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• USS Stewart (DE-238)
  |Ship laid down=15 July 1942 ...amed for [[Rear Admiral]] [[Charles Stewart (1778-1869)|Charles Stewart]] (July 28, 1778 – November 6, 1869), who commanded [[USS Constitution|USS ''Cons
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• Morphine
  | image2 = Morphine-from-xtal-3D-balls.png ...aver somniferum]]''. Morphine was the first [[active principle]] purified from a plant source and is one of at least 50 alkaloids of several different typ
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• Encyclopædia Britannica
  ...published by [[Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.]], a privately held company. Articles are aimed at educated adults, and written by about 100&nbsp;full-time edito ...ginning with the 11th edition, the ''Britannica'' shortened and simplified articles to broaden its North American market.<ref name="kogan_1958" /> In 1933, th
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• Robert McHenry
  ...an]] [[Editing|editor]], [[encyclopedist]], and [[writer]]. McHenry worked from 1967 for [[Encyclopædia Britannica Inc.]] or associated companies, becomin ...y, where he graduated from Northwestern's [[Kellogg School of Management]] with a [[Master of Business Administration]] in 1987.<ref name="EBbio">{{cite we
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• Bamboo
  ...}</ref> They also occur in [[sub-Saharan Africa]], and in the [[Americas]] from the [[Mid-Atlantic United States]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Arundinaria gigan ...em slowly dries and hardens. The culm begins to sprout branches and leaves from each [[Node (botany)|node]]. During the third year, the culm further harden
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• Asbestos
  [[Image:Asbestos with muscovite.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Fibrous asbestos on [[muscovite]]]] [[Image:Blue asbestos.jpg|thumb|Blue asbestos (crocidolite) from [[Wittenoom, Western Australia]]. The ruler is 1 cm.]]
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• Formaldehyde
  ...rmaldehyde''' (systematic name: '''methanal''') is an [[organic compound]] with the [[chemical formula|formula]] CH₂O. As the simplest [[aldehyd ...pending on the concentration and temperature. The infinite polymer formed from formaldehyde is called paraformaldehyde. The cyclic trimer is called metafo
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• Lead poisoning
  ...stem|reproductive]] and [[nervous system|nervous]] systems. It interferes with the development of the nervous system and is therefore particularly toxic t ...dual efforts (e.g. removing lead-containing items such as piping or blinds from the home) to nationwide policies (e.g. laws that ban lead in products or re
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• Personal health record
  ...mmary of the health and medical history of an individual by gathering data from many sources and making this information accessible online to anyone who ha .../ref> however, search results from PubMed also reveal that most scientific articles written about PHRs have been published since 2000.
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• Ted Kaczynski
  | image_alt = A man in a jacket with handcuffs ...ate degree, and later earned a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] in mathematics from the [[University of Michigan]]. He became an assistant professor at the [[U
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• John F. Kennedy assassination
  |caption=President Kennedy with his wife, Jacqueline, and [[Texas Governor]] [[John Connally]] in the [[Pre |image4= Elm from 6th fl.jpg
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• Counter-terrorism
  ...defense]] (FID) is a term used by several countries{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} for programs either to suppress insurgency, or reduce the conditions The concept of '''anti-terrorism''' emerges from a thorough examining of the concept of [[terrorism]] as well as an attempt
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• Terrorism
  .... Member States Struggle to Define Terrorism], [[Inter Press Service]], 25 July 2005.</ref> Common definitions of terrorism refer only to those violent act ...ual terrorists tend to be motivated more by a desire for social solidarity with other members of their organization than by political platforms or strategi
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• Outlaw motorcycle club
  ...d, generally, the club enforces a set of bylaws on its members that derive from the values of the outlaw biker culture.<ref name=Drew2002>{{Citation |title ...torcycle club)|Mongols]], wrote that what makes a gang like them different from the [[Mafia]] is that crime and violence are not used as expedients in purs
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• Bruce Edwards Ivins
  '''Bruce Edwards Ivins''' (April 22, 1946 &ndash; July 29, 2008)<ref name="obit">{{cite news |url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com ...gton Post]]|date=September 17, 2008|accessdate=2010-06-07}}</ref> A panel from the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Scienc
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• Moazzam Begg
  ...ing beaten to death while detained at Bagram. After intensive discussions with the U.K. government, President Bush had him released without charge on 25 J ...]'s gender unit, publicly condemned her organization for its collaboration with Begg, calling it "a gross error of judgment".<ref>[http://www.spectator.co.
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• Black site
  ...2009. President [[Barack Obama]] ordered the black sites closed in January 2009.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}{{Verify source|date=September 2010} ...Committee of the Red Cross]] (ICRC) prepared a report based on interviews with black site detainees, conducted between October 6 and 11 and December 4 and
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• Drone attacks in Pakistan
  ...intout/0,8816,1900248,00.html The CIA's Silent War in Pakistan], [[TIME]], 2009-06-01</ref> Under the [[George W. Bush administration]], these controversia ...ar in Pakistan]</ref><ref>[http://www.newamerica.net/publications/articles/2009/drone_war_13672 The Drone War]</ref>
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• Military Commissions Act of 2006
  | amendments= [[Military Commissions Act of 2009]] ::::(B) Sections 831(a), (b), and (d) (articles 31(a), (b), and (d) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), relating to c
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• NSA warrantless surveillance controversy
  ...f American citizens by the [[National Security Agency]] requires a warrant from a three judge court set up under the [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Ac ...cial act knowing that it was not authorized by statute; this is punishable with a fine of up to $10,000 or up to five years in prison, or both.<ref>{{cite
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