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...Since the coup, Haiti has become the secondlargest transshipment point for cocaine," saidAristide. "The military receives $1.2 billion fromthe drug cartels for this privilege...

Author: By Martin L. Yeung, | Title: Aristide Seeking Tighter Embargo | 9/4/1999 | See Source »

...assets of $11 billion make it the secondlargest philanthropy in the United States andenabled it to distribute over $500 million inresearch funding this fiscal year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Knowles Named to Hughes Board | 5/11/1998 | See Source »

...mostly by volunteers and Eliot Housestudents, "An Evening with Champions" wasconceived in 1970 by Eliot resident and 1970 U.S.Men's skating silver medalist John M. Petkevich'71-73. Officials said the event is the secondlargest contributor to the Jimmy Fund...

Author: By Lan N. Nguyen, | Title: Jimmy Fund Iceskating Gala Marks Anniversary | 11/4/1989 | See Source »

...PepsiCo, it was a finger- lickin' good deal. The secondlargest U.S. soft- drink manufacturer (1985 sales: $8.1 billion) announced last week that it had agreed to acquire Kentucky Fried Chicken, now owned by RJR Nabisco, for about $850 million. If the deal goes through, the purchase of the 6,500 KFC restaurants will give PepsiCo, which already owns Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, some 14,000 fast-food outlets, more than any other chain. McDonald's, with 9,000 stores, is the current leader...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fast Food: Pepsi Bags Kentucky Fried | 8/4/1986 | See Source »

...lost by Mr. Kaiser in this regard, inasmuch as he was a principal in the construction of the Boulder Dam (the world's highest) and Grand Coulee Dam (the world's largest in point of volume of concrete). Shasta, when finished, will be second-highest and secondlargest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Mar. 24, 1941 | 3/24/1941 | See Source »

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