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Rob Rogers

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pennsylvania

Cagle

14.11.2008

 

Elephant = Grand Old Party (GOP) / Republicans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G7

 

Group of Seven (G7) leading economies

 

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article3706364.ece

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ga.

 

Georgia        USA

 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-12-19-
small-towns_x.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAO

 

Government Accountability Office        USA

 

http://www.npr.org/2017/03/28/
521823473/gao-agrees-to-review-costs-of-trumps-trips-to-mar-a-lago

 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-10-10-
boot-camps_N.htm

 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-10-28-
economic-disaster_x.htm

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-09-06-
disaster-response_x.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GB

 

1 - Great Britain

 

2 - Gigabyte

 

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-a-gigabit.htm

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/may/18/digital-content-expansion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GBH

 

Grievous Bodily Harm

 

http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/aug/31/
notting-hill-carnival-man-fighting-for-his-life-after-stabbing

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/content_objectid%3D13514934_
method%3Dfull_siteid%3D50143_headline%3D-HIV-MAN-GUILTY-OF-
-BIOLOGICAL-GBH--name_page.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GCHQ

 

Government Communications Headquarters        UK

 

centre for Her Majesty's Government's

Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) activities /

British intelligence listening station

 

https://www.gchq.gov.uk/

 

 

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/16/
gchq-chief-apologises-for-horrifying-treatment-of-alan-turing

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/28/
technology/british-spies-said-to-have-intercepted-yahoo-webcam-images.html

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jan/28/
gchq-mass-surveillance-spying-law-lawyer

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jan/28/
gchq-head-sir-iain-lobban-stands-down

 

http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2013/oct/21/
nsa-files-how-they-affect-you-video-animation

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/03/
edward-snowden-files-john-lanchester

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/aug/01/
nsa-paid-gchq-spying-edward-snowden

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/may/04/
gchq-snooping-technology-mobile-internet

 

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/dec/06/
iran.usa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GCSE

 

General Certificate of Secondary Education        UK

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6958992.stm

https://www.theguardian.com/education/gcses 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2011/aug/25/gcse-results-one-in-four-get-a

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/aug/22/politics.schools

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GDP

 

Gross Domestic Product

 

https://www.nytimes.com/topic/subject/gross-domestic-product-us

https://www.theguardian.com/business/economicgrowth

 

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/04/28/
526012804/gdp-grew-just-0-7-percent-in-first-quarter-of-2017

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/30/
business/economy/third-quarter-gdp-growth-is-revised-up-to-2-7.html

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/02/us-usa-fed-idUSTRE7A057A20111102

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jul/24/uk-gdp-record-fall

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article6159893.ece

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/interactive/2008/oct/22/creditcrunch-recession

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/28/business/economy/28econ.html 

http://www.economist.com/markets/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2731123

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GE

 

General Electric        USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.npr.org/2017/12/03/
567780963/ge-struggles-to-show-it-still-has-magic-touch

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/11/
business/dealbook/general-electric-to-sell-bulk-of-its-finance-unit.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/22/
business/ge-profit-up-despite-volatile-economy.html

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3e3dc394-07be-11dd-a922-0000779fd2ac.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gen.

 

General

 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-05-11-iraq-troops_N.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gent

 

Gentleman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GI / G.I. (U.S. soldier)

 

Government Issue        USA

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/16/world/asia/suspect-in-afghan-attack-snapped-us-official-says.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/27/world/middleeast/american-soldiers-remains-are-recovered-from-iraq.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/22/us/8-charged-in-death-of-fellow-soldier-us-army-says.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/16/world/middleeast/16military.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/15/world/middleeast/15base.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/world/asia/10outpost.html
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gitmo

 

Guantanamo        Cuba / USA

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/15/opinion/hunger-striking-at-guantanamo-bay.html

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-05-16-gitmo-tribunal_N.htm

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-12-05-gitmo-court_N.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GM

 

Genetically Modified

 

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2006/feb/13/gm.comment 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2005/jun/01/food.gm

 

 

 

 

General Motors        USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.npr.org/2018/11/03/
662573969/life-after-gm-a-family-upended-by-auto-plant-closure-took-divergent-paths

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/17/business/gm-recalls-3-million-more-cars.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/business/15auto.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/14/business/14jordan.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/12/business/12auto.html

 

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2006-12-22-toyota-gm_x.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GMC

 

General Medical Council

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/sep/16/
harlequins-wendy-chapman-bloodgate-gmc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G.M.O.

