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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southeast New York on the Hudson River north of New York City. Settled by the Dutch in 1687, Poughkeepsie is the seat of Vassar College (chartered 1861).
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POUGHKEEPSIE - A man with addresses in Poughkeepsie and Hyde Park awaits extradition back to New York from San Diego, California where he is being held as a fugitive.
unknown title 2009
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Born in Poughkeepsie, New York state in 1907, Elizabeth “Lee” Miller left for Paris at the age of eighteen where, according to Ursula Butler:
Ada Lovelace Day 2010: Lee Miller in focus « Innovation Cloud 2010
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After seeing our photo evidence of the sorry state of the St. Peters, MO, Circuit City yesterday, Eric decided to check out the final days of the Circuit City in Poughkeepsie, NY.
If We Buy This And Give It Back To You, Will You Read It, Circuit City Execs? - The Consumerist 2009
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So tell Aunt Martha in Poughkeepsie to get out here for Rose Festival!
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Idema, who listed a current address in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., was convicted of charges including torture and operating a private jail and was sentenced to 10 years in prison in Afghanistan in September 2004.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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We call it our "Long Distance Supper Club" because two attendees live up in Poughkeepsie, NY (about 2.5 hours from our house) and my sister in-law and her husband usually come -- and they live up near Albany, a full four hours away.
Our Kitchen 2009
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As a young woman, she attended Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. She was a 1971 fine arts graduate of American University, where she also received a master's degree in fine arts in 1975.
Ruth Levine; artist Post 2010
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Yes, abb1 – yes, just like those IBM mainframes that you refuse to believe are made in Poughkeepsie, NY.
Matthew Yglesias » What’s Not the Matter With American Manufacturing 2009
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"We're shocked how many people have wood appliances but are burning these bricks," says Anthony Drago, manager of Ashleigh's Hearth & Home in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Write to Gwendolyn Bounds at wendy. bounds@wsj.com
Drafty Fireplaces Meet Their Match Gwendolyn Bounds 2010
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December 19th, 2009 at 4: 10 pm jmo3: “yes, just like those IBM mainframes that you refuse to believe are made in Poughkeepsie, NY.”
Matthew Yglesias » What’s Not the Matter With American Manufacturing 2009
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