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Edmund Sixtus Muskie
Edmund Sixtus Muskie 1914-96, U.S. Senator (1959-80), b. Rumford, Maine. A lawyer, he sat (1947-51) in the Maine legislature after serving in the navy in World War II. He later became (1955) Maine's first Democratic governor in 20 years and (1958) its first popularly elected U.S. Senator. He was re... Read more
guava
guava , small evergreen tree or shrub of the genus Psidium of the family Myrtaceae ( myrtle family), native to tropical America and grown elsewhere for its ornamental flowers and edible fruit. The fruit (a fleshy berry with many hard seeds) of the common tropical guava ( P. guajava ) is shaped li... Read more
musk ox
musk ox hoofed ruminant mammal, Ovibos moschatus, found in arctic North America and Greenland. The northernmost member of the cattle family, the musk ox grazes on the stunted vegetation of the tundra. It was exterminated in Alaska about the middle of the 19th cent. but was later restored there on... Read more
Madeleine Albright
Madeleine Albright 1937-, American government official, b. Prague, Czechoslovakia, as Maria Jana Körbel. Her family emigrated to the United States in 1948, and she attended Wellesley College (B.A., 1959) and Columbia Univ. (M.A., 1968; Ph.D., 1976). A lifelong Democrat, she was chief legislati... Read more
civet
civet or civet cat, any of a large group of mostly nocturnal mammals of the Old World family Viverridae (civet family), which also includes the mongoose . Civets are not true cats, but the civet family is related to the cat family (Felidae). Most civets have catlike bodies, long tails, and wea... Read more
hedgehog
hedgehog Old World insectivorous mammal of the family Erinaceidae, related to moles and shrews. The spiny hedgehogs are found in Africa and Eurasia, except SE Asia. They have rounded bodies up to 13 in. (33 cm) long, very short tails, and pointed snouts; their backs and sides are covered with stiff... Read more
shrew
shrew common name for the small, insectivorous mammals of the family Soricidae, related to the moles. Shrews include the smallest mammals; the smallest shrews are under 2 in. (5.1 cm) long, excluding the tail, and the largest are about 6 in. (15 cm) long. Light-boned and fragile, shrews have mousel... Read more
beaver
beaver either of two large aquatic rodents , Castor fiber and Castor canadensis, known for their engineering feats. They were once widespread in N and central Eurasia except E Siberia, and in North America from the arctic tree line to the S United States. The mountain beaver of W North Ameri... Read more
Maine
Maine largest of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by New Hampshire (W), the Canadian provinces of Quebec (NW) and New Brunswick (NE), the Atlantic Ocean (the Gulf of Maine; SE), and the Bay of Fundy (E). Facts and Figures Area, 33,215 sq mi (86,027 sq km). ... Read more

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Edmund Sixtus Muskie
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Edmund Sixtus Muskie United States Senator Edmund Sixtus Muskie (1914-1996), the 1968 Democratic vice-presidential...the environment during the 1960s and 1970s. Edmund S. Muskie was born on March 28, 1914, to Stephen and Josephine...
George John Mitchell
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...appointed executive assistant to Senator Edmund S. Muskie of Maine. His association with Muskie was to alter his career and political future. "About everything good I know, I learned from Ed Muskie," he once said. Although Mitchell returned...
Albright, Madeleine
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...career by working for the unsuccessful presidential campaign in 1976 of Senator Edmund S. Muskie (1914 – 1996). She then served as Senator Muskie's chief legislative assistant from 1976 to 1978. In 1978 Albright was asked by one of...
Madeleine Korbel Albright
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...scholarly research and political activity. She was a coordinator for the unsuccessful presidential candidacy of Senator Edmund S. Muskie of Maine in 1976, later becoming his chief legislative assistant. In 1978 Albright was asked by one of her former professors...
Lewiston: Education and Research
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...and outreach program. Among the special collections at the George and Helen Ladd Library at Bates College is the Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, a collection of rare books, records, manuscript collections, and papers of the...
Bates College
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Bates College at Lewiston, Maine; coeducational; founded 1855 as Maine State Seminary, chartered as a college 1864. It was the first Eastern college to admit women students. The Edmund S. Muskie Archives are there.
Albright, Madeleine Korbel
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...the export-import bank. After receiving her doctorate in 1976, Albright joined the staff of Democratic Senator Edmund S. Muskie of Maine, serving as his chief legislative assistant until 1978. She became a staff member of the national security council...
Alice M. Rivlin
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...her new position in the CBO as a launching ground for her own pet social and economic policy programs-Maine senator Edmund Muskie reportedly called Rivlin on several occasions, criticizing even informational bulletins issuing from her office that were not...
Sumner Murray Redstone
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...screens in 1964 to 129 in 1974. In 1972, Redstone, by then reasonably wealthy, served as co-chairman of Senator Edmund Muskie's presidential campaign. A liberal Democrat, Redstone also became a friend and supporter of Senator Edward M. Kennedy...
Madeleine Albright
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Columbia Univ. (M.A., 1968; Ph.D., 1976). A lifelong Democrat, she was chief legislative assistant to Senator Edmund Muskie (1976-78) and served on the staff of the National Security Council and the White House (1978-81). When the Democrats...

