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Sharpe James
Sharpe James1936— Politician, educator Sharpe James was the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, from 1986 to 2006. During his tenure Newark was recognized with the U.S. Conference of Mayors' Most Livable City Award, the National Civic League's All-America City Award, and the Environmental Protection... Read more |
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Robert Field Stockton
Robert Field Stockton 1795-1866, American naval officer, b. Princeton, N.J. He left the College of New Jersey (now Princeton) to enter the U.S. Navy at 16 and served in the War of 1812 and in the subsequent campaigns against the Barbary pirates. He negotiated (1821) a territorial concession on the... Read more |
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David Graham Phillips
David Graham Phillips 1867-1911, American writer, b. Madison, Ind., grad. College of New Jersey (now Princeton), 1887. He worked as a newspaper reporter in Cincinnati and New York City, rising to editorial rank on the New York World, for which he wrote until 1902. Phillips became noted as a ... Read more |
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Robert Francis Kennedy
Robert Francis Kennedy 1925-68, American politician, U.S. Attorney General (1961-64), b. Brookline, Mass., younger brother of President John F. Kennedy and son of Joseph P. Kennedy . A graduate of Harvard (1948) and the Univ. of Virginia law school (1951), Bobby Kennedy managed his brother... Read more |
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Samuel Jones Tilden
Samuel Jones Tilden 1814-86, American political figure, Democratic presidential candidate in 1876, b. New Lebanon, N.Y. Admitted to the bar in 1841, Tilden was an eminently successful lawyer, with many railroad companies as clients. He became a strong partisan of Martin Van Buren and the ... Read more |
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William Paterson (politician)
William Paterson 1745-1806, American political leader and jurist, b. Co. Antrim, Ireland. He emigrated to America as a child. Raised in New Jersey, he practiced law there and was attorney general (1776-83) of the state before he became a delegate to the Federal Constitutional Convention (1787).... Read more |
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William Travers Jerome
William Travers Jerome 1859-1934, American lawyer, b. New York City. Prominent in the cause of reform, he served (1894-95) on the Lexow commission to investigate political corruption and managed (1894) the successful campaign of William L. Strong for reform mayor of New York City. He helped frame... Read more |
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Ferdinand Edralin Marcos
Ferdinand Edralin Marcos , 1917-89, Philippine political leader. A lawyer and aide to Manuel Roxas (1946-47), he was elected to congress in 1949, serving in the House of Representatives (1949-59) and Senate (1959-65). Formerly a Liberal, he broke with the party in 1965 and won the presidential... Read more |
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Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is a self-supporting, interstate, corporate organization of New York and New Jersey. It was created in 1921 to protect and promote the commerce of New York Harbor and... Read more |
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Financing Political Speech
...or appearance of “corruption,” defined as “political...requiring disclosure of campaign contributions and expenditures...limitations on total campaign expenditures, expenditures from...aggressive advertising campaigns praising or attacking...enacted the ... |
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McConnell v. Federal Election Commission
...provisions of the Bicameral Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA): the control of...the Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974...that only quid pro quo corruption warranted regulation. BCRA...drives, and generic campaign efforts. ... |
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Carter, Jimmy
...untainted by Washington corruption, doubted the propriety of...Americans to federal office. His campaign to protect human rights abroad, which he...awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his work as a mediator...Carter Centre in Atlanta. In 2002 he was ... |
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Congo, Democratic Republic of
...proclaimed himself president. Mobutu began a campaign of ‘Africanization’: Leopoldsville became...1977. Political repression and endemic corruption led to renewed civil war in Shaba (1977...Joseph Kabila succeeded as President. In 2002 a volcanic eruption devastated the ... |
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Georgia
...authority against economic corruption, a thriving black market and...Mikhail Saakashvili, led a campaign against government corruption. He was forced to resign...in favour of Shevardnadze in 2002, Saakashvili led a peaceful... |
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Portugal
...1995, which was also successful in the campaign for the Presidency, when Jorge Sampaio...government became entangled in a number of corruption scandals, and the country's economic...Early general elections were held in 2002, and won by the centre-right Social... |
 "The Charleston Gazette (Charleston, WV)")
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CAMPAIGN 2002: Humphreys, Workman go on attack; Democrat candidates for...
...testifying in a 1990 federal corruption trial of Charleston businessman...Workman accused the Humphreys campaign of an "intimidation tactic...husband's money on the campaign. "That is simply not true...woodwork" of a well-financed campaign. Humphreys ... |
 "The News Sun - Waukegan (IL)")
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News Focus: Campaign 2002
...one beating the bushes for campaign cash. "I wish my father...I'm the one out on the campaign trail, I'm the one meeting...fends off her own swarm of campaign-contribution rumors, Madigan...around the state is public corruption. People are so sick and ... |
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NICARAGUA: PRESIDENT ENRIQUE BOLANOS' ANTI-CORRUPTION CAMPAIGN IS QUESTIONED...
...progress in fighting corruption in Nicaragua, his commitment...quickly to fulfill a major campaign promise to combat corruption (see NotiCen, 2002-05-09). This brought...Arnoldo Aleman (1997-2002), many of whose colleagues...abuse (see ... |
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NICARAGUA: CHURCH-STATE SCHISM DEVELOPS OVER ANTI-CORRUPTION CAMPAIGN.
...an aggressive anti-corruption campaign that has implicated a...s anti-corruption campaign, the centerpiece of...Arnoldo Aleman (1997-2002) and a small circle...advisers (see NotiCen, 2002-05-09). Aleman... |
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Democracy 21 Analysis: The Pro-Corruption Campaign Finance Bill Reported by...
...Newswire/ -- "The campaign finance bill reported...for the nation's campaign finance laws and the...contributions to federal campaigns," said Wertheimer...repeal critical anti-corruption campaign finance laws enacted...Reform Act, passed in ... |
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NICARAGUA: PRESIDENT ENRIQUE BOLANOS PRESSES ANTI-CORRUPTION CAMPAIGN WITH...
...fulfill one of his major campaign promises by ordering...Arnoldo Aleman (1997-2002). The arrest last month...center of the "checazo" corruption scandal in 2000. While...NotiCen, 2000-06-15, 2002-02-07). In March...Aleman (see NotiCen, ... |
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Ansar Burney announces Anna Hazare-style anti-corruption campaign in Pakistan
...Hazare-style anti-corruption campaign in Pakistan after Eid...continuously growing corruption. 'The politicians...human rights in March 2002. And due to his two decade long international campaign to end child slavery... |
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Zambian former president's wife nabbed amid anti-corruption campaign
...s wife nabbed amid anti-corruption campaign LUSAKA, Oct. 23 (Xinhua...the country's Task Force on Corruption with receiving 474 million...President Levy Mwanawasa has since 2002 initiated an anti-graft campaign. |
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PLANS FOR ANTI CORRUPTION CAMPAIGN REVEALED
...government announced plans for a new anti-corruption campaign. Interior Minister Stanislav Gross was named to the head the effort. In 2002, 137 persons were sentenced for either...report released in connection with the campaign. |
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CZECH REPUBLIC: PLANS FOR ANTI CORRUPTION CAMPAIGN REVEALED.(Brief Article)
...government announced plans for a new anti-corruption campaign. Interior Minister Stanislav Gross was named to the head the effort. In 2002, 137 persons were sentenced for either...report released in connection with the campaign. |
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