Bill Thomas
Bill Thomas
William Marshall "Bill" Thomasis an American politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 2007, finishing his tenure representing California's 21st congressional district and as the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth6 December 1941
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The sibling relationships in this book are profoundly affecting. The book combines the shrewd, detailed portrait of everyday life that Anne Tyler excels at, with a really poignant exploration of how loss can affect love that Dave Eggers's memoir did so memorably.
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These acts are a declaration of war and I expect our government to respond accordingly. As far as I am concerned, we are at war with whichever groups or countries that are responsible for, or knew in advance about these attacks.
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Each and every one of those young men who were present at this party categorically deny that any assault of any description took place. The entire Duke lacrosse team looks forward to the results of the DNA test in order to clear their names.
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Our experts tell us that being gang-raped by three men would leave DNA material to be examined.
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Even though the building was torn down in 1972, people still have a strong connection to Atlanta High School. It was a very successful effort from alumni all over the United States.
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The test of your ideas on how good they are is not how fervently you hold them, but whether or not other people support putting you in office to advance those ideas.
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Contrary to what you might read on the editorial pages, this is not new tax relief for the so-called wealthy, ... Rather, it is largely an extension of current law.
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I was more shocked than nervous and I was just trying to get dressed on time.
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I think this week we will go a long ways toward clearing these young men's names.
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We know that the accusing witness has conducted a comprehensive media interview within a few days of this alleged brutal assault, so I certainly cannot understand why the identification procedure would have taken this long to conduct, nor do I understand why it would have taken such a long period to prepare the report.
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given the difficulties of putting these (pension funding) rules into effect.
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I am ready to do what the president asks.
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If this alleged attack occurred in a manner in which described by the prosecutor and law enforcement, then there will be DNA present.
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She had a big smile on her face.