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Name: Tom Foley
Birth Date: March 16, 1929
Place of Birth: Spokane, Washington, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: politician, congressman, attorney

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Biography of Tom Foley
1,339 words, approx. 5 pages
Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Democrat Tom Foley (born 1929) was swept out of office in 1994 in an election many Republicans referred to as a "Republican Revolution." Foley served from the 89th to 103rd Congress (1965-1995) and...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Tom Foley Information
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Thomas Stephen Foley (born March 26 1929 in Spokane, Washington) is an American politician of the Democratic Party, having served as the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and ambassador to Japan. He served in the United States Congress from...


News and Journals
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The Washington Post
The Real Victims Of the Attack On Tom Foley
06/17/1989: 390 words, approx. 1 pages
While The Post was correct to condemn the recent GOP attack on House Speaker Tom Foley, it has overlooked the true victims of this hateful episode: gay men and women. From the editorial pages of newspapers, the floor of the House of Representatives...
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The Washington Post
Tom Foley's First Year
06/08/1990: 467 words, approx. 2 pages
ALOT OF talk about Tom Foley on his first anniversary as speaker has it that he has not been forceful enough in setting a Democratic course. The criticism is superbly ironic. To be more forceful the speaker would have had to squelch some of...
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AP News
Hastert stepping down after this term
8/15/2007: 320 words, approx. 1 pages
Rep. Dennis Hastert of Illinois, who served as speaker of the House longer than any other Republican in history, intends to retire next year at the end of his current term, party officials said Tuesday.A formal announcement was planned for Friday.Hastert's planned retirement is likely...
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AP News
Knowledge unchanged by new news outlets
4/15/2007: 427 words, approx. 1 pages
Americans' knowledge of national and international affairs has changed little in two decades despite the emergence of 24-hour cable news and the Internet as major news sources.People surveyed in February were slightly less able than those polled in 1989 to name the vice president, their...
 


 

Tom Foley

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