PRESIDENTS & VICE PRESIDENTS |
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NEWS FROM THE 21st CENTURY |
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With 10, he's the only U.S. president who appointed more justices to the Supreme Court than FDR, who appointed 9 |
(Anna: Who is Reagan?) … (Alex: The first president, yes.)
George Washington
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One of the 2 Cowboys QBs who've been named Super Bowl MVP |
Troy Aikman (or Roger Staubach)
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The brand whose emblem is seen here |
Chevrolet
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This religion founder attained enlightenment under a bo tree & stayed near it 7 weeks to savor the experience |
Buddha
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This governor of Louisiana gave the rebuttal to Barack Obama's first address to a joint session of Congress |
Bobby Jindal
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M.C. is short for this, your average entertainment host |
master of ceremonies
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From 1909 to 1912, James Schoolcraft Sherman served as this man's vice president |
Taft
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The blue-white-blue stripe on the team's silver helmets was changed to red-white-blue for this year |
1976
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Its emblem is as fancy as its name |
Cadillac
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George Fox founded the religion nicknamed this because its followers trembled "at the word of the Lord" |
the Quakers
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In 2008 this top U.S. general in Iraq was named to an even bigger job, running Central Command |
Petraeus
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YTD, like on a pay stub |
year to date
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The last Cabinet member to die while in office, Ron Brown, was a member of this president's Cabinet |
Bill Clinton
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He & his hat coached the boys from 1960 through 1988, winning 250 games |
Tom Landry
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Seen here, this brand's emblem is out of this world |
Saturn
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Elizabeth Glaser, wife of actor Paul Michael, helped start a foundation to battle pediatric this disease |
AIDS
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This San Francisco Giant broke Mark McGwire's single-season home run record in 2001 |
(Barry) Bonds
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UPC, the little box of lines on grocery items |
universal product code
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George H.W. Bush faced off against this opponent in a 1984 vice presidential debate |
Geraldine Ferraro
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This "Dandy" guy still holds the team record for longest pass completion, a 95-yarder to Bob Hayes in 1966 |
Don Meredith
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Seen here, this brand's emblem is out of this world |
Mercury
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Tradition says this "great" rival of Julius Caesar founded a colony in Pamplona in 75 B.C.; the city's name honors him |
(Anna: Who is Alexander?)
Pompey (the Great)
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In 2003, in one of the largest governmental reorganizations, 22 agencies were folded into this department |
Homeland Security
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A hazmat suit isn't for formal occasions; it's for handling this (the "hazmat") |
hazardous materials
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The Mint issues 4 presidential dollar coins a year; 2008 brought us Monroe through him |
Van Buren
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This controversial No. 81 has had 1,000-yard receiving seasons his first 3 years in Dallas, 2006-08 |
Terrell Owens
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It shares its name with an Indian chief |
Pontiac
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To support the Bill of Rights, Roger Baldwin co-founded this group in NYC in 1920 |
(Anna: What is the... ah, ooh!)
the ACLU (the American Civil Liberties Union)
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In 2003 this moral crusader reportedly lost $8 million at casinos; he said he was "pretty close to even" |
Bill Bennett
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In investing, it's AMEX (& we aren't talking American Express) |
the American Stock Exchange
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