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France's making Maximilian emperor of Mexico was a challenge to the doctrine named for him |
Monroe
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Born Alfred Hawthorn Hill, he earned legions of fans with his TV show featuring skits, songs & hot babes |
Benny Hill
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This tunnel from New York to New Jersey that opened in 1927 was named for its chief engineer, not a country |
the Holland Tunnel
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In the late 1970s she joined the Rose law firm in Little Rock & soon became the firm's first woman partner |
Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Monotonous machine for exercise (9) |
treadmill
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Cupping stimulates acupuncture points by applying suction through a glass jar, creating a partial one of these |
a vacuum
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In the late 1940s this government body's Fairness Doctrine demanded equal coverage of opposing views |
the FCC
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He starred in "10" & appeared in a comedy revue called "Beyond the Fringe" |
Dudley Moore
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Also a style of staircase, it's the type of tunnel built in B.C.'s Yoho National Park to solve the problem of a steep grade |
(Alex: Interestingly enough, it's a [*] tunnel. [*].)
spiral
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In 1979 she became the first woman in European history to be elected prime minister |
Thatcher
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Revealing, like Poe's heart (4-4) |
tell-tale
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Acupuncture needles, now steel & as thin as a hair, were once made of the woody stem of this giant grass |
bamboo
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This doctrine that pledged to help the Middle East resist communism extended the Truman Doctrine of 10 years before |
the Eisenhower Doctrineem>
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Rowan Atkinson has played this mostly silent & accident-prone silly man on both TV & film |
Mr. Bean
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The train to Auckland in this country goes 5.5 miles through the S. hemisphere's longest railroad tunnel |
New Zealand
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The entries in her diary were addressed to "Kitty" |
Anne Frank
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Most acupuncture points relate to pathways along the body called these, like the ones connecting poles on a globe |
(Alex: Right! Good for you! Came to you in the nick of time.)
meridians
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The Petrine Doctrine says that the men in this job are carrying on the work of its first holder |
(Alex: [*] is right. St. Peter.)
pope
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One of the 2 lead actresses in the hilariously un-P.C. britcom "Absolutely Fabulous" |
(Alex: And they are [*]. Very funny.)
Jennifer Saunders (or Joanna Lumley)
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This turnpike was once called the "tunnel highway" because it had 7 of them, incpan style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; background-color: #FFFF66;">luding the Allegheny |
the Pennsylvania
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In 1978 she established the Digit Fund, later renamed for her, to raise money to protect gorillas from poachingtd>
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British term for molasses (7) |
treacle
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Research shows that acupuncture increases brain production of these hormones, natural painki<span style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; background-color: #FFFF66;">llers |
endorphinsem>
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Preemption & assertive support for democracy are part of this doctrine <span style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; background-color: #FFFF66;">laid out in September 2002 |
the Bush Doctrineem>
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With shows like "Dress To Kill", this cross-dressing Brit has audiences rolling in the aisles |
(Theresa: Who is Dame Edna?)
Eddie Izzard
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"A vicious tiger", the Tecolote Tunnel under this state's Santa Ynez Mts. menaced workers with methane & water |
(Chris: What is Arizona?)
California
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She was not only the first woman to exceed Mach 1 & Mach 2 but also the first to land a jet on an aircraft carrier |
Jacqueline Cochran
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Once in weight-loss products, ma huang is the Chinese name for this herbal stimulant used to treat asthma |
ephedra
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