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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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Jeffrey Katzenberg
Jeffrey Katzenberg 1950– Founding partner and chairman, Dreamworks SKG Nationality: American. Born: December 21, 1950, in New York, New York. Education: Attended New York University, 1971–1972. Family: Son of a stockbroker and a tapestry artist (names unknown); married... Read more |
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Yorktown campaign
Yorktown campaign 1781, the closing military operations of the American Revolution. After his unsuccessful Carolina campaign General Cornwallis moved into Virginia to join British forces there. His lieutenant, Banastre Tarleton, engaged American forces under the marquis de Lafayette, Baron von... Read more |
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Ken Livingstone
Ken Livingstone 1945-, British politician. Elected to the Greater London Council (GLC) in 1973 as a Labour member, he became GLC leader in 1981. His use of the local office to promote leftist policies earned him the nickname "Red Ken" and was a major factor in Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher... Read more |
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Goose Van Schaick
Goose Van Schaick , 1736-89, American Revolutionary soldier, b. Albany, N.Y. He fought in the French and Indian War, becoming (1760) lieutenant colonel of a New York regiment. As a colonel in the Revolution, he led (1779) a successful expedition against the Onondaga. Gen. James Clinton placed him in... Read more |
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William Prescott
William Prescott 1726-95, American Revolutionary officer, b. Groton, Mass. He saw service in the French and Indian Wars . In the American Revolution , he fortified (1775) Breed's Hill for the colonists and was prominent in the subsequent battle that was erroneously called the battle of Bunker... Read more |
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James Aloysius Farley
James Aloysius Farley , 1888-1976, American political leader, U.S. Postmaster General (1933-40), b. Rockland co., N.Y. He rose steadily in Democratic party politics in New York state and became (1930) chairman of the New York state Democratic committee. In 1932 he successfully pushed the... Read more |
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Daniel Edgar Sickles
Daniel Edgar Sickles 1819-1914, American politician, Union general in the Civil War, b. New York City. A lawyer, he became active in Democratic politics, serving in the New York legislature. He was a member of Congress from 1857 to 1861. In 1859 he was acquitted on grounds of temporary mental... Read more |
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John Lamb
John Lamb 1735-1800, American Revolutionary leader, b. New York City. Prior to the Revolution he was a leader of the Sons of Liberty in New York and helped form the New York committee of correspondence to coordinate anti-British activity. With Isaac Sears he led (1775) a mob that seized the New... Read more |
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Terrorist Use as a Biological Weapon Anthrax
Anthrax, Terrorist Use as a Biological Weapon ¦ BRIAN HOYLE During the past two decades, the potential use of biological weapons by terrorist groups has received a great deal of attention, particularly in the United States. The existence of an anthrax bioweapon development... Read more |
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New York's Republican mayor poised for landslide re-election.(Michael Bloomberg)
...Lisa Anderson NEW YORK _ Money might...world of New York's 2005 mayoral race. In a...election campaign _ much of it...percent of New York City registered...are two New ... |
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49ers gave to public officials: MAYOR TREATED TO GAME, GOT CAMPAIGN MONEY;...
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49ers offered gifts to officials in Santa Clara
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A showdown that isn't in NYC.
...Nov. 7--NEW YORK -- Money might...world of New York's 2005 mayoral race. In a...University of New York. "We may...election campaign--much of...are two New ... |
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Revealed: the interior design tastes of Mayor Bloomberg
NEW YORKS multi-billionaire...Knightsbridge, west London, "the across...residence of a New York-based businessman...funded his three mayoral campaigns from his own...published by The New ... |