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2010 People in the News See also 2009 People in the News 2008 People in the News 2007 People in the News 2006 People in the News 2005 People in the…snipe
(Encyclopedia) snipe, common name for a shore bird of the family Scolopacidae (sandpiper family), native to the Old and New Worlds. The common, or Wilson's snipe (Capella gallinago), also called…Page, Walter Hines
(Encyclopedia) Page, Walter Hines, 1855–1918, American journalist and diplomat, b. Cary, N.C. He became (1880) a reporter for the St. Joseph (Mo.) Gazette and wrote a series of articles on the…Clark, Champ
(Encyclopedia) Clark, Champ (James Beauchamp Clark), 1850–1921, American legislator, b. near Lawrenceburg, Ky. After a career as lawyer, newspaper editor, and politician in Missouri, he was (1893–95…Bliss, Tasker Howard
(Encyclopedia) Bliss, Tasker Howard, 1853–1930, American army officer and statesman, b. Lewisburg, Pa., grad. West Point, 1875. He was (1898) chief of staff to Gen. James H. Wilson in the Puerto Rico…J. Dennis Hastert, 1999 News
57, congressman, was chosen Speaker of the House in January by members of the 106th Congress. The Republican from Illinois called for bipartisan cooperation. Hastert was tapped after Speaker…Dennis J. Kucinich, 2004 News
member of Congress, emerged as the most liberal candidate in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. Prior to being elected to the House of Representatives, Kucinich served as…L. Dennis Kozlowski, 2002 News
former chief executive of Tyco International, was indicted in June on charges that he avoided more than $1 million in sales taxes on six pieces of art he purchased in 2001 for $13.1 million…L. Dennis Kozlowski, 2005 News
former chief executive of Tyco International, was found guilty in June by a New York jury of fraud, conspiracy, and grand larceny. Mark Swartz, the company's former chief financial officer,…Trending
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