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Watergate
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...engaged in espionage and sabotage against the candidacy of Senator Edmund S. Muskie, then considered the strongest potential Democratic presidential nominee. After Muskie's campaign foundered, similar activities were perpetrated against the two...
Iran-Contra Affair
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...known as the Tower Commission. Headed by former Senator John Tower, the board included former Secretary of State Edmund Muskie and former national security adviser Brent Scowcroft. In late February 1987, the board concluded that the president was guilty...

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Muskie: Wolves of the water
Newspaper article from: St. Joseph News-Press; 4/20/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...Joseph where they could catch a 40-inch muskie and they would say Minnesota. The truth...drive can put you into some of the best muskie fishing you could ever want. Joe Bonneau...Department of Conservation, says the muskie fishing at Pony Express Lake is good this...
Muskie lures have statewide allure
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 5/25/1997; ; 700+ words ; Bill Schwartz of Pewaukee liked fishing for muskie and tinkering with baits. So it was no surprise...when the lakes freeze up and I can't fish muskie." Schwartz isn't unique among muskie anglers. "They'll try anything they think...
Muskie at 80, Still Kicking; Democratic Colleagues Roast Party's Elder Statesman/Old Cuss
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/16/1994; ; 700+ words ; "Everybody knows that Ed Muskie never lost his temper," says Senate...videotape. "That is a lie," responds Muskie, also on the tape that commemorates...birthday. "Everybody knows that Ed Muskie never yelled at a member of his staff...
Muskie legends; Muskie aficionado Bob Leff put down his rod and reel - temporarily - to become muskie historian and videographer and attempt to capture the lore, and allure, of big-time muskie fishing earlier this century. Old-time guides had plenty to share about bountiful northern Wisconsin muskie waters.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 5/31/1998; ; 700+ words ; Remember the good old days of muskie fishing - when you paid a guy $2 a day...a lake? When you hooked up with a big muskie and pulled a .38 from your belt to plug...beat that action. Those are among the muskie fishing recollections included in a new...
Muskie opportunities are abundant, and excellent, in the state.(SPORTS)(DENNIS ANDERSON)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 6/7/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...WRITER Complex theories aside, the muskie craze afflicting a seemingly ever...better. That's certainly the case for muskie expert Bob Turgeon. He has fished muskies on many of the state's best muskie lakes, including Mille Lacs, Leech...
Muskie expert can't beat curse.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 6/1/2004; 700+ words ; ...to publicly announce my retirement from muskie fishing. Although that is a little bit...My most recent adventure not catching muskie started out in a promising manner with...blissfully unaware that I had struck out on muskie in Wisconsin, on the Chain of Lakes...
Muskie eulogized as environmentalist, negotiator: Carter, Mitchell speak at funeral.(Nation)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 3/31/1996; ; 700+ words ; Two days after Edmund S. Muskie died, his family had a birthday party...physically present." Yet, Stephen Muskie said, his father's spirit was evidenced...public never heard from Dad," Stephen Muskie said, eliciting laughter that rang...
Muskie pack Webster Lake, but keep an eye out for Ethel
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 6/2/2002; ; 700+ words ; NORTH WEBSTER, Ind.--We'll get to Ethel, the goose-chomping muskie. First understand that May 24 was the best day muskie fishing I ever had. We had 15 muskie follows on Webster Lake. And Javier Serna caught and released his first...
Muskie legend faces biggest battle; George Wahl has cancer that has spread throughout his body, and the prognosis isn't good for the longtime muskie fishing advocate.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 8/31/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...George Wahl was doing what he loves most -- muskie fishing with his buddies on Lake of the Woods...Minneapolis, a longtime ambassador for muskies and muskie fishing who helped make Minnesota a preeminent muskie fishery. He launched the Minnesota Muskie...
Muskie management looking up
Newspaper article from: Daily Record, The Wooster, OH; 6/10/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...Graham. Before Friday's Ohio Huskie Muskie Club's "Division Day," Graham announced...experiencing its best success rate in hatching muskie fry from eggs in decades, and then went...Lexington and caught an official "Huskie Muskie" when he reeled in a 44 1/2-inch...