Air Force One

Air Force One is the air traffic control call sign of any U.S. Air Force aircraft carrying the President of the United States. Since 1990, the presidential fleet has consisted of two specifically configured, highly customized Boeing 747-200B series aircraft—tail numbers 28000 and 29000—with Air Force designation VC-25A. While these planes are only referred to as "Air Force One" while the president is on board, the term is commonly used to describe either of two aircraft normally used and mainta ...

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• Air Force One - Operation
• Air Force One - Capability and features
• Air Force One - History
• Air Force One - First of Flying Presidents
• Air Force One - Boeing 707s as Air Force One
• Air Force One - Transition to Boeing 747s
• Air Force One - Location of past planes that served as Air Force One
• Air Force One - Popular culture
• Air Force One - Analogues in other countries
• Air Force One - Argentina
• Air Force One - Australia
• Air Force One - Canada
• Air Force One - Brazil
• Air Force One - Burkina Faso
• Air Force One - France
• Air Force One - Japan
• Air Force One - People's Republic of China
• Air Force One - United Kingdom
• Air Force One - Vatican
• Air Force One - Sources and further reading
• Air Force One - Text
• Air Force One - Photographs and other multimedia
• Air Force One - Notes

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Prior to World War II, overseas and cross-country presidential travel was rare. Lack of telecommunications and quick transportation made long-distance travel impractical, as it took up much time and isolated the President from events in Washington. Air Force One - First of Flying Presidents. In the 1940s and 1950s, however, air travel became much more convenient. The first president to fly in an airplane while in office was Franklin D. Roosevelt, who traveled on a Boeing 314 "flying boat" aircraft to a 194 ...

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Air Force One, Air Force One - Operation, Air Force One - Capability and features, Air Force One - History, Air Force One - First of Flying Presidents, Air Force One - Boeing 707s as Air Force One, Air Force One - Transition to Boeing 747s, Air Force One - Location of past planes that served as Air Force One, Air Force One - Popular culture, Air Force One - Analogues in other countries, Air Force One - Argentina, Air Force One - Australia, Air Force One - Canada, Air Force One - Brazil, Air Force One - Burkina Faso, Air Force One - France, Air Force One - Germany, Air Force One - Japan, Air Force One - Netherlands Kingdom of the, Air Force One - People's Republic of China, Air Force One - United Kingdom, Air Force One - Vatican, Air Force One - Sources and further reading, Air Force One - Text, Air Force One - Photographs and other multimedia, Air Force One - Notes

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Prior to World War II, overseas and cross-country presidential travel was rare. Lack of telecommunications and quick transportation made long-distance travel impractical, as it took up much time and isolated the President from events in Washington. Air Force One - First of Flying Presidents. In the 1940s and 1950s, however, air travel became much more convenient. The first president to fly in an airplane while in office was Franklin D. Roosevelt, who traveled on a Boeing 314 "flying boat" aircraft to a 194 ...

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Air Force One, Air Force One - Operation, Air Force One - Capability and features, Air Force One - History, Air Force One - First of Flying Presidents, Air Force One - Boeing 707s as Air Force One, Air Force One - Transition to Boeing 747s, Air Force One - Location of past planes that served as Air Force One, Air Force One - Popular culture, Air Force One - Analogues in other countries, Air Force One - Argentina, Air Force One - Australia, Air Force One - Canada, Air Force One - Brazil, Air Force One - Burkina Faso, Air Force One - France, Air Force One - Japan, Air Force One - People's Republic of China, Air Force One - United Kingdom, Air Force One - Vatican, Air Force One - Sources and further reading, Air Force One - Text, Air Force One - Photographs and other multimedia, Air Force One - Notes

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The President of the United States (fully, President of the United States of America; unofficially abbreviated POTUS) is the American head of state and the chief executive of the federal government. The United States was the first nation to create the office of President as the head of state in a modern republic. Today the office is widely emulated all over the world in nations with a presidential system of government. Many countries with a parliamentary system also have an office named “president”, but the roles of this office vary widely, and the President in such ...

