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The leadership contenders reveal their literary influences...for doing things that were unpopular. " He enjoys early Stephen King novels and is a devotee of US author Bill Bryson; he laughs out loud as he remembers scenes from A Walk In The Woods. Fiction which has shaped his view of the world... In this article: Carwyn Jones, Labour, Edwina Hart, Michael Foot, Wales, Emma, and PD James |
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BBC News | November 12, 2009
Mod cons
...who has not modified any of his equipment. He cites another recent example of online retailer Amazon withdrawing George Orwell's novel 1984 from Kindle owners after a copyright glitch in the US. Kindle customers who had downloaded the book...
In this article: Microsoft, Dog, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Nintendo Wii, Sony, and George Orwell
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The Seattle Times | October 27, 2009
Pamuk, Fuentes and Vargas Llosa headline book fair
...production of George Orwell's "1984" at the fair. And the city of Los Angeles will be featured as a "guest of honor" - the first time a U.S. city has received that distinction. Organizers of the book fair say it is the world's largest...
In this article: Carlos Fuentes, Mario Vargas Llosa, George Orwell, Tim Robbins, Los Angeles, and U.S.
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Telegraph.co.uk - All news | October 05, 2009
Muse tell Glenn Beck to retract endorsement
...by liberal politicians. He repeatedly compared the lyrics of United States of Eurasia to George Orwell's anti-totalitarian novel 1984, in which the world is divided into three superstates including Eurasia. "These guys are brilliant,...
In this article: Glenn Beck, Muse, Matt Bellamy, The Resistance, Conservatism, George Orwell, Media Matters for America, and Barack Obama
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Wikipedia | October 29, 2009
Henry Miller
...where he wrote: In 1940, he returned to the United States, settling in Big Sur, California, and continued to produce vividly written works that challenged contemporary American cultural values and moral attitudes. He spent the last...
In this article: Henry Miller, Tropic of Cancer, George Orwell, Paris, Lawrence Durrell, Alfred Perles, Big Sur, Grove Press, and Kate Millett
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Washington Times | August 04, 2009
A world of hurt
...ready to do violence on their behalf." The movie follows the daily fare of one of the most dangerous specialties in the U.S. military -- a bomb-disposal unit -- as its deployment in Iraq winds down. The main story line is the tension-filled...
In this article: The Hurt Locker, Iraq, Baghdad, Afghanistan, The Washington Times, Center for Security Policy, GI Bill, Frank J. Gaffney Jr., George Orwell, and Kathryn Bigelow
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Independent.co.uk - Gadgets & Tech | October 02, 2009
Amazon settles Kindle scrap with student
Amazon settles Kindle scrap with student Amazon.com has agreed that it won't remove e-books from US users' Kindle electronic readers without their permission, as part of a proposed settlement of a lawsuit over the online retailer's deletion...
In this article: Amazon.com, George Orwell, Seattle, Jeff Bezos, Animal Farm, and Milpitas, California
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Boston Globe -- Technology stories | October 01, 2009
Amazon agrees to Kindle suit settlement
...settlement THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING SAN FRANCISCO-Amazon.com has agreed that it won't remove e-books from U.S. users' Kindle electronic readers without their permission, as part of a proposed settlement of a lawsuit...
In this article: Amazon.com, George Orwell, 1984, Seattle, Jeff Bezos, Animal Farm, and U.S.
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The United States of America (commonly referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific.
At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km) and with about 308 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest by land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the largest national economy in the world, with an estimated 2008 gross domestic product (GDP) of US $14.4 trillion (a quarter of nominal global GDP and a fifth of global GDP at purchasing power parity).
- Name:
- the United States
- Conventional Long Name:
- United States of America
- Capital:
- Washington, D.C.
- Language:
- None at federal level
- English (de facto)
- Motto:
- E Pluribus Unum
- Largest City:
- New York City
- Government type:
- Federal constitutional republic
- Founding Date:
- September 03, 1783
- Formations:
- Recognized
- Area:
- 3794101
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $14.441 trillion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 6th
- GDP (nominal):
- $14.441 trillion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 17th
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 1st
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $47,440
- Currency:
- United States dollar ($)
- Demonym:
- American
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- USD
- Country Calling Code:
- +1
- ccTLD:
- .us .gov .mil .edu
- Anthem:
- "The Star-Spangled Banner"
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