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United Press

(Encyclopedia)United Press: see news agency.

wire service

(Encyclopedia)wire service: see news agency.

Education, United States Department of

(Encyclopedia)Education, United States Department of, executive department of the federal government responsible for advising on educational plans and policies, providing assistance for education, and carrying out ...

Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service

(Encyclopedia)Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, agency within the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, created (1995) as a result of the reorganization act passed (1994) by Congress. The agency co...

International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes

(Encyclopedia)International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), specialized agency of the United Nations. A member of the World Bank Group (see International Bank for Reconstruction and Developmen...

DARPA

(Encyclopedia)DARPA: see Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. ...

European Astronaut Center

(Encyclopedia)European Astronaut Center (EAC): see European Space Agency. ...

European Launcher Development Organization

(Encyclopedia)European Launcher Development Organization (ELDO): see European Space Agency. ...

European Space Operations Center

(Encyclopedia)European Space Operations Center (ESOC): see European Space Agency. ...

European Space Research Institute

(Encyclopedia)European Space Research Institute (ESRIN): see European Space Agency. ...