| Railroad police Railroad police are different from one country to another. Their roles are in some countries no different than that of any other police agency in others they are more related to a type of security police. They are all commonly responsible for the protection of railroad (or railway) vast networks of properties, facilities and personnel as well as public rail transit systems. Some are given extensive additional authority where other jurisdictions are more restricted. Railroad_police
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| Project Blue Book Project Blue Book was one of a series of systematic studies of Unidentified flying objects (UFOs) conducted by the United States Air Force (U.S.A.F.). Started in 1952, it was the second revival of such a study. A termination order was given for the study in December 1969, and all activity under its auspices ceased in January 1970.Project Blue Book had two goals to determine if UFOs were a threat to national security, and to scientifically analyze UFO-related data. Project_Blue_Book
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| USS Cole bombing Talk:USS_Cole_bombing
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| September 11 attacks/Archive 4 Talk:September_11_attacks/Archive_4
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| Walter Lippmann Talk:Walter_Lippmann
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| Muriel Rukeyser Muriel Rukeyser (15 December 1913 Kenneth Rexroth said that she was the greatest poet of her "exact generation". One of her most powerful pieces was a group of poems entitled The Book of the Dead (1938), documenting the details of the Hawk's Nest incident, an industrial disaster in which hundreds of miners died of silicosis.Her poem "To be a Jew in the Twentieth Century" (1944), on the theme of Judaism as a gift, was adopted by the American Reform and Reconstructionist movements for their prayer books, something Rukeyser said "astonished" her, as she had remained distant from Judaism throughout her early life. Muriel_Rukeyser
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| Wall Street bombing The Wall Street bombing was an incident that occurred at 12September 16, 1920, in the Financial District of New York City. Thirty-eight were killed and 400 persons were injured by the blast. It was more deadly than the 1910 bombing of the Los Angeles Times building by the McNamara brothers and would remain the deadliest bomb attack on U.S. soil for nearly seven years, until the Bath School bombings in Bath Township, Michigan. Wall_Street_bombing
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| Warren Jeffs Warren Steed Jeffs (born December 3, 1955 San Francisco California) was the president of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS Church) from 2002 to 2007. While president and "Prophet, Seer and Revelator" of the organization, Jeffs wielded considerable religious as well as secular power, in line with the FLDS Church's theocratic principles.Jeffs gained international notoriety in May 2006 when he was placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution on Utah state charges related to his alleged arrangement of extralegal marriages between his adult male followers and underage girls. Warren_Jeffs
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| TimothyPilgrim/Docexam User:TimothyPilgrim/Docexam
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| Ali Atwa Ali Atwa (born about 1960) () is a Lebanese national and member of the Islamist organization Hezbollah. Atwa is also known as Ammar Mansour Bouslim and Hassan Rostom Salim.He is currently wanted by the United States government for involvement in the June 14, 1985, skyjacking of TWA Flight 847. Ali_Atwa
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| Islamic terrorism Islamic terrorism is the common term for an ideology of violence associated with Islamic fundamentalism, that claims to defend Islamic culture, society, and values against the political, imperialistic, and cultural influences of non-Muslims, and the Western world in particular (cf. Islamic_terrorism
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| Hassan Izz-Al-Din Hasan Izz-Al-Din () (born about 1963) is an Lebanese national wanted by the United States government.Hasan Izz-Al-Din is an alleged member of Hezbollah. He is currently wanted by the United States government for his alleged involvement in the June 14, 1985 skyjacking of TWA Flight 847. Hassan_Izz-Al-Din
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| Zero Mostel Samuel Joel “Zero” Mostel (February 28, 1915 – September 8, 1977) was an American actor of stage and screen, best known for his portrayal of comic characters such as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Max Bialystock in The Producers. He was blacklisted during the 1950s, and his testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee was well-publicized. He was a Tony Award and Obie Award winner. Zero_Mostel
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| List of United States presidential assassination attempts assassination attempts on Presidents of the United States; there have been 90 known attempts to kill sitting and former Presidents as well as Presidents-elect. Four attempts on sitting Presidents have succeededAbraham Lincoln (the 16th President), James A. Garfield (the 20th President), William McKinley (the 25th President) and John F. Kennedy (the 35th President). Two other Presidents were injured in attempted assassinationsTheodore Roosevelt and then sitting President Ronald Reagan. List_of_United_States_presidential_assassination_attempts
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| CVS/pharmacy CVS/pharmacy (commonly called CVS) is one of the largest pharmacy chains in the United States, with approximately 6,800 stores across 41 states and soon Puerto Rico. As the retail pharmacy division of CVS Caremark, it sells prescription drugs and a wide assortment of general merchandise, including over-the counter drugs, beauty products and cosmetics, film and photo finishing services, seasonal merchandise, greeting cards and convenience foods through their CVS/pharmacy and Longs Drugs retail stores and online through CVS.com. CVS/pharmacy
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| James J. Bulger James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger, Jr. (born September 3 1929) is a wanted fugitive and alleged leader of the Winter Hill Gang, an Irish-American crime family based out of Boston, Massachusetts. He is the brother of William Michael Bulger, a former President of the Massachusetts State Senate and the University of Massachusetts.On August 19 1999, Bulger became the 458th person added to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. James_J._Bulger
