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• n  North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
• n  the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare

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News & Articles

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• USA Women’s U16 National Team Opens FIBA Americas U16 Championship Play With Impressive 76-20 Win Over Brazil
  Asia Durr led the USA with 20 points in its opening win against Brazil.
  June 20, 2013 - USA Basketball
• USA Volleyball, Hilton HHonors Renew Sponsorship
  USA Volleyball and Hilton HHonors, the loyalty program for Hilton Worldwide’s 10 distinct hotel brands, have announced their renewed sponsorship through the year of 2016. HHonors has been a sponsor of USA Volleyball since 2011.
  June 19, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
• USA vs Honduras: Sloppy Play Will Doom USA in Future Matches
  USA defeated Honduras by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday, and the team should be happy about its recent success during World Cup qualifying. That said, USA cannot afford another sloppy match like it played against Honduras in the matches to come. As Bleacher Report's Michael Cummings noted, USA's effort in the first half of the game was not nearly good enough: With Graham Zusi and Michael Bradley ...
  June 19, 2013 - Bleacher Report

Quotes

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• President Bush in Chandigarh Tribune
  Speaking to reporters at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, President George W. Bush said, "The USA strongly condemns this cowardly act by murderous extremists who are trying to undermine Pakistan's democracy. Those who committed this crime must be...
• Michael Phelps in International Herald Tribune
  It's not my decision. It's theirs,Phelps said. "I have nothing to say, but if that's what they want to do, that's their choice. It's something that USA Swimming came up with. ...... Obviously, for a mistake you should get punished."
• Donald Trump in CNN International
  I told Carrie she needed to get back to work and honor her contract with the Miss California USA organization, and I gave her the opportunity to do so,Trump said. "Unfortunately, it just doesn't look like it is going to happen, and I...