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July 31st, 2002
DAIS
A raised platform (as in a hall or large room).
Usage: Coverage of the daily White House briefing with press secretary Ari Fleischer.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
WMD
Acronym for "weapons of mass destruction."
Usage: Coverage of Senate hearing on possible plans by the U.S. Administration to attack Iraq and depose Saddam Hussein.
Source: Derived from explanation by witness in hearing.

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