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Bebel

(German ˈbeːbəl)
n
(Biography) August (ˈauɡʊst). 1840–1913, German socialist leader: one of the founders of the Social Democratic Party (1869)
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Be•bel

(ˈbeɪ bəl)

n.
Ferdinand August, 1840–1913, German socialist.
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They appreciated or sneered at the morning editorials, jumped from labor conditions in New Zealand to Henry James and Brander Matthews, passed on to the German designs in the Far East and the economic aspect of the Yellow Peril, wrangled over the German elections and Bebel's last speech, and settled down to local politics, the latest plans and scandals in the union labor party administration, and the wires that were pulled to bring about the Coast Seamen's strike.
When investors are defrauded, they "feel so foolish for being so trusting and so naive," said securities attorney Christopher Bebel at Tefteller Law PLLC of Gilmer, Texas.
Along with Bebel Gilberto and Nina Simone, she is at the top of my list."
Le groupe Imzad prendra part du 20 au 22 du mois en cours a la dixieme edition du forum professionnel Bebel Med Music qu'abritera lacite phoceenne dans le cadre de Dock des Suds, a indique un organisateur de cette manifestation.
The publication, wide circulation, and enormous success in Germany of Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward therefore posed a strong challenge to the leaders of the SPD, Karl Kautsky and August Bebel, and it attracted their criticism on several occasions.
IMG chief Forstmann booked a marching band, cancan dancers, contortionists and Brazilian singer Bebel Gilberto.
the popular four day fest, which runs from ausgut 5-8 at its regular picturesque home of eastnor deer Park in herefordshire, will also feature roots manuva, Kruder & dorfmeister, Plan B, Bebel gilberto and Big Chill regulars mr Scruff, dJ derek and, of course, norman Jay on its eclectic and exciting line-up.
"The Creteil Bebel team is excluded from the Leisure Football Commission for
Creteil side Bebel called off their clash with Paris Foot Gay because the match would have been "against their principles".
RIO DE JANEIRO Big Bird and Elmo will join Bebel in Rio sometime this summer.
On the surface, a Bebel Gilberto/Peter Cincotti double bill would seem perfect for a romantic night on the town with that special someone.
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, I find it astonishing that the Prospect's immediate postmortem on the election centers on "the problem posed by gay fights for liberals." August Bebel once said that anti-Semitism is the socialism of fools.