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Jim Wright 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
Thomas Stephen Foley 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
Elizur Wright Elizur Wright
Elizur Wright Elizur Wright (1804-1885) was an American reformer whose interests ranged from abolition to woman's suffrage and to conservation. He was also an intensely practical man as much at home in a government bureau as on the speaker's stump. Elizur Wright, born in Connecticut on... Read more
Jeffrey Wright Jeffrey Wright
WRIGHT, Jeffrey 1965(?)–PERSONALBorn December 6, 1965 (some sources cite 1966), in Washington, DC; mother, a customs lawyer; married Carmen Ejogo (an actress), August, 2000; children: Elijah. Education: Amherst College, B.A., political science, 1987; attended New York University.Addresses: ... Read more
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
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Henry Wright Henry Wright
Henry Wright 1878-1936, American landscape architect and community planner, b. Lawrence, Kans., studied architecture at the Univ. of Pennsylvania. He was widely recognized as a leader in the movement for the building of better communities. He served (1918) as town planner for the Housing Division... Read more
Newt Gingrich Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich (Newton Leroy Gingrich) , 1943-, U.S. congressman, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1995-98), b. Harrisburg, Pa., as Newton Leroy McPherson. A history professor, he was first elected as a Republican from Georgia in 1978 and became the leader of those House conservatives... Read more
peddler peddler
peddler or hawker, itinerant vendor of small goods. In rural America peddlers carried their packs or drove a horse and cart from door to door. While the importance of peddlers to the small American community declined considerably with the growth of automobile transportation and mail-order... Read more
Stanton Macdonald-Wright Stanton Macdonald-Wright
Stanton Macdonald-Wright 1890-1973, American artist, b. Charlottsville, Va. Macdonald-Wright was among the first Americans to paint in a totally abstract mode. Together with Morgan Russell , he founded synchromism in 1912. In paintings such as Oriental Synchromy in Blue-Green (1918; Whitney... Read more
Joseph Wright Joseph Wright
Joseph Wright 1756-93, American portrait painter, b. Bordentown, N.J., son of Patience Lovell Wright. He studied under Benjamin West in London, where he painted the prince of Wales (later George IV). Wright worked briefly in Paris, where he knew Franklin, whose letters of recommendation enabled him... Read more

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Wright turn. (House Speaker Jim Wright postpones legislative action on covert...
Magazine article from: The Nation Leave it to House Speaker Jim Wright to subvert a key constitutional...postponed indefinitely House action on legislation that...ethics investigation and reeling from his clumsy handling...members of the Senate and ...
PROBLEMS CONTINUE TO MOUNT FOR EMBATTLED HOUSE SPEAKER
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) ...was playing. But Wright's confirmation...Republicans countered that Wright has brought his...difference between Wright and Tip O'Neill...two sides in the House." One Republican...prove his manhood as speaker." But historian...a study on ...
Hammer takes blow.(Editorials)(Republicans reeling from party's latest...
Newspaper article from: The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) ...week's indictment of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay...majority in the U.S. House of Representatives...Democrats such as former House Speaker Jim Wright, another ethically challenged...Republicans already are ...
House Democrats Reeling From Blows; Gephardt Jumps Into Majority Leader Race...
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post ...majority leader yesterday as House Democrats, stunned by...anticipated departure of Speaker Jim Wright (D-Tex.), confronted...purchase three years ago left House Democrats in turmoil...legislative business. "House Democrats ...
Rep. Gray's Office Staff Said To Be Under Probe by FBI; Lawmaker Says He Was...
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post ...Democrat in the House, informed official...chairman of the House Democratic caucus...leadership post in the House in upcoming elections...anticipated resignation of Speaker Jim Wright (D-Tex...where Democrats are ...
Coelho To Chair Campaign For Gore
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post ...yesterday and named former House Democratic whip Tony Coelho...further a Democratic Party reeling from the pending resignation...ethical misconduct, by then-House Speaker Jim Wright (D-Tex.). House Minority ...
Dems split over how to replace leadership
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times WASHINGTON House Majority Leader Thomas...expected to succeed Speaker Jim Wright, got a preview Monday...Wright, of Texas, reeling from an investigation by the House ethics committee...chairman of the ...
TIME TO RESTORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE BY JIM WRIGHT.(MAIN)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) ...and regrouped. House Republican leaders...debate in the House in July. If their...majorities in both houses, has fallen victim...in 1999, the House passed Shays...during July. Now Speaker Dennis Hastert...generation ago, ...
DEMOCRATS OFFER TOUGH RESPONSE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) ...took control of both houses of Congress last November; now, with the White House reeling from the effects of...minute response, House Speaker Jim Wright of Texas, articulated...remarks with Byrd from the ...
CLASH OF THE TEXAS TITANS
Magazine article from: National Journal ...passed the so-called Wright amendment, named after former House Speaker Jim Wright, D-Texas. The law...refused to challenge the Wright amendment. But Kelly...for example, is still reeling from the recent ...

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