Bill Thompson
Bill Thompson
William Colridge "Bill" or "Billy" Thompson, Jr. is an American politician who was the 42nd Comptroller of New York City. Sworn into office on January 1, 2002, he was reelected to serve a second term that began on January 1, 2006. He did not seek re-election in 2009, instead running for mayor, and was succeeded as comptroller by John Liu...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth10 July 1953
CityBrooklyn, NY
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We had heard from parents and people outside the school that we were moving to Lafayette or in that area. But we like to think we're a vital part of the Opelousas community. We're not going anywhere.
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One out of four people who attempt the summit die. We've only got four people on our expedition -- those aren't very good odds.
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She was beautiful. She kept thinking she was going to be a model.
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maybe makes Bobby Siller's words carry a little more meaning.
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There are more important things to do. And courts don't want to waste time and they'll say, 'work something out.'. . . And the prosecutor doesn't want to go after the fire company. It's not worth police energy. It would solve matters if they could clean up the legislation.
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I was having the tree cut down as a safety factor because it leaned way over the house.
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I think a real marker is if a leader has aberrant theology and is not held accountable,
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I enjoy the process, the game, trying to solve the puzzle on who's going to win the race.