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American Civil Liberties Union
(Encyclopedia) American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), nonpartisan organization devoted to the preservation and extension of the basic rights set forth in the U.S. Constitution. Founded (1920) by such…June 2016: Second Officer Cleared in Freddie Gray Case
World News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major U.S. news events of June 2016. 1. Shooting on UCLA Campus 2. Paul Ryan Endorses Trump 3. Stanford…Pronouns and Case: Why Can't a Pronoun Be More Like a Noun?
Why Can't a Pronoun Be More Like a Noun?Pronouns and CaseIntroductionWhy Can't a Pronoun Be More Like a Noun?The RulesWho Versus Whom (or Should I Just Shoot Myself Now?) Can't live with 'em, can't…Cancer: Estimated New Cases (2007) and Survival Rates in the U.S.
SiteEstimated new cases, 2007Five-year relative survival rates1 (percent), 1995–2003TotalMaleFemaleWhiteBlackAll sites21,444,920766,860678,060 Prostate218,890218,890n.a.99%95%Breast3180,5102…Reported Cases of Sexually Transmitted Disease in the U.S., 2006 and 2011
The table below provides the most recent reported data on cases of Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, and Chancroid. 20062011DiseaseMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalChlamydia252,630775,7881,030,911 389…Cancer: Estimated New Cases (2006) and Survival Rates in the U.S.
SiteEstimated new cases, 2006Five-year relative survival rates1 (percent), 1995–2001TotalMaleFemaleWhiteBlackAll sites21,399,790720,280679,510 Prostate234,460234,460n.a.100%97%Breast3214,…Charles River Bridge Case
(Encyclopedia) Charles River Bridge Case, decided in 1837 by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Charles River Bridge Company had been granted (1785) a charter by the state of Massachusetts to operate a toll…Baker v. Carr
(Encyclopedia) Baker v. Carr, case decided in 1962 by the U.S. Supreme Court. Tennessee had failed to reapportion the state legislature for 60 years despite population growth and redistribution.…Griswold, Roger
(Encyclopedia) Griswold, Roger, 1762–1812, American political leader, b. Lyme, Conn.; son of Matthew Griswold. A Connecticut lawyer, he entered politics and, as U.S. Congressman (1795–1805), was a…paper nautilus
(Encyclopedia) paper nautilus or argonaut, pelagic, surface-dwelling cephalopod mollusk of the genus Argonauta. Like the closely related octopus, the paper nautilus has a rounded body, eight…Trending
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