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James Bond is a Commander in which branch of the military?
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SPECTRE stands for Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge _____
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Dorothy Bland's claim that she was harassed by police for "walking while black" has reportedly been contradicted by police dashcam footage. (Corinth Police via Dallas Morning News)
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Women loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad were captured and paraded in cages by the Army of Islam rebel group. (Image: screen grab YouTube)
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Ahmad Chalabi, the head of the Accountability and Justice Committee, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Baghdad, in this May 5, 2010, file photo. Iraqi state TV says Chalabi, a prominent politician who strongly advocated the 2003 U.S.-led invasion to overthrow Saddam Hussein, has died of a heart attack. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim, File)
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Smuggler. Scoundrel. Hero. Han Solo, captain of the Millennium Falcon, was one of the great leaders of the Rebel Alliance. He and his co-pilot Chewbacca came to believe in the cause of galactic freedom, joining Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia Organa in the fight against the Empire.
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Once a heroic Jedi Knight, Darth Vader was seduced by the dark side of the Force, became a Sith Lord, and led the Empire’s eradication of the Jedi Order. He remained in service of the Emperor -- the evil Darth Sidious -- for decades, enforcing his Master’s will and seeking to crush the fledgling Rebel Alliance.
Chewbacca
A legendary Wookiee warrior and Han Solo’s co-pilot aboard the Millennium Falcon, Chewbacca was part of a core group of Rebels who restored freedom to the galaxy. Known for his short temper and accuracy with a bowcaster, Chewie also has a big heart -- and is unwavering in his loyalty to his friends.
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Rct. John-Paul Miller, Platoon 3074, Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, yells to his partner he is ready to move forward through a combat training course Sept. 13, 2013, on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. The course is part of Basic Warrior Training week when recruits test their newly obtained basic combat skills such as communication and techniques for moving in a battlefield. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink/Released)
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Recruits of Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, shake their heads during chemical warfare defense training June 3, 2014, on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. The recruits shook their heads and performed other exercises to prove their gas masks worked despite vigorous activity. (U.S. Marine Coprs photo by Cpl. Octavia Davis/Released)
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Fairfax County Supervisor John Foust, who is up for re-election Tuesday, issued campaign handbills saying his Republican opponent, Jennifer Chronis, is "wrong on guns" and defends Nova Firearms. (Associated Press)
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U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, and South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo, second from right, look towards North Korea at an observation post near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, South Korea, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015. Carter called on North Korea to shrink and eventually eliminate its nuclear weapons program, while acknowledging during a visit Sunday to the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas that prospects for reconciling with the defiant North are dim. (Korea Pool Photo via AP) KOREA OUT
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National Edition News cover for October 31, 2015 - U.S. special forces to deploy to Syria: Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Airborne, use special marking paint ammunition in their rifles during training maneuvers at Camp Guernsey in Guernsey, Wyo. Monday, May 18, 2009. The special forces soldiers will be headed to Afghanistan later this year. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Members of the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq organization chant slogans and hold banners during a tour organized by the Iraqi government for foreign diplomats in Baghdad, Iraq, on Sept. 11, 2012. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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Rebel soldiers patrol and protect civilians from the Nuer ethnic group as the civilians walk through flooded areas to reach a makeshift camp for the displaced situated in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) base in the town of Bentiu, South Sudan, in this Sept. 10, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Matthew Abbott, File)
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Palestinian students hurl stones at Israeli troops over the separation barrier during clashes following a protest near the Al-Quds University in the West Bank village of Abu Dis, near Jerusalem, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed) ** FILE **
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A member of the 139th Military Police Company kneels with his holstered 9mm Beretta M9 during a qualifying exercise at a small arms range, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, in Fort Stewart, Ga. The Army wants to replace its M9, a 9mm semi-automatic handgun adopted during the Cold War. The new gun also will replace the smaller M11. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
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In the face of a concerted lobbying effort to name a woman to the post, the U.N. Security Council Wednesday voted without dissent to make former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres, the world body's top official dealing with refugees for the past decade, the next secretary-general. (Associated Press)