…George W. Bush's Address to Congress and the American People
Given on Thursday, September 20, 2001 Mr. Speaker, Mr. President Pro Tempore, members of Congress, and fellow Americans: In the normal course of events, presidents come to this chamber to…Hansen, Lars Peter
(Encyclopedia) Hansen, Lars Peter, 1952–, U.S. economist, b. Champaign, Ill., Ph.D. Univ. of Minnesota, 1978. After teaching at Carnegie-Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh (1978–81), he joined the faculty of…Internal Revenue Service
(Encyclopedia) Internal Revenue Service (IRS), division of the U.S. Treasury Dept. that is responsible for the assessment and collection of most federal taxes, except those relating to alcohol,…Distinguished Service Cross
(Encyclopedia) Distinguished Service Cross,&sp;Distinguished Service Medal, and Distinguished Service Order: see decorations, civil and military.Cooperative Extension Service
(Encyclopedia) Cooperative Extension Service, in the United States, former agency of the Dept. of Agriculture, est. 1914 by the Smith-Lever Act. Designed to provide Americans with the understanding…Friends Service Council
(Encyclopedia) Friends Service Council (FSC), standing committee est. 1927 by the Religious Society of Friends that was responsible for the overseas work of Quakers from Great Britain and Ireland.…United Service Organizations
(Encyclopedia) United Service Organizations (USO), organization that supplies social, recreational, welfare, and spiritual facilities to members of the armed services. The USO was organized in 1941,…Book of Common Prayer
(Encyclopedia) Book of Common Prayer, title given to the service book used in the Church of England and in other churches of the Anglican Communion. The first complete English Book of Common Prayer…Trending
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