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Bush Biography

Bushrock band British rock band that burst onto the American grunge music scene in 1994 and whose hit singles include “Everything Zen,” “Glycerine” (both 1994) and “ Swallowed” (1996). Singer…

Vannevar Bush

Vannevar BushBorn: 1890 Differential Analyzer. During WWII, Bush headed the Office of Scientific Research and Development, overseeing the work of 6,000 scientists developing over 200 military…

Jeb BRADLEY, Congress, NH (1952)

BRADLEY Jeb , a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, on October 20, 1952; B.A., Tufts University, Medford, Mass., 1974; business owner; member of the New…

Jeb HENSARLING, Congress, TX (1957)

HENSARLING Jeb , a Representative from Texas; born in Stephenville, Erath County, Tex., May 29, 1957; B.A., Texas A&M University, College Station, Tex., 1979; J.D., University of Texas, Austin,…

Baker, James Addison, 3d

(Encyclopedia) Baker, James Addison, 3d, 1930–, U.S. political leader, b. Houston, Tex. After graduating from Princeton, he served in the U.S. Marines and earned a law degree from the Univ. of Texas…

Scowcroft, Brent

(Encyclopedia) Scowcroft, Brent, 1925–2020, U.S. air force general and government official, b. Ogden, Utah, B.S. United States Military Academy, 1947, Ph.D. Columbia, 1967. From 1947 to 1975, he…

Al Sharpton, Jr., 2004 News

controversial civil rights activist and minister, ran a long-shot campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. Sharpton was an outspoken critic of President Bush—and the other…

Miers, Harriet Ellan

(Encyclopedia) Miers, Harriet EllanMiers, Harriet Ellanmīˈərz [key], 1945–, American lawyer and government official, b. Dallas, Tex., grad. Southern Methodist Univ. (B.S., 1967; J.D., 1970). A…

O'Neill, Paul Henry

(Encyclopedia) O'Neill, Paul Henry, 1935–2020, American business executive and government official, b. St. Louis, Mo., grad. Fresno State College (B.A.) and Indiana Univ. (M.P.A.). A Republican, O'…

Rice, Condoleezza

(Encyclopedia) Rice, Condoleezza, 1954–, U.S. government official and educator, b. Birmingham, Ala. A political scientist who has specialized in Russian and E European studies, Rice has been a…