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  • 41Government cheese — For the band, see Government Cheese. Government cheese is processed cheese that was provided to welfare and food stamp recipients in the United States from the 1960s through to the early 1990s. (The style of cheese predated the era, having been… …

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  • 42Government News Network — The Government News Network (commonly abbreviated GNN) is a UK Government press and public relations agency based in each of the nine English Government regions as well as in sub offices in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Plymouth. It is one part of the… …

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  • 43Government Botanical Gardens, Udagamandalam — The Government Botanical Gardens at Ootacamund, Tamilnadu state, India, was laid out in 1847. The Gardens, divided into several sections, cover an area of around 22 hectares, and lie on the lower slopes of the Doddabetta peak. The garden has a… …

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  • 44Government of Cúcuta — The Administrative Division of Cúcuta, Colombia includes the municipal head, the small towns of Agua Clara, El Escobal, Guaramito, El Carmen de Tonchalá, and the small villages of Alto Viento, El Rodeo, La Jarra, Puerto León and Puerto… …

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  • 45aid —    a gift from a rich to a poor country    Or, as Lord Bauer pointed out, a gift from the poor in a rich country to the rich in a poor country:     MPs are to launch an enquiry into allegations that British aid was used to buy a fleet of 35… …

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  • 46Government of Detroit, Michigan — With a charter adopted on July 1, 1974, the government of Detroit, Michigan, is run by a mayor, the nine member Detroit City Council, and clerk elected on a nonpartisan ballot. Detroit has a strong mayoral system, with the mayor approving… …

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  • 47Government Motors — The latest nickname for G.M. Shortly before General Motors filed for bankruptcy, The Times observed: In better times, many employees of General Motors called their company “Generous Motors” because of its rich benefits. Now G.M. may stand for… …

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  • 48Development aid — Development aid, German stamp (1981). Development aid or development cooperation (also development assistance, technical assistance, international aid, overseas aid, Official Development Assistance (ODA) or foreign aid) is aid given by… …

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  • 49United Kingdom grant aid — The Assisted Areas of Great Britain are based upon a map drawn up and agreed with the European Commission in October 2006. The map was approved by the European Commission in December 2006 and will run from 2007 until 2013.Under new EU guidelines …

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  • 50Fourth National Government of New Zealand — The Fourth National Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand from 2 November 1990 to 27 November 1999. Following in the footsteps of the previous Labour government, the fourth National government embarked on an extensive… …

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