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| | United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The President and Vice President are elected as 'running mates' for four-year terms by the Electoral College, for which each state, as well as the District of Columbia, is allocated a number of seats based on its representation (or ostensible representation, in the case of D.C.) in both houses of Congress. | | | Manifest Destiny was a philosophy that encouraged westward expansion in the United States: as the population of the Eastern states grew and as a steady increase of immigrants entered the country, settlers moved steadily westward across North America. | | | , the U.S., the U.S.A., the U.S. of A., the States, or (poetically) Columbia. |
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| | Welcome to the Legal Information Institute |
| | January 18 - U.S. Supreme Court, in Ayotte v. | | | December 6 - U.S. Supreme Court decision in Wagnon v. | | | June 23 - U.S. Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. |
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| | Passport Home |
| | This site is managed by the Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State. | | | Acceptance facilities include many Federal, state and probate courts, post offices, some public libraries and a number of county and municipal offices. | | | Only the U.S. Department of State has the authority to grant, issue or verify United States passports. |
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http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html
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| | United Press International - News. Analysis. Insight. |
| | Thailand's embattled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Wednesday he is considering stepping aside temporarily to quell a political impasse. | | | The Jamaican government will increase its pension rate for some 87,000 senior citizens by 66 percent beginning next month. | | | U.S. security laws against illegal immigration and terrorism will sharply raise the cost of getting driver's licenses and end mail renewal of those documents. |
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| | U.S. Cavalry - Proudly Serving Military and Law Enforcement Professionals |
| | U.S. Cavalry - Proudly Serving Military and Law Enforcement Professionals | | | U.S. Cavalry provides high-threat oriented training which will give your staff the experience and confidence they need to be successful. | | | Now the ammunition is only a click away with U.S. Cavalry's OnPoint, a new interactive forum for military and law enforcement professionals to share information. |
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| | The United States Army Home Page |
| | The decision to form the AWG was made in 2003. | | | With the U.S. military committed to fighting the Global War on Terrorism, Army leaders decided that a unit was needed to help combat the enemy’s ability to use asymmetric weapons on the battlefield. | | | Benjamin C. Freakley, commander of the coalition's Combined Joint Task Force 76, helped usher in the Spartan era. |
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| | USOpen.org - Home |
| | Roger Federer defeated Andre Agassi to win his second straight US Open, while Kim Clijsters beat Mary Pierce for her first Grand Slam Championship. | | | As you look forward to the 2006 US Open (August 28 - September 10), take a few moments to look back at 2005 with our US Open Daily Highlight Show. | | | The summer of 2005 will be remembered as a defining time for tennis in North America, an example of just how grand this great sport can be. |
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| | Breaking U.S. News Headlines, Stories and Video - CBS News.com |
| | Justices of the Supreme Court pose for pictures | | | Six months after Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, President Bush made his 10th trip to the slowly rebuilding region. | | | Controversy over plan to transfer management of six U.S. ports to a Dubai-owned company. |
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| | SENIOR YEAR U-2 / TR-1 |
| | INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997 104th CONGRESS 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPR. | | | The U-2 aircraft was designed and fielded during the height of the Cold War, and this aircraft was one of the most secret US weapon systems. | | | The U-2 provides continuous day or night, high-altitude, all-weather, stand-off surveillance of an area in direct support of U.S. and allied ground and air forces. |
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http://www.fas.org/irp/program/collect/u-2.htm
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| | U - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | This page was last modified 16:31, 15 March 2006. | | | University of Utah or "U of U" (or just University in general). | | | British novelist Nancy Mitford brought to popular attention the linguistic terminology "U" and "non-U" to indicate the speech markers of upper class and non-upper class British speakers respectively. |
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| | ussoccer.com |
| | ABOUT U.S. The United States Football Association (renamed U.S. Soccer Federation) was granted provisional membership by the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) on August 15, 1913. | | | - Sunil Gulati Elected Next President of U.S. Soccer | | | U.S. MNT fans will be thrilled to see that Claudio Reyna made his second straight start for Manchester City today, going 69 minutes in the Blues 1-0 loss to Portsmouth. |
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| | New Virtual U - Home |
| | Virtual U is designed to foster better understanding of management practices in American colleges and universities. | | | However, as in a real college or university, the complexity and potential effects of each decision must be carefully considered. | | | And the Virtual U Board of Trustees is monitoring every move. |
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| | U.S. Senate |
| | The first U.S. Senate home page on the World Wide Web was announced October 20, 1995 on the Senate floor. | | | It was an experiment with a new technology and a new way for the public to interact with their senators. | | | An estimated 6 million Americans had Internet access in 1995 when the Senate Web site was established — a fraction of the 159 million today. |
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| | Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Proof Coins |
