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Iran (10/06) (4879 words) |
 | The Supreme Leader is commander-in-chief of the armed forces. |
| The Supreme Leader appoints the six religious members of the Council of Guardians while the Iranian parliament, the Majles, selects the six lay members from candidates recommended by the judiciary, which is in turn selected by the Supreme Leader. |
| The Department of State encourages all U.S citizens who traveling or residing abroad to register via the State Department's travel registration website or at the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate abroad. |
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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Martin Luther (16260 words) |
| Leader of the great religious revolt of the sixteenth century in Germany; born at Eisleben, 10 November, 1483; died at Eisleben, 18 February, 1546. |
| Luther himself states that it was a pilgrimage in fulfilment of a vow to make a general confession in the Eternal City. |
| Luther, who returned to Wittenberg in a state of great irritation at the outcome of the Diet, was now invoked to prepare the public mind for the position assumed by the princes, which at first blush looked suspiciously like downright rebellion. |
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