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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Years ago, you'd come in with 400 pounds' worth of blueprints for the whole project. Now you can phase it.
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We feel that he is making a very, very serious mistake in this case, that there are innocent young men whose lives can be ruined if they are charged in this case.
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We did get an increase in our building aid picture but we in effect have planned some implementation of single point of entry that we were counting on that aid to actually reimburse an expenditure that we're having. So literally there is no increase in the state aid picture for the Rome City School District.
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Otis took the attitude that he was going to hire people who he felt could do the job and then let them do it. From it came an awful lot of enterprise and pride.
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It is my sincere hope that she comes forward and tells the truth in this matter and allows these young men to go on with their lives and for this community to heal.
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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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People inside the house have stated she was banging on the door, attempting to regain entry.
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I was more shocked than nervous and I was just trying to get dressed on time.
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Larry is the type who has everything lined up all the time. You call him for something, he already knows the issue.
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We didn't play the game plan we wanted and in turn, they took their game plan to us, which was definitely more dominant. They got the puck to the goal line and kind of exploited us down low.
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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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We anticipate and hope the DNA results will be released early next week. It's unfortunate that these young men have been vilified by the press, the community and the university they attend. It's a real miscarriage of justice for them to be convicted in the public's mind before everything is known. It is unfair. The allegations against them do not contain a kernel of truth.
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We are ... actually shocked. We always thought she would pick out someone who at least had a conversation with her or paid her.
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We are absolutely convinced -- not to just my client -- but all 46 young men involved that these tests will be negative.