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... House Com- mittee on Un - American Activities . A graduate of the University of Texas ( 1919 ) and the law school of National University in Washington , D.C. ( 1920 ) , Dies opened a law practice in Texas but quickly turned his ...
... House Com- mittee on Un - American Activities . A graduate of the University of Texas ( 1919 ) and the law school of National University in Washington , D.C. ( 1920 ) , Dies opened a law practice in Texas but quickly turned his ...
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... houses with coequal powers . The upper house , the House of Peers ( Kizokuin ) , was almost wholly appointive . Initially , its mem- bership was slightly less than 300 , but it was subsequently increased to approximately 400 . The peers ...
... houses with coequal powers . The upper house , the House of Peers ( Kizokuin ) , was almost wholly appointive . Initially , its mem- bership was slightly less than 300 , but it was subsequently increased to approximately 400 . The peers ...
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Domus Aurea 170 from the Greek house of around the 2nd cen- tury BC . The peristyle of the domus , typified by that of the House of the Vettii at Pompeii , con- tained the private living quarters of the family ; clustered around its ...
Domus Aurea 170 from the Greek house of around the 2nd cen- tury BC . The peristyle of the domus , typified by that of the House of the Vettii at Pompeii , con- tained the private living quarters of the family ; clustered around its ...
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