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| Stanley Finch Stanley Wellington Finch (July 20 1872 Bureau of Investigation, which would eventually become the FBI. Stanley_Finch
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| Freedom of Information Act (United States) The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), as amended, represents the implementation of freedom of information legislation in the United States. It was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 6, 1966 (Public Law 89-554, 80 Stat. 383; Amended 1996, 2002, 2007), and went into effect the following year. Freedom_of_Information_Act_(United_States)
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| USS The Sullivans (DDG-68) USS_The_Sullivans_(DDG-68)
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| Peekskill Riots Peekskill Riots were anti-communist riots (with anti-black and anti-Semitic undertones) that took place at Van Cortlandtville, Westchester County, New York in 1949. The catalyst for the rioting was an announced concert by black singer Paul Robeson, who was well known for his strong pro-trade union stance on civil rights and his out spoken beliefs in international socialism and anti-colonialist movements. Peekskill_Riots
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| Rod Coronado Rodney Adam Coronado (born July 3, 1966 in San Jose, California) is a Native American (Pascua Yaqui) eco-anarchist and animal rights activist who has been convicted of arson, conspiracy and other crimes in connection with his activism. He is an advocate and former activist for the Animal Liberation Front and a spokesperson for the Earth Liberation Front. He is also a former crew member of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and was a member of the editorial collective of the Earth First! Journal. Rod_Coronado
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| Daily Worker The Daily Worker was a newspaper published in New York City by the Communist Party USA, a Comintern-affiliated organization. Publication began in 1924. While it generally reflected the prevailing views of the party, some attempts were made to make it a paper that reflected the spectrum of left-wing opinion. Daily_Worker
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| Botnet Botnet is a jargon term for a collection of software robots, or bots, that run autonomously and automatically. The term is often associated with malicious software but it can also refer to the network of computers using distributed computing software. It is important to note that while botnets are often named after their malicious software name, there are typically multiple botnets in operation using the same malicious software families, but operated by different criminal entities. Botnet
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| Norden bombsight The Norden bombsight was a bombsight used by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, and the United States Air Force in the Korean and the Vietnam Wars to aid the crew of bomber aircraft in dropping bombs accurately. Its operation was a closely guarded secret of World War II; however, Herman Lang, a German spy working at the factory, leaked the design to the Abwehr in 1938. The Norden_bombsight
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| Brandon Mayfield Brandon Mayfield (born July 15, 1966) is an American attorney in Washington County, Oregon. He is best known for being erroneously linked to the 2004 Madrid train bombings. On May 6, 2004, the FBI arrested Mayfield as a material witness in connection with the Madrid attacks, and held him for over two weeks. Brandon_Mayfield
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| Without a Trace Without_a_Trace
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| Matrícula Consular Matricula Consular de Alta Seguridad (MCAS) (Consular Matriculation of High Security) is an identification card issued by the Government of Mexico through its consulate offices to Mexican nationals residing outside of Mexico regardless of their emigration status. Also known as the Mexican CID card, it has been issued since 1871, and cardholders Matrícula_Consular
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| FBI Counterterrorism Division The FBI Counterterrorism Division (CTD) is the division of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation that deals with terrorist threats inside the United States. It also provides information on terrorists outside the country and tracks known terrorists worldwide. In the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks, the FBI Counterterrorism Division has received huge amounts of funding and manpower. The Division is headed by Assistant Director Michael J. Heimbach. FBI_Counterterrorism_Division
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| Aafia Siddiqui Aafia Siddiqui () (born March 2, 1972) is an MIT and Brandeis alumna, originally from Karachi, Pakistan.In March 2003, Siddiqui left the United States. The following year, she was accused by the United States of being "associated with al-Qaeda". In August 2008, she was charged in United States District Court for the Southern District of New York with assaulting and attempting to kill US personnel while in detention in Afghanistan. Aafia_Siddiqui
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| Ahmed Ghailani Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani () is an alleged member of the al-Qaeda terrorist organization. He was indicted in the United States as a participant in the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings. He was on the FBI Most Wanted Terrorists list from its inception in October of 2001. In 2004, he was captured and detained by Pakistani forces in a joint operation with the United States. Ghailani is currently held in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp; he is one of the 14 people who had previously been held at secret locations abroad. Ahmed_Ghailani
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| Fazul Abdullah Mohammed Fazul Abdullah Mohammed () (born August 25, 1972, February 25, 1974, or December 25, 1974) is a suspected member of al-Qaeda, sometimes purported to be the leader of their East African presence. Mohammed was born in Moroni, Comoros Islands and has Kenyan as well as Comorian citizenship. He speaks French, Swahili, Arabic, English, and Comorian. Fazul_Abdullah_Mohammed
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| Amer el-Maati Amer_el-Maati
