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Brewer's: Pigeon
(To). To cheat, to gull one of his money by almost self-evident hoaxes. Pigeons are very easily gulled, caught by snares, or scared by malkins. One easily gulled is called a pigeon. The…April 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 April 2009. Unemployment Rate Reaches 8.5%; 663,00 Jobs Lost in March (Apr. 3): The government reports…Pulitzer Prizes: Commentary
1970 Marquis W. Childs (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) 1971 William A.…Brewer's: Hare
It is unlucky for a hare to cross your path, because witches were said to transform themselves into hares. Nor did we meet, with nimble feet, One little fearful lepus; That certain sign,…Tips for Online Investing
Source: Securities and Exchange Commission More Americans are investing in the stock market and many of them are doing so through the Internet. Online brokerages account for approximately 25…John Forbes Kerry Biography
John Forbes KerryU.S. Senator, Massachusetts Born: Dec. 11, 1943Birthplace: Denver, Colo. Kerry was raised Catholic in a family of privilege, and spent part of his childhood living in Europe…2006 ConocoPhillips National Championships, 2006
(Irvine, Calif., Aug. 1-5, 2006) Men Time 50 m freestyle-Cullen Jones 0:21.94 100 m freestyle-Jason Lezak 0…Baron Munchausen: A Second Trip to the Moon.
by Rudolph Erich Raspe Voyage eastward-The Baron i... The Baron crosses the Thame...A Second Trip to the Moon. A second visit (but an accidental one) to the moon-The ship driven…Ronald Wilson Reagan
Ronald Wilson ReaganBorn: 2/6/1911Birthplace: Tampico, Ill. Ronald Wilson Reagan rode to the presidency in 1980 on a tide of resurgent right-wing sentiment among an electorate longing for a…Brewer's: Hands
Persons employed in a factory. We say so many head of cattle: horse-dealers count noses. Races are won by the nose, and factory work by the hand, but cattle have the place of honour.…