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• President of the United States - Requirements to hold office
• President of the United States - Election
• President of the United States - Inauguration and oath of office
• President of the United States - Terms of office
• President of the United States - Succession
• President of the United States - Powers
• President of the United States - Presidential salary and benefits
• President of the United States - Salary
• President of the United States - Residences
• President of the United States - Travelling
• President of the United States - Secret Service
• President of the United States - Benefits after Presidency
• President of the United States - Officeholders
• President of the United States - Life after the Presidency
• President of the United States - Presidential facts
• President of the United States - Transition events
• President of the United States - Other facts
• President of the United States - Notes

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The presidential and VIP flights fall under "Whiteside", the Executive Flight Detachment. Most activities of Whiteside are directed by the White House Military Office. Whiteside, although based at Quatico, Virginia, operates extensively out of an alert facility at Naval Air Station Anacostia in Washington, DC, which conjoins Bolling Air Force Base. Operations by "Greenside", which is the rest of HMX-1, include operational test and evaluation, such as with the V-22 Osprey, a vertical take-off and landing aircraft, and support of exercises and training evolutions for the Marine Corps Combat Develop ...

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HMX-1, HMX-1 - Aircraft, HMX-1 - Executive Flight Detachment, HMX-1 - Reference

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President of the United States - Transition events. Four U.S. Presidents have been assassinated while in office: Abraham Lincoln in 1865 by John Wilkes Booth James Garfield in 1881 by Charles J. Guiteau (Guiteau shot him but Garfield arguably died due to subsequent incorrect medical care) William McKinley in 1901 by Leon Czolgosz John Kennedy in 1963, officially by Lee Harvey Oswald alone[2] although many theories suggest additional gunmen or a different person altogether ...

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President of the United States, President of the United States - Requirements to hold office, President of the United States - Election, President of the United States - Inauguration and oath of office, President of the United States - Terms of office, President of the United States - Succession, President of the United States - Powers, President of the United States - Presidential salary and benefits, President of the United States - Salary, President of the United States - Residences, President of the United States - Travelling, President of the United States - Secret Service, President of the United States - Benefits after Presidency, President of the United States - Officeholders, President of the United States - Life after the Presidency, President of the United States - Presidential facts, President of the United States - Transition events, President of the United States - Other facts, President of the United States - Notes

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President of the United States - Transition events. Four U.S. Presidents have been assassinated while in office: Abraham Lincoln in 1865 by John Wilkes Booth James Garfield in 1881 by Charles J. Guiteau (Guiteau shot him but Garfield arguably died due to subsequent incorrect medical care) William McKinley in 1901 by Leon Czolgosz John Kennedy in 1963, officially by Lee Harvey Oswald alone[2] although many theories suggest additional gunmen or a different person altogether ...

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President of the United States, President of the United States - Requirements to hold office, President of the United States - Election, President of the United States - Inauguration and oath of office, President of the United States - Terms of office, President of the United States - Succession, President of the United States - Powers, President of the United States - Salary and benefits, President of the United States - Salary, President of the United States - Residences, President of the United States - Traveling, President of the United States - Secret Service, President of the United States - Benefits after Presidency, President of the United States - Officeholders, President of the United States - Life after the Presidency, President of the United States - Presidential facts, President of the United States - Transition events, President of the United States - Other facts, President of the United States - Notes

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The assassination of John F. Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, took place on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, USA at 12:30 PM Central Standard Time (18:30 UTC). Kennedy was fatally wounded by gunshots while riding in a presidential motorcade within Dealey Plaza. He was the fourth U.S. President to be assassinated, and the eighth to die while in office. An official investigation by the Warren Commission was conducted over a 10-month period and published its report in September 1964, concluding ...

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• John F. Kennedy assassination - Background to the Texas trip
• John F. Kennedy assassination - The assassination
• John F. Kennedy assassination - Others wounded
• John F. Kennedy assassination - Kennedy in the emergency room
• John F. Kennedy assassination - Federal agents seize Kennedy's body
• John F. Kennedy assassination - The autopsy
• John F. Kennedy assassination - Reaction to the assassination
• John F. Kennedy assassination - Funeral
• John F. Kennedy assassination - Lee Harvey Oswald
• John F. Kennedy assassination - Recordings of the assassination
• John F. Kennedy assassination - Sealing of assassination records
• John F. Kennedy assassination - Official investigations
• John F. Kennedy assassination - Dallas Police
• John F. Kennedy assassination - FBI investigation
• John F. Kennedy assassination - The Warren Commission
• John F. Kennedy assassination - The House Select Committee on Assassinations
• John F. Kennedy assassination - Summary of other evidence
• John F. Kennedy assassination - The President's bodyguard and other eye witnesses to the shooting itself
• John F. Kennedy assassination - Shot sequencing and origins
• John F. Kennedy assassination - The President's motorcade
• John F. Kennedy assassination - Assassination theories
• John F. Kennedy assassination - Similarities to other Presidential deaths in office
• John F. Kennedy assassination - Film portrayals

