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Blackbirch Press

27500 Drake Rd.

Farmington Hills Far·ming·ton Hills  

A city of southeast Michigan, an industrial suburb of Detroit. Population: 81,400.
, MI 48331-3535

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Six new additions to the Blackbrich Press 'America's Leaders' series deftly deft  
adj. deft·er, deft·est
Quick and skillful; adroit. See Synonyms at dexterous.



[Middle English, gentle, humble, variant of dafte, foolish; see daft.
 written by Scott Ingram for grades 2-3 provide fine introductions to different key positions in the U.S. government. Each holds 32 pages of facts, an index, glossary A term used by Microsoft Word and adopted by other word processors for the list of shorthand, keyboard macros created by a particular user. See glossaries in this publication and The Computer Glossary.  and small bibliography, and plenty of background history about the key position covered. New additions include Postmaster General POSTMASTER GENERAL. The chief officer of the post office department of the United States. Various duties are imposed upon this officer by the acts of congress of March 3, 1825, and July 2, 1836, which will be found under the articles Mail; Post Office and Postage.  (1410300897), Secretary Of The Treasury (1567112838), FBI Director (1410300900), National Security Adviser (156711962X), Secretary Of Labor (156-7119611) and Secretary Of Commerce (1410300919): each provides an in-depth examination of a high-profile job often in the news. Many an adult will want to consult these for refresher purposes.
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Title Annotation:Postmaster General; Secretary Of The Treasury; FBI Director; National Security Adviser; Secretary Of Labor; Secretary Of Commerce
Publication:Children's Bookwatch
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jan 1, 2005
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