| | This is the one on colonial and U.S. proofs. | | | After all, most of the coins he shows, and discusses, are beyond my means, but it was fun to read about them. | | | Breen's Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Proof Coins |
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http://www.limunltd.com/numismatica/reviews/breens-encyc-proof-coins.html
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| | The US Navy |
| | This is an Official U.S. Navy Web Site. | | | Scott, currently visiting the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s area of responsibility for quite possibly the final time before he retires, conducted all hands calls and participated in awards ceremonies as he traveled. | | | Twenty such weeks are planned this year in cities throughout the U.S., arranged by the Navy Office of Community Outreach (NAVCO). |
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| | Bloomberg.com: U.S. |
| | Hussein Judge Closes Trial to Public as Former Dictator Calls for Uprising The presiding judge closed Saddam Hussein's Baghdad trial to the public, saying the former Iraqi president was making political speeches in his testimony. | | | HandR Block Deceived Clients About IRA Fees, New York's Spitzer Says in Suit HandR Block Inc., the biggest U.S. tax preparer, duped clients into investing their tax refunds in retirement accounts that cost more in fees than they generated in interest, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said. | | | Lehman Earnings Rise 24 Percent to Record on Stock Trading, Banking Fees Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. reported the best quarterly profit in its 156-year history as revenue from trading stocks and investment banking rose to records, complementing its traditional strength in bonds. |
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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/regions/us.html
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| | LII: U.S. Code: Home |
| | This version is generated from the most recent official version made available by the US House of Representatives. | | | For exact information about the currency of any particular title as it is published by the House, see the listing on the House server. | | | Our convenient update service (available onscreen as you look at each section) integrates the services of the House servers and of the Library of Congress Thomas service to supply you with accurate updates to any section which has changed. |
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http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode
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| | Welcome to the USGS - U.S. Geological Survey |
| | With more than 2,000 known species, the minnow family, Cyprinidae, is the largest vertebrate family in the world. | | | Because of the sophisticated equipment on board, engineers anticipated a life of a mere two years, with a goal of three years of collecting data over the landmass of the planet. | | | On the night of February 11, most of us were tucked warmly in our beds as a raging winter storm dumped snow over much of the Northeast. |
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| | U.S. Department of Defense Official Website - 03/14/2006 - Edition 2 |
| | CAMP AL ASAD, Iraq, March 15, 2006 – Iraqi soldiers are right on schedule with training requirements that will allow them to eventually relieve U.S. military forces in Al Anbar Province. | | | • U.S. Support Critical to Latin American Stability | | | WASHINGTON, March 14, 2006 – Nearly three years into Operation Iraqi Freedom, it's fair for people to ask why the United States should see the mission through, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said today. |
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| | U.S. Patents |
| | This database is updated weekly and was last updated on April 22, 2005. | | | A comprehensive bibliographic database containing records for each of the 2.6 million U.S. patents issued since 1975. |
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| | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Home |
| | The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuge System, initiated by President Theodore Roosevelt to protect bird populations from market commercial hunting, will celebrate its 103rd anniversary March 14. | | | The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that a petition to list the polar bear (Ursus maritimus) as threatened under the Endangered Species Act presents substantial scientific and commercial information indicating that listing the polar bear may be warranted. | | | The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed voluntary guidelines and a regulatory definition designed to help landowners and others understand how they can help ensure that bald eagles continue to be protected consistent with existing law. |
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| | U.S. Pharmacist |
| | Pharmacists licensed in the U.S. can earn Continuing Education credits through U.S. Pharmacist, approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmaceutical education. | | | U.S. Pharmacist is a monthly journal dedicated to providing the nation's pharmacists with up-to-date, authoritative, peer-reviewed clinical articles relevant to contemporary pharmacy practice in a variety of settings, including community pharmacy, hospitals, managed care systems, ambulatory care clinics, home care organizations, long-term care facilities, industry and academia. | | | U.S. PHARMACIST will pay $25 for each clinical practice tip we publish in future issues. |
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| | Census Bureau Home Page |
| | US Census Bureau, Helping You Make Informed Decisions | | | Releases · Facts For Features · Minority Links · Broadcast and Photo Services · U.S. Census Bureau Report: Tabulating Prisoners at Their "Permanent Home of Record" Address | | | Enable Javascript for access to this tool or see data available from the American Community Survey. |
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| | Official Website for the United States Marine Corps |
| | Iraqi soldiers are right on schedule with training requirements that will allow them to eventually relieve U.S. military forces in western Al Anbar Province, according to Marine officials here. | | | Iraqi soldiers making progress, on track for independent operations in Al Anbar Province |
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| | CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News |
