Explanation: The United States has a representative democracy, which means that citizens vote for people who will represent them in the government, making laws and decisions that reflect (or are the same as) what the citizens want. If Americans do no

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 02 January 2008 The Geneva-based Aircraft Crashes Record Office says 2007 was one of the safest years in the past half century in which to fly. The group says 965 people died in 136 airplane crashes last year. The private group

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AS IT IS 2016-01-06 IS Releases Execution Video of British Spies 伊斯兰国发布斩首英国间谍视频 The Islamic State terrorist group released a video Sunday it says shows the execution of five British men accused of spying. The 10-minute-lon

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AS IT IS 2016-06-19 Group Gives Poor Children Chance to Play Sports Playing a sport can help children in many ways. But poor children often cannot play sports because their families do not have the money to buy the equipment their children need. Max

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Chalk up a win for Wanda Group. The unlisted Chinese conglomerate will pay $3.5bn for Legendary Entertainment, the US media company behind films including Jurassic World and The Dark Knight. The deal will be Wandas largest to date, according to Dealo

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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The North American box office has witnessed a record summer, with 4.4 billion U.S. dollars in ticket sales and a 1-percent increase in admissions over the same period last year, the National Association of Theater Own

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