Senate Years of Service: 1985-2002
Party: Republican GRAMM William Philip (Phil) , a Representative and a Senator from Texas; born in Fort Benning, Muscogee
County, Ga., July 8, 1942; attended the…
Senate Years of Service: 1985-2002 Party: Republican GRAMM, William Philip (Phil), a Representative and a Senator from Texas; born in Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Ga., July 8, 1942;…
conservative radio-show host and author known for her antigay ideology, incited a series of angry protests when Paramount TV announced in Jan. plans to bring her popular self-help show to…
was confirmed by the Senate to fill the three-years-vacant post of Surgeon General. Satcher was formerly director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
(Encyclopedia) Alaşehir
Alaşehir
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[key], town, W Turkey, at the foot of the Tmolus Mts. (Boz Dağ). It is the trade
center for a region where tobacco, fruit, and…
(Encyclopedia) Fell, John, 1625–86, English clergyman. He was dean of Christ Church, Oxford, and bishop of Oxford. While at Oxford, he initiated an extensive building program and promoted the…
(Encyclopedia) Woods, Leonard, 1774–1854, American Congregational theologian, b. Princeton, Mass. He was prominent in upholding orthodox Calvinistic views in the controversy over Unitarianism as…
(Encyclopedia) Barnardo, Thomas JohnBarnardo, Thomas Johnbərnärˈdō [key], 1845–1905, British social reformer. Pioneering in the care of destitute children, he founded (1867) in London the East End…
(Encyclopedia) hospice, program of humane and supportive care for the terminally ill and their families; the term also applies to a professional facility that provides care to dying patients who can…
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