| | The judge at Saddam Hussein's trial closed the proceeding to the media today after the former Iraqi president called for Iraqis to join together and fight the occupying forces. | | | Was the University of Illinois right to fire a student editor for publishing caricatures of Mohammed? | | | • DP World seeks U.S. buyer for ports |
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| | Factsheets : U-2S/TU-2S : U-2S/TU-2S |
| | The U-2 provides high-altitude, all-weather surveillance and reconnaissance, day or night, in direct support of U.S. and allied forces. | | | It delivers critical imagery and signals intelligence to decision makers throughout all phases of conflict, including peacetime indications and warnings, low-intensity conflict, and large-scale hostilities. |
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| | Cdcovers.cc - [U] Vcd Covers |
| | Displaying Vcd titles starting with the letter U | | | Select your title and then on one of the available cover parts | | | # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| | New initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions Mar 9 - The plan will minimize emissions of two chemicals, used in air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment, that deplete the ozone layer or are strong greenhouse gases – up to 3,000 times more potent than carbon dioxide. | | | Wind power is the fastest growing source of renewable energy in China. | | | Aspen Skiing goes 100 percent green power Mar 1 - The operator of four Colorado ski mountains and two hotels purchased renewable energy certificates from wind farms to offset 100 percent of its electricity use, the largest in the U.S. ski industry. |
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| | Industrial robots, lean manufacturing, factory automation systems - FANUC Robotics America |
| | Save your factory is an initiative that encourages manufacturers to utilize available innovation and productivity enhancing technology like robots and automation to continue operation in North America vs. offshoring. | | | FANUC Robotics has over 150,000 industrial robots installed worldwide. | | | Find out more by calling us at 1-800-47-ROBOT, press option 5. |
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| | Today's News from MSNBC - MSNBC.com |
| | U.S. Bush touts drug plan, but admits problems | | | • Celizic: Forget Cinderella, give us Duke vs. UConn | | | • Dubai firm to sell off U.S. ports within six months |
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| | Air Force Link - Home |
| | WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- The U.S. military has sculpted its strategy to account for the different threats, cultures and circumstances posed by the global war on terror, said the Joint Staff's chief of strategic plans and policy. | | | KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa, Japan (AFPN) -- Thanks to the combined efforts of Airmen from Kadena Air Base and local Japanese responders here, two scuba divers were rescued early Monday morning following a five-hour search and rescue operation. | | | ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. (AFPN) -- Altus Air Force Base and local firefighters worked together to battle a grass fire that consumed about 100 acres here, March 12. |
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| | WinDrivers.com |
| | Category Company Search For 'U' All Highlighted Companies Are Archived On WinDrivers.com |
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| | FDA/SPRC/CFSAN Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia (RFE) Browse Page |
| | The FDA Seafood List is a searchable compendium of more than 1500 species of finfish and shellfish important in the U.S. It includes Approved Market Names, Common Names, Scientific Names, Vernacular (local) Names and links back to the RFE for those species included. | | | Browse the index to images and data in the Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia by: |
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| | United for Peace : Index |
| | United for Peace and Justice, Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, National Organization for Women, Friends of the Earth, U.S. Labor Against the War, Climate Crisis Coalition, People's Hurricane Relief Fund, National Youth and Student Peace Coalition, Veterans for Peace | | | We have a foreign policy that is foreign to our core values, and domestic policies wreaking havoc at home. | | | MERCHANDISE : SEARCH : DONATE : ABOUT UFPJ : CONTACT US |
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| | U.S. Newswire : Today's News |
| | 11:11 AM Poll: Two in Three Americans Call Iraq a War of Choice, Not Necessity; Confidence Operation Will Succeed is Low and Getting Lower; Most Want to Begin Drawdown of U.S. Troops, But Not a Quick Pullout |
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| | Want us to contact you about upcoming auctions? | | | Call toll free 1-866-WIN-UBID or email customer care for friendly, dedicated customer service. | | | Use Tell-a-Buddy to email a friend about uBid.com. |
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| | US News & World Report: Home |
| | NY Files $250M Fraud Suit Vs. H&R Block | | | U.S. News and World Report photographer Jim Lo Scalzo drove the length of the U.S.-Mexican border from El Paso, Texas, to San Diego, Calif. | | | What men need to know about their cholesterol. |
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| | A Comprehensive Web Encyclopedia of U.S. Copper Coinage |
| | Undoubtedly the rarest of die varieties in general are those on proof coins. | | | copper quote for December (in US$) 71.50 cents/lb. | | | For best results, switch to a different browser. |
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| | CNN.com - U.S. News |
| | Get Local News from the Central U.S. Man charged in killing of fetus | | | Police look into claim of metal in McMuffin | | | Kids to cops: Men tried to lure us into car |
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| | uefa.com |
| | Which club will qualify for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup: FC Schalke 04 or US Città di Palermo? | | | UEFA Cup - Round of 16 - Second leg |
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| | Occupational Safety and Health Administration - OSHA HOME PAGE |
| | OSHA's mission is to assure the safety and health of America's workers by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach, and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual improvement in workplace safety and health. | | | Site Index: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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