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ABSTRACT

1.INTRODUCTION

2.LOCAL GROUP GALAXY CONTENT AND DISTRIBUTION

3.THE LOCAL GROUP SPIRALS

4.STAR FORMATION HISTORIES OF LOCAL GROUP DWARF GALAXIES

4.1.Methods and Limitations

4.2.Old Populations

4.3.Spatial Variations of Stellar Populations

4.4.Differences in Gas Content

4.5.Star Formation Histories

4.6.Potential Evolutionary Transitions

5.DARK MATTER

5.1.Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies and Dark Matter

5.2.Tidal Effects Rather than Dark Matter?

5.3.Modified Newtonian Dynamics

5.4.Implications for Microlensing

6.SUMMARY

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