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    | One-act plays by this politician include 1975's "Audience" & 1978's "Protest" | 
    (Alex: Yes, less than a minute.)
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    (Alex: Yes, in The Graduate.)
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    | In TV cartoons, Sherman was this animated dog's boy | 
    Peabody
 
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    | On trial for war crimes, he was found dead in his cell in The Hague March 11, 2006 | 
    Milosevic
 
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    a clinic
 
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    | Ometotl (who created himself) was the first god to exist in this culture's mythology | 
    (Eric: What is Egyptian?)
  the Aztecs
 
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    | This Czech-born playwright directed the film version of his "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" | 
    (Tom) Stoppard
 
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    (Alex: In The Godfather series.)
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    | Sherman Minton was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1949 by this president | 
    Truman
 
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    | On March 4, 1913 Chief Justice White had ham for breakfast & went to the Capitol to do this (OK, the ham is a guess) | 
    swear in the president
 
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    | Preliminary training for military recruits | 
    basic
 
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    | Thought to live in the Kilauea volcano, this goddess is the daughter of Hina in one legend | 
    Pele
 
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    | Known for his short stories, this writer got a law degree from Charles University in 1906 | 
    Franz Kafka
 
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    (Alex: Yes, Escape from New York.)
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    | General William Tecumseh Sherman was born in 1820 & saw action during this 1846-48 war | 
    the Mexican-American War
 
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    | This man's reforms in 45 B.C. made March the third month rather than the first | 
    Julius Caesar
 
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    a panic
 
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    | Rhea stopped Cronus from swallowing him, her sixth consecutive child, by replacing him with a rock | 
    Zeus
 
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    | In 1892 this composer became director of New York's National Conservatory of Music | 
    (Antonin) Dvorak
 
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    | One of the 2 important "Acts" written by U.S. Senator John Sherman in 1890 | 
    the Sherman Anti-Trust Act (or the Sherman Silver Purchase Act)
 
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    | One of the 2 astrological signs that fall in March | 
    Pisces (or Aries)
 
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    cognac
 
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    | Egyptians made sure tombs contained one of these tomes so the "soul" could get by Osiris & his 42 demons | 
    The Book of the Dead
 
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    | This writer coined the word "robot" from the Czech word for forced labor | 
    (Kristen: Who is Isaac Asimov?)
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    (Alex: The actor was [*]: Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon.)
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    | Fittingly, Congressman Brad Sherman represents this L.A. suburb, home of the Galleria of "Valley Girl" fame | 
    (Kristen: What is the San Fernando Valley?)
  Sherman Oaks
 
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    | This celestial event happened on March 20, 2006 at 1:26 PM EST | 
    the vernal equinox
 
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    | From the Greek for "vault", it can mean secret or hidden, like some crossword clues | 
    cryptic
 
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