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George Walker Bush
George Walker Bush 1946-, 43d president of the United States (2001-), b. New Haven, Conn. The eldest son of President George H. W. Bush , he was was raised in Texas and, like his father, attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass., and Yale, graduating in 1968. He subsequently earned a Harvard... Read more |
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political campaign
political campaign organized effort to secure nomination and election of candidates for government offices. In the United States, the most important political campaigns are those for the nomination and election of candidates for the offices of president and vice president. In each political party... Read more |
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Political campaigns
CAMPAIGNS, PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS, PRESIDENTIAL. See Elections, Presidential .... Read more |
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James Addison Baker 3d
James Addison Baker, 3d 1930-, U.S. political leader, b. Houston, Tex. After graduating from Princeton Univ., he served in the U.S. Marines and earned a law degree from the Univ. of Texas. A successful corporate lawyer, he switched from the Democratic to the Republican party in 1970 and served... Read more |
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George Herbert Walker Bush
George Herbert Walker Bush 1924-, 41st President of the United States (1989-93), b. Milton, Mass., B.A., Yale Univ., 1948. Career in Business and Government His father, Prescott Bush, was a successful investment banker and a Republican Senator (1953-63) from Connecticut. After graduating from... Read more |
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Albert Arnold Gore Jr
Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. 1948-, vice president of the United States (1993-2001), b. Washington, D.C., grad. Harvard, 1969. After serving in the army in Vietnam and working as a reporter, he was elected (1976) to the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee as a Democrat. In the Senate... Read more |
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Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney (Richard Bruce Cheney) , 1941-, vice president of the United States (2001-), b. Lincoln, Nebr. His family moved to Casper, Wyo., when he was 13, and he attended the Univ. of Wyoming (B.A., 1965; M.A., 1966) and the Univ. of Wisconsin. A conservative Republican, he served (1970-73) in... Read more |
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Contested elections
BUSH V. GORE Introduction In Bush v. Gore 531 U.S. 98, 121 S.Ct. 525, 148 L.Ed.2d 388 (U.S. 2000), the U.S Supreme Court ruled that the system devised by the Florida Supreme Court to recount the votes cast in the state during the 2000 U.S. presidential election violated the equal protection clause... Read more |
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Laura Bush
Laura Welch Bush American first lady Laura Welch Bush (born 1946), the wife of United States President George W. Bush, has been one of the most low–key presidential wives in recent years, but supporters praise her for her quiet strength. Bush was reluctant about her husband's foray into... Read more |
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College Station
College Station city (1990 pop. 52,456), Brazos co., E central Tex.; inc. 1938. In a prosperous cattle and cotton producing area, College Station doubled in population from 1970 to 1990. It is home to the huge Texas A&M Univ. and to the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library. The city of Bryan... Read more |
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Jankovich, Patriots begin putting worst behind them
...FOXBOROUGH -- While the Patriots' worst season was grinding to a close...any definite decisions about him and I am not going to drag it...Jankovich's next order of business will be to consult with Patriot...the near future." Patriot business continues as ... |
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Cricket: Giles happy at putting a year of hell behind him; FIRST TEST:...
...BRISBANE ASHLEY GILES put a year of hell behind him at the Gabba to come through his...the full backing of those around him, and his efforts on a testing first...wickets. CAPTION(S): BACK IN BUSINESS: Damien Martyn falls to Ashley Giles |
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Football: We can put this bad patch behind us - Chorley; COCA-COLA FOOTBALL...
...the new season, putting together a 10-game...injury that kept him on the sidelines...to put this little bad patch behind us." The belief...a more difficult business. Rovers have won...later on I supported him when he got ... |
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Books: Media: We were stitched up like a kipper All-round good bloke Greg...
...can call me Greg. When I was at Harvard Business School, for 12 memorable weeks back in...reporter called Andrew Gilligan - not a bad bloke, fundamentally - made an off...I realised it was time to put it all behind me. Justin Cartwright's latest novel... |
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Jordan aids worker in bad times.(Business)
...she could care for him. And, also through...five years of them putting up with that, and...re pretty much behind the employees as...human and running a business. A lot of times...his workers to let him know, in confidence...the way they ran ... |
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PUTTING THE PAST BEHIND THE PIRATES' JAMAAL DAVIS WANTS TO PROVE HE'S NO...
...high school players, is big business. And so, stunning plays like...the second time, East had him sign a contract - in front of...real Jamaal Davis. I wanted him to attend the Nike Camp, in...questions about his so-called bad attitude. "That was not me... |
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Interview: EastEnder goes wild in the West; Ex-soap star Sean Maguire is...
...With a failed pop career behind him and a few bit parts to...certainly be leaving behind a lot of bad memories. After his...strangers picked fights with him and insulted his then...little I knew about the business and how ... |
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'N SYNC WITH THE TIMES GENUINE TALENT OFTEN LURKS BEHIND BUSINESS OF TEEN...
...these people get a bad rap but these...controls your business and that's you...control of our own business.'' It wasn...that put money behind us in the beginning...the one that's putting the group together...choreography rehearsals, ... |
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HIKE IN MINIMUM WAGE BAD FOR SMALL BUSINESS, WORKING POOR.(MAIN)
...of Independent Business Albany - The...March 17). Putting pressure on Senator...won't make him forget what he...it hurts small businesses, but because...the idea of putting more money into...skill jobs. Go behind the sound ... |
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The Razz: COCO MADE ME NICE-T; Exclusive Rapper reveals how his new bride has...
...wife Coco on the road with him. He calls the buxom 25-year...because she looks after his business in the same way that Sharon...efficient - she handles my business, answers the phone and does...Problems. It's just a case of putting in a call. We all know ... |