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Vanuatu Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Vanuatu Index: Geography People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Vanuatu Relations GEOGRAPHYVanuatu is a 'Y'…Know Your Telemarketing Rights
Source: Federal Trade Commission. Web: www.ftc.gov. In its publication “Ditch the Pitch: Hanging Up on Telephone Hucksters,” the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) outlines your rights in dealing with…September 2009 Current Events: Business/Science News
U.S. News | World News Here are the key events in business and science news for the month of September 2009. Federal Reserve Cites Evidence of Slow Economic Recovery (Sept. 9): The Federal Reserve…State of the Union Address: Andrew Jackson (December 1, 1834)
Andrew Jackson (December 1, 1834) Fellow Citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: In performing my duty at the opening of your present session it gives me pleasure to congratulate…The Hungry Stones and Other Stories: My Lord, the Baby, I
by Rabindranath Tagore III Raicharan was twelve years old when he came as a servant to his master's house. He belonged to the same caste as his master, and was given his master's little…Dee Ward Hock Biography
Dee Ward Hockfinancial services pioneerBorn: 1930Birthplace: Utah Lack of a formal education did not prevent Hock from foreseeing the future of financial services, where he catapulted his own…Robert Calvi Biography
Robert Calvi(Gian Roberto Calvini)banker, financierBorn: 1920Birthplace: Milan, Italy Having worked his way up through Banco Ambrosiano, he became its chairman in 1975. A Bank of Italy…William Fiero RUSSELL, Congress, NY (1812-1896)
RUSSELL William Fiero , a Representative from New York; born in Saugerties, Ulster County, N.Y., January 14, 1812; completed preparatory studies; engaged in mercantile pursuits and banking;…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 20, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 19, 1805April 21, 1805April 20, 1805 Saturday April 20th 1805. The wind continued to blow tolerably hard this morning but by no means as…Cloudsplitter
Author:Russell BanksPublisher:Harper Flamingo Banks's ambitious portrait of abolitionist John Brown, whose famed (and failed) attempt to liberate slaves in the 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry…