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Colin Powell

Colin Powell

Born: April 5, 1937 New York, New York African American soldier, military official, and secretary of state During Colin Powell's long and impressive mi...

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Samantha Power

Author and journalist Born in 1970, in Ireland; daughter of a physician; emigrated to the United States, 1979. Education: Attended Yale University an...

Dith Pran

Dith Pran

Born: September 27, 1942 Siem Reap, Cambodia Cambodian journalist, photographer, and activist Dith Pran was a Cambodian journalist who suffered four ye...

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Lisa Marie Presley

Singer and songwriter Born February 1, 1968, in Memphis, TN; daughter of Elvis (a rock 'n' roll star) and Priscilla (Beaulieu) Presley; married Danny Keough (a musician), 19...

Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

Born: August 8, 1935 Tupelo, Mississippi Died: August 16, 1977 Memphis, Tennessee American singer Elvis Presley, the ...

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Billy Preston

Born William Everett Preston, September 9, 1946, in Houston, TX; died of kidney failure, June 6, 2006, in Scottsdale, AZ. Musician. With his trademark Afro hairstyle and showstopping virtu...

AndrÉ Previn

AndrÉ Previn

Born: April 6, 1929 Berlin, Germany German-born American composer, musician, and music director/conductor German-born American composer André Previn ha...

Prezzo

Prezzo

Leisure

Prezzo ("price" in Italian) is a chain of British-owned restaurants serving food inspired by Italian cuisine in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The first restaurant opene

Leontyne Price

Leontyne Price

Born: February 10, 1927 Laurel, Mississippi African American opera singer Leontyne Price was a prima donna soprano (the lead female singer in an ...

Shufti Pro

Shufti Pro

Economy

Established on the principles of authenticity, trust, and transparency, Shufti Pro became the first company to offer free trials in the identity verification industry and kept its pricing public.

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Larry Probst

Chief Executive Officer of Electronic Arts Born Lawrence F. Probst III, c. 1951; married Nancy; children: Scott, Chip. Education: Received undergradu...

Tribeca Productions

Tribeca Productions

Advertising and media

Tribeca Productions is an American film and television production company co-founded in 1989 by actor Robert De Niro and producer Jane Rosenthal in the lower Manhattan&nb

12 Yard Productions

12 Yard Productions

Advertising and media

12 Yard Productions (Investments) Limited, trading as 12 Yard, is a British television production company. It was founded in 2001 as a joint-venture between David Young and th

Lennon James Property

Lennon James Property

The property

Lennon James Property are a Cambridgeshire based Estate Agency on a mission to make your buying/selling process as seamless and stress-free as possible.

E. Annie Proulx

E. Annie Proulx

Born: August 22, 1935 Norwich, Connecticut American writer E. Annie Proulx won the 1993 PEN/Faulkner Award for her novel Postcards ...

NHS Providers

NHS Providers

Healthcare

NHS Providers is the membership organisation for NHS trusts in England, which takes part in negotiations between the trusts and the Department of Health and provides development support

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Deborah Pryce

Chairman of the House Republican Committee Born Deborah D. Pryce; July 29, 1951, in Warren, Ohio; married Randy Walker (divorced, 2001); children: Caroline, Mia. E...

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Jacques Prévert

With the publication of his book Paroles in 1945, Jacques Prévert (1900–1977) became France's most popular poet of the twentieth century. He was...

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Theodore Puck

Born Theodore Thomas Puckowitz, September 24, 1916, in Chicago, IL; died of complications from a fall, November 6, 2005, in Denver, CO. Biologist. Genetics researcher Theodore Puck spent 6...

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Kirby Puckett

Born March 14, 1960, in Chicago, IL; died of a stroke, March 6, 2006, in Phoenix, AZ. Professional baseball player. Kirby Puckett, a member of baseball's Hall of Fame, was one of the most ...

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