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In 2004 this beloved author was honored on the stamp seen here |
Dr. Seuss
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More than $1 billion has been put to use by kiva.com in the form of these with 97% repayment |
microloans
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This Caribbean nation takes its name from a word meaning "bearded ones" |
(Shawn: What is Barbuda?)
Barbados
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Justice wasn't always a dance party with her as Attorney General |
Janet Reno
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She co-wrote the screenplay for the first "Hunger Games" movie |
Suzanne Collins
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The motto of the association fighting this disease is "The Brains Behind Saving Yours" |
Alzheimer's
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Al-Jazeera means "the peninsula"; Algeria gets its name from this type of landmass, a cut-off peninsula |
an island
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An engine that's running but not moving the car is doing this |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
idling
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The first Arab American to hold a Cabinet post, Donna Shalala headed this department abbreviated HHS |
Health and Human Services
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(Dr. Oz presents the clue.) Medicines in olden days didn't have government oversight; today you couldn't buy Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup... which quieted babies because it was mostly alcohol & this opium derivative used as a painkiller since the early 1800s |
(Shawn: What is laudanum?)
morphine
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Before he ventured to Venus & Mars, he published a book called "What You Feel You Can Heal" |
John Gray
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While their children undergo medical treatment, families stay free in these houses named for a fast-food icon |
Ronald McDonald Houses
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Dark woods on the peaks give Montenegro its name, meaning this |
black mountain
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An investigation by a coroner to answer the question "How did he die?" |
(Rob: What is an autopsy?)
an inquest
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Lawyer Warren Christopher headed up this important department |
(Shawn: What is Justice?)
Secretary of State
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Because it blocks the effects of a naturally occurring chemical, Benadryl is termed this type of medicine |
an antihistamine
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He used the pen name William Lee when "Junkie" was published in 1953 |
William S. Burroughs
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FFA seeks to help children learn about all sorts of professions, not just this middle "F" in its name |
farming (or farmers)
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Referring to its location 500 miles south of Samoa, this monarchy's name means "south" |
Tonga
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This tropical water feeder comes in crested & sacred varieties |
an ibis
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During Clinton's second term, former U.S. Army lieutenant Togo West headed this Cabinet department |
(Alex: Hurry.) (Shawn: What is... in--depart--uh...)
Veterans Affairs
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Advair Diskus is a top-selling drug for this disease known by 4 initials |
COPD
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The title character of this Edith Wharton novel is in love with Mattie Silver, his wife's cousin |
Ethan Frome
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5,000 independent groups nationwide help seniors with home nourishment under this rhyming name |
Meals on Wheels
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The first Spanish explorers in the region noticed silver ornaments worn by natives & this country's name was born |
(Alex: Argentum for silver, yes.)
Argentina
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A Latin word meaning "let it be printed", it can refer to any official approval |
(Matt: What is ibid?)
imprimatur
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Secretary of Energy for Clinton, he later ran for president & served as New Mexico's governor as well |
(Alex: With less than a minute now.)
Bill Richardson
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Instead of "calm down", some people say "take" this chill pill aka diazepam |
Valium
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