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August 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December August 2003 - Events. See also: Afghanistan timeline August 2003 California recall Dodgy Dossier Columbia investigation EU enlargement Hong Kong Basic Law Hutton Inquiry Liberian crisis North Korea crisis Occupation of Iraq: Including:

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• August 2003 - Events by month

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Typecasting is the process by which an actor is strongly identified with a role or genre. Central casting often exhibits a pattern of placing the actor in subsequent similar character roles after his or her first success. An actor may become typecast either because of a strong identification with a particular role or because he or she doesn't have the versatility or talent to move on to other roles. There have been instances in which an actor has been so strongly identified with a role, particularly title roles, as to make it i ...

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• Typecasting acting - Actors frequently typecast

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The Unification movement is a religious organization founded in 1954 by Sun Myung Moon, a Korean minister who fled from North Korea during the Korean War. The original name was The Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity (HSA-UWC), reflecting Moon's original vision as an ecumenical movement. However, in the face of opposition by established churches it developed its own identity and became known as the Unification Church. In the 1990s Moon began to establish various peace organizations, including th ...

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• Unification Church - History
• Unification Church - Theology
• Unification Church - The role of Elijah
• Unification Church - Celibacy and marriage
• Unification Church - The principle of Indemnity
• Unification Church - Theology and philosophy
• Unification Church - Church publications
• Unification Church - Divine Principle
• Unification Church - Heavenly Scripture
• Unification Church - Master Speaks
• Unification Church - Related organizations
• Unification Church - Journalism
• Unification Church - Controversy
• Unification Church - Accusations of anti-Semitism
• Unification Church - Recruitment
• Unification Church - South America
• Unification Church - Church Leaders

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24 is a current U.S. television action/drama series, produced by the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide. It is named 24 because the action on the show ostensibly occurs in "real time", with each season covering the events of one day in the life of federal agent Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland). The show also follows Jack's colleagues at the Counter Terrorist Unit in Los Angeles, as well as the actions of both various terrorists and the White House. Every episode in a season covers the events of one hour in that day (henc ...

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• 24 television - Overview
• 24 television - Season synopses
• 24 television - Season 1
• 24 television - Season 2
• 24 television - Season 3
• 24 television - Season 4
• 24 television - Season 5
• 24 television - Behind-the-scenes information
• 24 television - General trivia
• 24 television - Fan phone
• 24 television - Main cast
• 24 television - Broadcasters
• 24 television - DVD releases
• 24 television - Region 1
• 24 television - Region 2
• 24 television - Region 3

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The Boeing 707 is a four engined commercial passenger jet aircraft developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. Although it was not the first commercial jet airliner in service (that distinction belongs to the De Havilland Comet), it was the first to be commercially successful, and is credited by many as ushering in the Jet Age, as well as being the first of Boeing's 7x7 range of airliners. Boeing 707 - History. The 707 was based on a prototype Boeing aircraft known as the Boeing 367-80. The "Dash 80", as ...

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• Boeing 707 - History
• Boeing 707 - Subtypes
• Boeing 707 - Operators
• Boeing 707 - Trivia
• Boeing 707 - Specifications
• Boeing 707 - General characteristics
• Boeing 707 - Related content

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Action movies, or sometimes known as actioners, usually involve a fairly straightforward story of good guys versus bad guys, where most disputes are resolved by using physical force. Action films are largely derived from crime films and thrillers, by way of westerns and to some extent war films and disaster movies. Modern Hollywood examples of the genre are usually "high concept" films where the whole movie can be easily summarized (eg. "a scientist brings dinosaurs back to life only to find them trying to dominate earth, again ...

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• Action movie - List of notable action movies
• Action movie - Famous actors

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Wolfgang Petersen (born March 14, 1941 in Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany) is a German film director. Petersen is best known for the classic of World War II submarine warfare, Das Boot. Wolfgang Petersen was born during World War II on 14 March 1941 in the small north German community of Emden, where the Ems River flows into the North Sea. From 1953 to 1960 Petersen attended the Johanneum school in Hamburg. In the 1960s he was directing plays at Hamburg's Ernst Deutsch Theater. After studying theater in Berlin and Ha ...

