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John Bayard ANDERSON, Congress, IL (1922)

ANDERSON John Bayard , a Representative from Illinois; born in Rockford, Winnebago County, Ill., February 15, 1922; graduated from Rockford High School, Rockford, Ill., 1939; A.B., University of…

Leland STANFORD, Congress, CA (1824-1893)

Senate Years of Service: 1885-1893 Party: Republican STANFORD Leland , a Senator from California; born in Watervliet, N.Y., March 9, 1824; pursued an academic course; studied law; admitted to…

George P. Shultz

George Pratt Shultz was an economist and Republican presidential adviser known best as the U.S. Secretary of State under Ronald Reagan from 1982-89. An academic who thrust himself into politics,…

Dianne FEINSTEIN, Congress, CA (1933)

Senate Years of Service: 1992- Party: Democrat FEINSTEIN Dianne , a Senator from California; born in San Francisco, Calif., June 22, 1933; attended the San Francisco public schools and graduated…

Top Ten Greenest Colleges in the U.S., 2011

The Sierra Club selected the top ten most environmentally friendly colleges and universities in the country. Results are based on clean-energy purchases, green-building policies,…

Cara Carleton "Carly" Fiorina Biography

Cara Carleton "Carly" Fiorina business executiveBorn: 1954Birthplace: Austin, Texas Cara Carleton Sneed attended high schools in Ghana, England, North Carolina, and California because her…

Adrienne Rich

Name at birth: Adrienne Cecile RichPoet Adrienne Rich was known for her activism as much as for her writing, and in the 1970s she became a leading voice for lesbians, feminists and anti-war…

Kent CONRAD, Congress, ND (1948)

Senate Years of Service: 1987-1992; 1992-2013 Party: Democrat CONRAD Kent , a Senator from North Dakota; born in Bismarck, Burleigh County, N. Dak., March 12, 1948; attended the public schools of…