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American Broadcasting Company(abc)
creating a company with combined assets of more than $30 billion and a market capitalization of some $50 billion, making it the world's biggest media and entertainment conglomerate. In the ABC Television Network Group, the corporation distributes programming to 224 affiliated stations. It owns and operates ten television stations, six of which are in the country's top ten markets. The ABC Radio Network serves more than 3400 radio stations and owns and operates 21 AM and FM radio outlets, all in major U.S. Markets.
atomic bomb
produces a quick release of energy and great destruction . flatten an entire city and send of radiation waves

An explosive weapon of great destructive power derived from the rapid release of energy in the fission of heavy atomic nuclei, as of uranium 235. Also called A-bomb, atomic bomb, Also called fission bomb.
A bomb deriving its destructive power from the release of nuclear energy.

Agency for International Development
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent government agency that provides economic development and humanitarian assistance to advance U.S. economic and political interests overseas. This type of activity started in the United States in 1947 with the Marshall Plan, the forerunner of current development programs. President John F. Kennedy established the USAID in 1961 to promote development around the globe. The agency is currently based in Washington, with field missions abroad. USAID programs have provided aid in Africa, Asia and the Near East, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central and Eastern Europe, and the independent states of the former Soviet Union. The structure of the agency is shown in Figure 1.
To promote development, USAID partners with other U.S. government agencies, U.S. businesses, private voluntary organizations, indigenous groups, and universities. USAID contracts with more than 3,500 U.S. firms and over 300 U.S. based private voluntary organization (PVOs).
The agency works in five principal areas crucial to achieving U.S. foreign policy objectives: promoting economic growth; advancing democracy; delivering humanitarian assistance to victims of famine and other population-wide emergencies; protecting the public's health and supporting family planning; and protecting the environment.
When considering a nation for development assistance, USAID looks at a number of important factors, including strategic interests, a country's commitment to social and economic reform, and a willingness to foster democracy.


British Broadcasting Corporation
The British Broadcasting Corporation Ltd. (BBC) is the largest public sector media company in the world. Affectionately known as "Auntie" or simply "the Beeb," the BBC has served the British public for more than 85 years. The BBC's operations are grouped into two major divisions, the first supported by the annual license fee paid by all British citizens; and the second operating as a commercial business, grouped under subsidiary BBC Worldwide. Since 2000, the BBC has rapidly expanded its broadcasting content beyond the venerable BBC1 and BBC2 channels. In 2007, the company operated ten channels, through analog and digital broadcast and satellite networks, including BBC3, BBC4, CBBC, Cbeebies, and BBC News 24. The BBC also operates a range of local and regional television channels in England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. BBC is also the largest operator of radio stations in the United Kingdom, with more than 35 stations, including Radio 1, 1Xtra, Radio 2, Radio 3, Radio 4, and Five Live. The BBC's license-fee supported services also includes the BBC World Service radio service, which broadcasts in 33 languages around the world. On the commercial side, BBC Worldwide has emerged as a major force in the global television programming market. This company oversees the sales of BBC programming worldwide, as well as ancillary sales such as CDs and DVDs. BBC Worldwide also operates a range of commercial television stations, including BBC America, BBC Canada, BBC Food, BBC Kids, BBC Prime, BBC World, and Animal Planet, among others. The company also operates the beeb.com Internet portal, and iMP online player. The BBC is led by Managing Director Mark Thompson. In 2006, the government-owned company posted total turnover of £4.63 billion ($8.8 billion).
Cable News Network, almost always referred to by its initialism CNN, is an U.S. cable news network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner.[1][2] Upon its launch, CNN was the first network to provide 24-hour television news coverage,[3] and the first all-news television network in the United States.[4] While the news network has numerous affiliates, CNN primarily broadcasts from its headquarters at the CNN Center in Atlanta, the Time Warner Center in New York City, and studios in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles. CNN is owned by parent company Time Warner, and the U.S. news network is a division of the Turner Broadcasting
The Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI) works to keep US citizens safe from threats both domestic and foreign. The primary investigative arm of the US Department of Justice, the FBI protects and defends the nation against such threats as terrorism, political corruption, white-collar crime, organized crime, cyber attack, and violent crime. With an annual budget of approximately $7 billion, the agency operates more than 460 offices throughout the US and in 60 offices abroad within US embassies. The FBI was established in 1908 while Theodore Roosevelt was in the White House.