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    BYLINE: By Ken Auletta; Ken Auletta is an author and newspaper columnist whose most recent book is ’’The Art of Corporate Success.’’ SECTION: Section 6; Page 29‚ Column 1; Magazine Desk LENGTH: 11488 words FOR YEARS THE RESENTMENT HAD been building. And now‚ at lunch‚ it began to erupt. Lewis Glucksman‚ the co-chief executive officer of Lehman Broth-ers Kuhn Loeb‚ a short‚ rumpled man with the face of a Russian general‚ who was disparaged by Wall Street blue bloods as a lowly ’’trader‚’’ Lew

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    Barack Hussein Obama‚ Jr. (pronounced /bəˈrɑːk hʊˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/; born August 4‚ 1961) is the junior United States Senator from Illinois and the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2008 presidential election. He is the first African American to be the presumptive presidential nominee of any major American political party. A graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School‚ Obama worked as a community organizer‚ served as a law school professor‚ and also worked as a political

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    GENERAL TYPES OF LITERATURE Literature can generally be divided into two types: prose and poetry. Prose consists of those written within the common flow of conversation in sentences and paragraphs‚ while poetry refers to those expressions in verse‚ with measure and rhyme‚ line and stanza and has a more melodious tone. I. Prose There are many types of prose. These include novels‚ biographies‚ short stories‚ contemporary dramas‚ legends‚ fables‚ essays‚ anecdotes‚ news and speeches. 1

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    Microsoft Solutions for Security and Compliance and Microsoft Security Center of Excellence The Security Risk Management Guide © 2006 Microsoft Corporation. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License. To view a copy of this license‚ visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ or send a letter to Creative Commons‚ 543 Howard Street‚ 5th Floor‚ San Francisco‚ California‚ 94105‚ USA. Contents Chapter

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    146 . BE1WEEN THE WARS: AMERICA‚ 1919-1941 vention‚ and a masterful political leader and campaigner. Roosevelt’s personality and character were to be important in the life of the nation. He was a man who stood out in any collection of people. He had in abundance the personal qualities necessary for political success in the United States: magnetic charm‚ intelligence‚ physical and spiritual toughness‚ a superb speaking voice‚ and a Hair for the dramatic. Perhaps the outstanding aspect

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    Pol. Sc. Paper II (Q) Discuss the origin and growth of regional parties in India. (marks 6) (A) When Indian democracy had its first elections in 1952‚ there were hardly any regional parties. That trend has changed considerably today and there are 47 regional parties and over 400 smaller parties. The main reasons for the origin and growth of regional parties in India can be summed up in the following points. In a large democracy like India‚ smaller parties always have a place and crucial role

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    U.S. History Terms‚ Concepts and Links 112/1113/20122013 This document is always in development. Corrections and suggestions are welcome. Note: Use the application’s “find” function to locate a specific term. Many terms are in the dated folders in History Conference/History docs/USH Docs folder on First Class. Note on links: You can find hundreds of U.S. history sites all over the web. Preeminent is American Memory at the Library of Congress‚ especially The Learning Page with its links to Library

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    The 10 Most Important Marketing Trends According To Sir Martin Sorrell What is Sir Martin Sorrell’s‚ CEO of the world’s largest advertising and marketing services company WPP take on the marketing Zeitgeist? 1. The Shift Toward The East and South: In addition to China in the East and India in South-East Asia‚ he referred to the Germany-Poland-Russian cluster in Eastern Europe‚ observing that as long oil stays above $100 a barrel Russia will continue to be a formidable economic power.  The

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    A.P. U.S. Government Final Exam Study Guide (Featuring Economics!) Note: Definitions are in bold and important points are underlined Chapter 1: The Study of American Government Two Questions about Politics:    Who Governs? To what ends? Political Power – the ability of one person to get another person to act in accordance with the first person’s intentions People who exercise political power may or may not have the authority to do so. Authority – the right to use power; the exercise of

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    Synoptic Legislatures 1 SYNOPTIC LEGISLATURES Mike Simpson c2003‚ amended by AJE 2011 Contents Introduction p1 Functions p4 Institutional Arrangements p10 Role and Power of Second Chambers p21 Role of Political Parties within the Legislature p26 Role of Legislators as Delegates or Representatives p30 The Relationships with the Executive and Judicial Branches of Government p36 Issues concerning Representation‚ Accountability and Sovereignty p44

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