 

Genetically Modified Organism

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/05/19/
612063389/usda-unveils-prototypes-for-gmo-food-labels-and-theyre-confusing

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/03/opinion/we-need-gmo-wheat.html

 

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/23/buying-the-vote-on-g-m-o-s/

 

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/why-arent-g-m-o-foods-labeled/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GMT

 

Greenwich Mean Time

 

https://greenwichmeantime.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GMC

 

General Medical Council        UK

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2006/jan/21/health.uknews

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2005/may/17/health.medicineandhealth1

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2004/jun/12/NHS.uknews

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GOP

 

Grand Old Party        USA

 

 

 

Rob Rogers

 

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pennsylvania

Cagle

14 November 2008

 

Elephant = Grand Old Party / Republicans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.gop.gov/

 

http://www.npr.org/2017/06/26/
534432433/gop-senate-bill-would-cut-health-care-coverage-by-22-million

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/25/opinion/david-brooks-the-american-idea-and-todays-gop.html

 

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/18/the-republican-war-on-workers-rights/

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/14/opinion/krugman-the-gops-existential-crisis.html

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/11/13/what-next-for-the-republican-party

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/us/politics/obamas-victory-presents-gop-with-demographic-test.html

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/01/04/for-gop-one-party-but-three-platforms/

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/07/us/politics/obama-strikes-populist-chord-with-speech-in-heartland.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/26/us/politics/26repubs.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/07/health/policy/07health.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/03/us/politics/03elect.html

http://www.cagle.msnbc.com/news/GOPPledge/main.asp

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/15/nyregion/15webnygov.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/09/us/politics/09obama.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/08/us/politics/08lobby.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/nyregion/04elect.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/06/us/politics/06repubs.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/01/us/politics/01dems.html

 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2007-05-02-gop-landscape_N.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Govt / Gov't

 

Government

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GP

 

General Practitioner        UK

 

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/oct/26/menopause-treatment-hrt

 

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/nov/03/behind-the-scenes-gp-surgery-evenings-weekends

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/nov/02/breast-cancer-450-poor-women-die-needlessly

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2008/apr/13/nhs.cancer1 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2007/oct/05/uk.health 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2005/dec/15/health.crime1 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2005/may/12/primarycare.uknews

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1963/oct/04/mainsection.fromthearchive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 G.P.A.

 

Grade Point Average

 

http://www.npr.org/2015/10/13/
444446708/in-the-classroom-common-ground-can-transform-gpas

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/
business/they-loved-your-gpa-then-they-saw-your-tweets.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GPS

 

Global Positioning System

 

GPS,

or the Global Positioning System,

is a satellite-based navigation system

developed by the United States

Department of Defense.

 

The system is made up

of 24 main satellites that orbit the Earth,

transmitting radiowave signals to the ground

which can be used by GPS receivers

to calculate a precise location.

- NYT, Updated July 10, 2009
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/g/global_positioning_system/index.html

 

 

 

 

Tim Campbell

Indianapolis, IN

Cagle

15 December 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/topic/subject/global-positioning-system

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/17/opinion/gps-tracking-and-secret-policies.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/24/us/police-use-of-gps-is-ruled-unconstitutional.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/11/us/11gps.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/08/us/politics/08lobby.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GSA

 

 General Services Administration        USA

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/23/
521283505/gsa-says-trump-d-c-hotel-lease-is-valid-despite-ban-on-elected-officials

 

 

 

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