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A quarter-million people randomly taking to the streets.
Robert J. Elisberg: The "Tea Party" Is Not Revolting Robert J. Elisberg 2011
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CAIRO -- More than a quarter-million people flooded Cairo's main square Tuesday in a stunning and jubilant array of young and old, urban poor and middle class professionals, mounting by far the largest protest yet in a week of unrelenting demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power.
Egypt Protesters Flood Cairo As Obama Urges Mubarak Not To Run Again The Huffington Post/AP 2011
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The charitable arm of PNC Financial Services Group says it's pledging a quarter-million dollars to support economics education at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg.
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A quarter-million people randomly taking to the streets.
Robert J. Elisberg: The "Tea Party" Is Not Revolting Robert J. Elisberg 2011
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The announcement could mark a major turn in the attitude of the army, which for the past two days has allowed protests to swell, reaching their largest size yet on Tuesday when a quarter-million peace packed into Cairo's central Tahrir Square.
Egypt Pro-Government Supporters Clash With Anti-Government Protesters Adam J. Rose 2011
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The company's goal is 800,000 unit sales by 2018 2010 sales were about a quarter-million.
Cost-Cutting Done (a Little More) Right Dan Neil 2011
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It was reported this week that Newt Gingrich owes Tiffany's between a quarter-million and a half-million dollars.
Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points -- Zombie Attack! Chris Weigant 2011
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It was reported this week that Newt Gingrich owes Tiffany's between a quarter-million and a half-million dollars.
Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points -- Zombie Attack! Chris Weigant 2011
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The massive crowd of perhaps a quarter-million protesters that gathered in the city Tuesday to demand Mubarak step aside had melted away by morning.
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The anti-Mubarak movement, which has carried out an unprecedented 10 days of protests bringing as many as quarter-million people into Tahrir, has vowed to intensify protests to force him out by Friday.
Egypt Army Moves In As Protesters Clash With Mubarak Supporters Adam J. Rose 2011
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