(Encyclopedia) Yucca Mountain, mountain in the SW Nevada desert about 100 mi (161 km) northwest of Las Vegas. It is the proposed site of a Dept. of Energy (DOE) repository for up to 77,000 metric…
MINETA, Norman Yoshio, a Representative from California; born in San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., November 12, 1931; attended public schools in San Jose, Heart Mountain, Wyo., and…
MIZELL, Wilmer David (Vinegar Bend), a Representative from North Carolina; born in Vinegar Bend, Washington County, Ala., August 13, 1930; graduated from high school, Leakesville, Miss., 1949;…
Senate Years of Service: 1989-2001Party: DemocratROBB, Charles Spittal, (son-in-law of Lyndon Baines Johnson), a Senator from Virginia; born in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., June 26, 1939;…
Florida's secretary of state and co-chairwoman of George W. Bush's presidential campaign in FloridaBorn: April 5, 1957Birthplace: Key West, Fla. Katherine Harris undoubtedly played a pivotal role…
Senate Years of Service: 1993-2000Party: RepublicanCOVERDELL, Paul, a Senator from Georgia; born in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, January 20, 1939; attended Cobb County, Ga. public schools;…
(Encyclopedia) electoral college, in U.S. government, the body of electors that chooses the president and vice president. The Constitution, in Article 2, Section 1, provides: “Each State shall…
Senate Years of Service: 1973-1979Party: DemocratHATHAWAY, William Dodd, a Representative and a Senator from Maine; born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., February 21, 1924; attended…
PARRIS, Stanford E., a Representative from Virginia; born in Champaign, Champaign County, Ill., September 9, 1929; attended the public schools of Illinois; B.S., University of Illinois,…
