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"The Pentagon Pentagon

Huge five-sided building (1941–43) in Arlington, Va., that is the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense. Designed by George Edwin Bergstrom, it was, on its completion, the world's largest office building, covering 34 acres (14 hectares) and offering
 announced plans to build new long-range weapons as a deterrent de·ter·rent  
adj.
Tending to deter: deterrent weapons.

n.
1. Something that deters: a deterrent to theft.

2.
 to China. Unfortunately, we don't have any factories left in this country so the weapons will be built in China."

Late-night TV host Jay Leno Jay Leno (born April 28, 1950) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, writer who is best known as the current host of NBC television's long-running variety and talk program The Tonight Show. Biography
Leno was born in New Rochelle, New York.
 occasionally makes sport of some serious problem facing our nation.
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Title Annotation:Jay Leno
Author:McManus, John F.
Publication:The New American
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Mar 20, 2006
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