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Name: Merriam-Webster (Dictionary)

Position: No Position Found to the question "What are the solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?"
Reasoning:

no stated position

Credibility/
Ranking:

Credible Publications
Mainstream national and international publications such as The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Economist, Time, Newsweek, The London Times and major newspapers of foreign countries.

Organization  
  A. Description:

"The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary is based on the print version of Merriam-Webster's CollegiateŽ Dictionary, Tenth Edition. The online dictionary includes the main A-Z listing of the Collegiate Dictionary, as well as the Abbreviations, Foreign Words and Phrases, Biographical Names, and Geographical Names sections of that book. It also includes 1,000 illustrations and 25 tables. Selected sections of the print Collegiate Dictionary, notably the Signs and Symbols section, are omitted from the online Collegiate Dictionary because they include special characters and symbols that cannot readily be reproduced in HTML."

  B. Mission:

"To create reference products that meet rigorous standards of quality and reliability for both print and electronic formats."

  C. Structure:

Private Company

  D. Members:

none listed

  E. Annual Budget:

none listed

  F. Sr. Executive: John Morse
  G. Title: President and Publisher
  H. Contact Info:
Phone:  none listed   Fax:  (413) 731-5979
E-Mail:  mwsales@merriam-webster.com
Web Site: http://www.m-w.com/

Relevant Affiliations:

 "Merriam-Webster can be considered the direct lexicographical heir of Noah Webster. In 1843, the company bought the rights to the 1841 edition of Webster's magnum opus, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Corrected and Enlarged. At the same time, they secured the rights to create revised editions of the work."

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