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1949–2006, American philosopher and political theorist, b. New York,
Ph.D. Penn State University, 1974. An activist-…
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ANDERSEN Herman Carl , a Representative from Minnesota; born in Newcastle, Kings County,
Wash., January 27, 1897; moved with his parents to a farm near Tyler, Lincoln
County, Minn., in 1901;…
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Richard is possibly the most enigmatic of the English kings. Some historians have attributed his…
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