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(Encyclopedia) bossism, in U.S. history, system of political control centering about a single powerful figure (the boss) and a complex organization of lesser figures (the machine) bound together by…Palau
(Encyclopedia) PalauPalaupälouˈ [key], officially Republic of Palau, independent nation (2015 est. pop. 21,000), c.192 sq mi (497 sq km), W Pacific, in the W Caroline Islands. Belau, the indigenous…July 2010 Current Events: U.S. News
World News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of…Commercial Real Estate Broker
John Goodman Tell us about your work---what do you do? My company is a national commercial real estate brokerage and consulting firm . We represent…The Global Market and Developing Nations: The World's Economies
The World's EconomiesThe Global Market and Developing NationsIntroductionA Three Part World?The World's EconomiesProduction and Income ClassificationsA Worldwide Market?What Does the Future Hold?…The Biggest One-Day Declines in the Dow Jones Industrial Average
Economic and political turmoil often result in wild swings of stock prices by Beth Rowen Related Links Dow 101 Largest U.S. Bankruptcies Largest U.S. Businesses Largest Banks in…Agencies of the United Nations
Linked to the United Nations through special agreements, the separate, autonomous specialized agencies of the UN family set standards and guidelines, help formulate policies, provide technical…compulsive gambling
(Encyclopedia) compulsive gambling or pathological gambling, a psychological disorder characterized by a persistent inability to resist the impulse to gamble. The disorder is progressive and…Cornell, Ezra
(Encyclopedia) Cornell, Ezra, 1807–74, American financier and founder of Cornell Univ., b. Westchester Landing, N.Y. Cornell, who began life as a laborer, was of an ingenious mechanical bent and had…Abidjan
(Encyclopedia) Abidjan Abidjan ăbĭjänˈ [key], city (2021 est. pop. 27,263,180 ), former capital of Côte d'Ivoire, a port on the Ébrié Lagoon (an arm of the Gulf of Guinea…