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Joseph Gurney Cannon
Joseph Gurney Cannon 1836-1926, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1903-11), b. Guilford co., N.C. A lawyer in Illinois, Cannon served as a Republican in Congress from 1873 to 1923, except for the years 1891-93 and 1913-15, when first the Populists and then the Progressives were able to... Read more |
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Telugu
Telugu ETHNONYM: Andhra Orientation Identification. Speakers of the Telugu language inhabit Andhra Pradesh State in south India as well as border areas of the neighboring states of Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. There are also substantial numbers of... Read more |
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Thomas Stephen Foley
Thomas Stephen Foley 1929-, American political leader, b. Spokane, Wash. A lawyer, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1964. Foley became a prominent liberal Democratic member of Congress. He was chairman of the House agriculture committee (1975-81), Democratic whip (1981-87),... Read more |
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Sotho
Sotho ETHNONYMS: Basotho, Sutu, Suto, Tswana, Batswana, Betchuana Orientation Identification and Location. The Sotho-Tswana speakers occupy the high plateau of the interior of southern Africa. They are found across a number of different international borders, living in South Africa,... Read more |
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John Bell
John Bell 1797-1869, American statesman, b. near Nashville, Tenn. A leading member of the Nashville bar, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1827-41), was speaker in 1834, and for a few weeks in 1841 was Secretary of War under President William Henry Harrison. At first a Jacksonian,... Read more |
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Joseph Holt
Joseph Holt 1807-94, American public official, judge advocate general of the U.S. army (1862-75), b. Breckinridge co., Ky. He became a widely known lawyer and political speaker in the old Southwest. For his services to the Democratic party, President Buchanan appointed him commissioner of patents... Read more |
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Nancy Patricia Pelosi
Nancy Patricia Pelosi , 1940-, U.S. congresswoman, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (2007-), b. Baltimore as Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro. The daughter of Thomas J. D'Alesandro, Jr., who served as Baltimore's mayor and a congressman, she moved to California, where she became active in the... Read more |
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Jim Wright
Jim Wright (James Claud Wright, Jr.), 1922-, U.S. congressman, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1987-89), b. Fort Worth, Tex. Following service in the U.S. army during World War II, Wright was a Texas state representative (1947-49) and mayor of Weatherford, Tex. (1950-54). He was... Read more |
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Gaeltacht
Gaeltacht is the collective name for areas where Irish is spoken. In 1922 Irish was still the general medium of communication in parts of Cos. Waterford, Cork, Kerry, Galway, Mayo, and Donegal. Scattered pockets of Irish speakers in Cos. Louth, Kilkenny, and Clare were not considered true... Read more |
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Montel Williams
Montel Williams1956– Television talk show host, motivational speaker Montel Williams joined the ranks of America's daytime talk show hosts in 1991 with his own program, the Montel Williams Show. Although he had made a name for himself as a motivational speaker, reaching out to inspire... Read more |
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Speaker Hastert and Rep. Dunn Visit Children's Hospital and Regional Medical...
...PRNewswire/ -- Speaker of the House of...Representatives J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL...Children's, Hastert also toured and...families as well as Rep. Dunn's Youth Advisory Council. Hastert, the third highest...coli, and other ... |
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Multi-Platinum Rock Band System of A Down Ask House Speaker Dennis Hastert to...
...Batavia office of Rep. Dennis Hastert on Tuesday, September...Noon) to ask Speaker Hastert to 'do the right...directly email Speaker Hastert on the issue...previous public support for the measure...greater ... |
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GOP quickly rallies behind Hastert to be next speaker.(A)
...up his bid for speaker of the House...announcement by Rep. Robert L...Republican, said Mr. Hastert - a six-term...caucus. "Dennis Hastert had quite a bit of support for majority...Watts said, Mr. Hastert became ... |
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Burton's appointment will derail ties, community tells Speaker Hastert
...2002 Lack of GOP support/endorsement...met with Dennis Hastert, Speaker ofthe House of...concern over Rep. DanBurton...pointed out to Hastert that since Rep...India Abroad.Hastert "listened patiently...to ... |
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Interview With Dennis Hastert
...issues, the speaker of the house, Dennis Hastert.Mr. Speaker...News Sunday".REP. DENNIS HASTERT (R-IL...accomplish by that?HASTERT: Well, I talked...always opt for the area of diplomacy...So you would ... |
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Hastert Say He's Not Seeking Re-Election
...YORKVILLE, Ill. - Rep. Dennis Hastert, who was speaker of the House...happened because of support from constituents...stretches from Hastert's Plano home...they might snag Hastert's district...the populated ... |
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Hastert Says He's Not Seeking Re-Election
...YORKVILLE, Ill. - Rep. Dennis Hastert, who was speaker of the House...happened because of support from constituents...stretches from Hastert's Plano home...they might snag Hastert's district...the populated ... |
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STATEMENT BY HOUSE SPEAKER J. DENNIS HASTERT REGARDING SPEAKERS TASK FORCE ON...
...Statement by House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert Regarding Speaker...Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) today...asked U.S. Rep. Christopher...this important area. "Despite...Speaker ... |
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Former House Speaker Resigns republican leaders, contenders laud Hastert's...
...opinions of Rep. Dennis Hastert...Hastert's years as speaker of the House...done more for the area to meet the needs...Schielke commended Hastert's foresight...are examples of Hastert's work to ... |
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HASTERT TARGET OF NOW PROTEST | BATAVIA OFFICE: BACKERS OF SPEAKER OF THE...
...U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert...urge Hastert's support for a Patient...was out of the area, Yensen said...can't say that Hastert has stood in opposition...Southwell of Elgin. "Hastert is generally ... |
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