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  • 91Kadyrovtsy — ( ru. Кадыровцы, Kadyrovcy , literally Kadyrov s followers ) also Kadyrovites, is a term used by the population of Chechnya, as well as members of the groups themselves, for former members of the paramilitary units of the former pro Moscow… …

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  • 92Years of Lead (Morocco) — The Years of Lead ( fr. les années de plomb) is the term used especially by former opponents to the rule of King Hassan II to describe a period of his rule (mainly the 1960s through the 1980s) marked by state violence against dissidents and… …

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  • 93Impeachment of Dick Cheney — House Resolution 333 (USBill|110|H.Res.|333) is a resolution proposed in the House of Representatives on April 24, 2007 by Representative Dennis Kucinich (D Ohio) during the 110th United States Congress which, if passed, would impeach Vice… …

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  • 94Freedom of religion in Burundi — The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respects this right in practice. Government policy contributes to the generally free practice of religion. In a 2007 US Government study, there were no reports of… …

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  • 95Freedom of religion in Iraq — Iraq is a constitutional democracy with a republican, federal, pluralistic system of government, consisting of 18 provinces or governorates. Although the Constitution recognizes Islam as the official religion and states that no law may be enacted …

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  • 96Amnesty International — Infobox NPO organization name = Amnesty International organization organization motto = It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. [cite web|url=http://www.amnesty.ca/about/history/history of amnesty international/meaning of the… …

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  • 97France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …

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  • 98police — /peuh lees /, n., v., policed, policing. n. 1. Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws. 2. (used with a pl. v.) members of such a force: Several police are… …

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  • 99Protestantism — /prot euh steuhn tiz euhm/, n. 1. the religion of Protestants. 2. the Protestant churches collectively. 3. adherence to Protestant principles. [1640 50; PROTESTANT + ISM] * * * One of the three major branches of Christianity, originating in the… …

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  • 100United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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