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patter

Definition:(verb) Plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson).
Synonyms:line of gab, spiel
Usage:The automobile salesman spoke about the old car so approvingly and at such length that the customers soon began to grow tired of his patter.
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Edgar Allan Poe's "Eureka"

Famed poet and writer Edgar Allan Poe considered his 1848 essay "Eureka" to be his career masterpiece. Though described as a "prose poem" by Poe, who wished it to be viewed as art, the work is also a notable scientific and mystical essay unlike any of his other works and includes a cosmological theory that touches on black holes and the big bang theory about 80 years before the 2 subjects gained widespread recognition. Poe claimed "Eureka" was more important than what major scientific discovery? More...
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Global Markets Drop, Dow Plunges

European stocks suffered some of their biggest declines in 20 years yesterday, as the US Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged below 10,000 points for the first time since 2004. At its worst point, the Dow was down more than 800 points, but it rallied late in the day to finish down just 370 points. That same day, Japan’s Nikkei average lost more than 4 percent, Britain’s FTSE-100 lost nearly 6 percent, and the German DAX and the French CAC-40 lost 7 percent and 9 percent respectively. Even with the passage of a $700 billion financial bailout bill in the US, investors remain wary and fear that the plan will not be sufficient to reinvigorate the economy. More on the subject...
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Sihanouk Abdicates Cambodian Throne (2004)

Since 1941, Norodom Sihanouk has held countless positions in Cambodia—including king, prince, president, prime minister, and head of state. He saw Cambodia through difficult years during the Vietnam War, the reign of the Khmer Rouge, and the occupation of his nation by Vietnamese forces in the late 1970s. He abdicated his kingship twice, once in favor of his father and once in favor of his son, King Norodom Sihamoni. What is Sihanouk's official Cambodian title, and what is its translation? More...
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Vladimir Putin (1952)

Putin, former president and current prime minister of Russia, has sought to reassert the central government's authority over the various regions and administrative units as well as over elements of the independent media. His aggressive response to the separatist movement in Chechnya earned him much popularity with the Russian public. Russian joint military exercises with what country have led some to claim that Putin wants to establish an anti-NATO bloc? More...
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