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| Adam Yahiye Gadahn Adam Yahiye Gadahn (, born Adam Pearlman, September 1, 1978) is an American-born English-speaking senior operative, cultural interpreter, spokesman Al-Qaeda. Since 2004, he appeared in a number of videos produced by Al-Qaeda as "Azzam the American" ('Azzām al-Amrīki, عزام الأمريكي, sometimes transcribed as Ezzam Al-Americee). He is believed to have inspired bin Laden's September 2007 video. Adam_Yahiye_Gadahn
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| Abderraouf Jdey A Canadian citizen, Abderraouf bin Habib bin Yousef Jdey () (also Farouk al-Tunisi) (born May 30, 1965) was found swearing to die as a shaheed on a series of videotapes found in the rubble of Mohammed Atef's house in Afghanistan. The United States has issued three separate alerts that Jdey was about to attack inside the country, in January 2002, September 2003 and May 2004. Abderraouf_Jdey
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| Jeffrey Miller Jeffrey Glenn Miller (March 28, 1950 May 4, 1970) was a student at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio when he was shot and killed by Ohio National Guardsmen in the Kent State shootings. Michigan State University. While at Michigan State, Miller pledged Phi Kappa Tau fraternity where his older brother had been a member. He and his brother had always been close, even sharing a birthday. After his brother graduated from Michigan State, Jeff found him Jeffrey_Miller
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| Anas al-Liby Nazih Abdul-Hamed Nabih al-Ruqai'i alias Anas al-Liby (born March 30 1964 or May 14 1964 ), a Libyan, is under indictment in the United States for his part in the 1998 United States embassy bombings. His aliases in the indictment are Nazih al Raghie and Anas al Sebai. In the FBI and State Department wanted posters about this individual, another variant of his name is transliterated Nazih Abdul Hamed Al-Raghie. Anas_al-Liby
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| Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah (; born about 1963) (AAA) is an Egyptian national wanted by the United States for his part in the 1998 American embassy bombings in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and especially Nairobi, Kenya. The FBI lists Abdullah_Ahmed_Abdullah
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| Anthony Spilotro Anthony Spilotro (May 19, 1938 – June 14, 1986) was an Italian-American mobster and enforcer for the Chicago Outfit in Las Vegas during the 1970s and 1980s. It is generally thought his job was to protect and oversee the Outfit's illegal casino profits, called, the "skim." Spilotro replaced Outfit member Marshall Caifano in Las Vegas. Anthony_Spilotro
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| Ernest Istook Ernest James Istook Jr. (born February 11 1950, in Fort Worth, Texas) is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 5th congressional district. Currently, Istook is a Distinguished Fellow at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., Ernest_Istook
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| Abdelkarim Hussein Mohamed Al-Nasser The Saudi Abdelkarim Hussein Mohamed Al-Nasser () is an alleged member and suspected leader of the terrorist organization Saudi Hizballah, wanted in the United States in connection with 1996 Khobar Towers bombing.Al-Nasser was born in Al Ihsa, Saudi Arabia and speaks Arabic and Persian. Abdelkarim_Hussein_Mohamed_Al-Nasser
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| Donald Duart Maclean Donald Duart Maclean (; 25 May, 1913 Marylebone, London – 6 March, 1983 Moscow) was a British diplomat, and after having been recruited as a straight penetration agent while still an undergraduate at Cambridge, by the Soviet intelligence service, was one of the Cambridge Five, members of MI5, MI6 or the diplomatic service who acted as spies for the Soviet Union in the Second World War and beyond. Donald_Duart_Maclean
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| Cedric Belfrage Cedric Henning Belfrage (November 8, 1904 socialist, author, journalist, translator and co-founder of the radical US-weekly newspaper the National Guardian. Cedric_Belfrage
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| Joint Terrorism Task Force A Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation, other federal agencies (notably Department of Homeland Security components such as U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Joint_Terrorism_Task_Force
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| Owen Lattimore Owen Lattimore (July 29, 1900 May 31, 1989) was a U.S. author, educator, and influential scholar of Central Asia, especially Mongolia. In the 1930s he was editor of Pacific Affairs, a journal published by the Institute of Pacific Relations, and then taught at Johns Hopkins University from 1938 to 1963. Owen_Lattimore
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| Model minority Model minority refers to a minority ethnic, racial, or religious group whose members achieve a higher degree of success than the population average. It is most commonly used to label one ethnic minority higher achieving than another ethnic minority. This success is typically measured in income, education, and related factors such as low crime rate and high family stability. Model_minority
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| Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) is an international animal rights campaign to close down Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS), Europe's largest contract animal-testing laboratory. HLS tests medical and non-medical substances on around 75,000 animals every year, from rats to primates. It has been the subject of five major leaks or undercover investigations by activists and reporters since 1989. Stop_Huntingdon_Animal_Cruelty
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| Harry Dexter White Harry Dexter White (October 9, 1892 American economist and senior U.S. Treasury department official. He was a primary participant in the Bretton Woods conference and the formation of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. A number of sources from the FBI and Soviet archives, and messages decoded by the Venona project, suggest that he may have passed government documents to the the Soviet Union prior to World War II. Harry_Dexter_White
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| Harry Dexter White Talk:Harry_Dexter_White
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