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  2. Acronym - Wikipedia

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    The armed forces and government agencies frequently employ acronyms; some well-known examples from the United States are among the "alphabet agencies" (jokingly referred to as "alphabet soup") created under the New Deal by Franklin D. Roosevelt (himself known as "FDR"). Business and industry also coin acronyms prolifically.

  3. Creeper (DC Comics) - Wikipedia

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    Powerful laughter. Expertise in journalism and unarmed combat. The Creeper ( Jack Ryder) is a superhero created by Steve Ditko and Don Segall for DC Comics. He is portrayed as a journalist and talk show host, usually living in Gotham City, who gains the ability to transform into the superhuman the Creeper (and vice versa) thanks to experimental ...

  4. American Institute of Certified Public Accountants - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .aicpa-cima .com. AICPA offices in Durham, North Carolina. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants ( AICPA) is the national professional organization of Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) in the United States, with more than 428,000 members in 130 countries. Founded in 1887 as the American Association of Public ...

  5. Chelsea Manning - Wikipedia

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    Chelsea Elizabeth Manning (born Bradley Edward Manning, December 17, 1987) is an American activist and whistleblower. She is a former United States Army soldier who was convicted by court-martial in July 2013 of violations of the Espionage Act and other offenses, after disclosing to WikiLeaks nearly 750,000 classified, or unclassified but sensitive, military and diplomatic documents.

  6. Advisory Neighborhood Commission - Wikipedia

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    Advisory Neighborhood Commissions ( ANCs) are bodies of local government in the District of Columbia, the capital city of the United States. The ANC system was created in 1974 through a referendum (73 percent voted "yes") in the District of Columbia Home Rule Act. [1] The first elections for Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners were held in the ...

  7. Lucy Cobb Institute - Wikipedia

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    Lucy Cobb Institute. /  33.95611°N 83.38972°W  / 33.95611; -83.38972. The Lucy Cobb Institute was a girls' school on Milledge Avenue in Athens, Georgia, United States. It was founded by Thomas R.R. Cobb, and named in honor of his daughter, who had died of scarlet fever [2] at age 14, [3] shortly before construction was completed and ...

  8. Project On Government Oversight - Wikipedia

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    The Project On Government Oversight ( POGO) is a nonpartisan non-profit organization based in Washington, DC, that investigates and works to expose waste, fraud, abuse, and conflicts of interest in the U.S. federal government. [1] According to its website, POGO works with whistleblowers and government insiders to identify wrongdoing in the ...

  9. State governments of the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, state governments are institutional units exercising functions of government at a level below that of the federal government. Each U.S. state 's government holds legislative, executive, and judicial authority over [1] a defined geographic territory. The United States comprises 50 states: 9 of the Thirteen Colonies that ...