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GREEN Al , a Representative from Texas; born in New Orleans, Jefferson Parish, La., September 1, 1947; attended Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Fla., 1966-1971; attended Tuskegee University…
Jordanian militant and terrorist who has ties to al-Qaeda, was blamed for many of the bombings and beheadings in Iraq. In March authorities said they intercepted a letter from al-Zarqawi to…
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Senate Years of Service: 2009-Party: DemocratFRANKEN, Al, a Senator from Minnesota; born in Manhattan, N.Y., May 21, 1951; A.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1973; screenwriter;…
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