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• Wolfgang Petersen - Selected filmography

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Cindy Lee Miller Sheehan (born July 10, 1957 in Bellflower, California) is an American anti-Iraq War activist who attracted international attention in August 2005 for her extended demonstration at a peace camp outside President George W. Bush's Texas ranch. She is sometimes referred to by the media as the "Peace Mom".[1][2] Cindy Sheehan - Death of her son. Sheehan is the mother of the late Specialist Casey Sheehan, U.S. Army, who first enlisted in May 2000. He re-enlisted in August 2003, at the age ...

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• Cindy Sheehan - Death of her son
• Cindy Sheehan - Sheehan's campaign against the Iraq War
• Cindy Sheehan - Rhetoric
• Cindy Sheehan - Reactions
• Cindy Sheehan - The White House
• Cindy Sheehan - U.S. Congress
• Cindy Sheehan - Support
• Cindy Sheehan - Parents of other military personnel killed in Iraq
• Cindy Sheehan - Criticism
• Cindy Sheehan - Internet rumors
• Cindy Sheehan - Media personalities
• Cindy Sheehan - Sheehan's sister-in-law
• Cindy Sheehan - Parents of other military personnel killed in Iraq
• Cindy Sheehan - Criticism of comments
• Cindy Sheehan - Criticism of the critics
• Cindy Sheehan - Chronology
• Cindy Sheehan - Casey Sheehan
• Cindy Sheehan - Activism
• Cindy Sheehan - Demonstration - Week 1
• Cindy Sheehan - Demonstration - Week 2
• Cindy Sheehan - Demonstration - Week 3
• Cindy Sheehan - Demonstration - Week 4
• Cindy Sheehan - September and the Bring Them Home Now Tour
• Cindy Sheehan - Washington D.C. rally
• Cindy Sheehan - Continued activism
• Cindy Sheehan - Campaign goes to Europe

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Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film and television production company that is part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, which in turn is part of Japanese electronics giant Sony. Columbia Pictures - History. The predecessor of Columbia Pictures, CBC Film Sales Corporation, was founded in 1919 by Harry Cohn, his brother Jack Cohn, and Joe Brandt. The company's reputation was so low that some joked that "CBC" stood for "Corned Beef and Cab ...

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• Columbia Pictures - History
• Columbia Pictures - Logo
• Columbia Pictures - Notable films
• Columbia Pictures - 1930s
• Columbia Pictures - 1940s
• Columbia Pictures - 1950s
• Columbia Pictures - 1960s
• Columbia Pictures - 1970s
• Columbia Pictures - 1980s
• Columbia Pictures - 1990s
• Columbia Pictures - 2000s

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The Washington Times[1] is a daily broadsheet newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. On Sundays its masthead reads The Sunday Times, a nod to The Sunday Times of London. The paper also calls itself America's Newspaper. As of March 31, 2005, the Times had an average daily circulation of 103,017, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations. This is dwarfed by the 751,8 ...

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• The Washington Times - History
• The Washington Times - Political leanings
• The Washington Times - Relationship to the Unification Church
• The Washington Times - Editorial independence
• The Washington Times - Notable current and former contributors
• The Washington Times - Writers
• The Washington Times - Executive Officers and Editors - present and past
• The Washington Times - Notes

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In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign (also known as a callsign or call letters, or abbreviated as a call) is a unique designation for a transmitting station. A call sign can be formally assigned by a government agency, informally adopted by individuals or organizations, or even cryptographically encoded to disguise a station's identity. Call sign - International series. Main articles: International Callsign AllocationsIncluding:

• Call sign - International series
• Call sign - Aviation
• Call sign - Ships and Boats
• Call sign - Amateur radio
• Call sign - Broadcast call signs
• Call sign - North America
• Call sign - Australia
• Call sign - Europe/Asia
• Call sign - Military call signs
• Call sign - U.S. Army
• Call sign - U.S. Air Force
• Call sign - U.S. Navy/Coast Guard
• Call sign - Transmitters requiring no call signs

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The city of Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 38,816. The community is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles but also has a border with unincorporated Los Angeles County. Since the 1920s, Culver City has been a significant center for motion picture and later television production, in part because it was the home of MGM Studios. It also was the headquarters for the Hughes Aircraft Company from the 1930s to the 1980s. National Public Radio West and ...

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• Culver City California - History
• Culver City California - The Heart of Screenland
• Culver City California - Decline of the Studios 1960s & 1970s
• Culver City California - Rebirth of Downtown 1990s & 2000s
• Culver City California - Transportation
• Culver City California - Neighborhoods
• Culver City California - Points of interest
• Culver City California - Geography
• Culver City California - Schools
• Culver City California - Demographics
• Culver City California - Famous Culver City natives

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