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In the News (Fri 25 Jul 08)

  
  Encyclopedia: Barbara Mikulski
Barbara Mikulski, a Maryland Democrat whose state is home to the Applied Physics Laboratory and two NASA outposts that deal with the Hubble Space Telescope, said Griffin had "the right combination of experience in industry, academia and government service.".
Barbara Mikulski, a Maryland Democrat whose state is home to the Space Telescope Science Institute and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, told the space agency that a failure to keep working toward a mission to fix Hubble could be against the law.
Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. a fervent Hubble supporter whose state is home to both the Goddard Space Flight Center and the Space Telescope Science Institute, issued a statement late Friday in which she vowed to continue advocating an Hubble servicing mission.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Barbara-Mikulski   (680 words)

  
 Barbara Mikulski - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Born as the great-granddaughter of Polish immigrants who owned a local bakery, Barbara is the oldest of three daughters of Christine and William Mikulski.
During the campaign, her opponent, Linda Chavez, made Mikulski's sexual orientation and her relationship with one of her staffers a central issue of the campaign.
She is the dean of the women senators and previously served as the third-ranking Senate Democrat.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Barbara_Mikulski   (620 words)

  
 A Supporting Cast Worth Watching
At the onset of her political career, Barbara Mikulski of Maryland organized neighbors to stop construction of a 16-lane highway that would have destroyed the historic Fells Point area and an area of houses owned by fls.
Mikulski, in 1994 she became the first woman to be elected to a leadership position in the Senate, winning a unanimous vote to become the secretary of the Democratic Conference of the 104th Congress.
Barbara Boxer, 55, a former stockbroker and journalist, left her native Brooklyn for California in 1965 and nine years later began a life in politics as an aide to Rep. John Burton of California.
partners.nytimes.com /library/convention/0828/dem-speakers-profiles.html   (425 words)

  
 Barbara Mikulski - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Mikulski never directly responded to the issue, and has made attempts to insinuate that she is heterosexual.
Mikulski eventually won the race with 61% of the vote.
Barbara Mikulski, Early life and activism, Political career, Senate action, External links, 1936 births, People from Baltimore, United States Senators from Maryland and Female U.S. Senators.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Barbara_Mikulski   (643 words)

  
 New York's Premier Alternative Newspaper. Arts, Music, Food, Movies and Opinion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Mikulski's position on same-sex marriage isn't the only thing in her closet: The sexual orientation of the forever-unmarried 67-year-old has been an open secret for many years.
Mikulski won the election by a wide margin, but she learned that she'd always be gay-baited, so it was perhaps best to vote against gays.
Her co-author, Mary Louise Oates—wife of Democratic political strategist Bob Shrum—stood at the podium, angrily defending Mikulski, declaring this to be a terrible invasion of the senator's privacy; it was pathetic that Mikulski wouldn't answer for herself.
www.nypress.com /17/27/news&columns/MichelangeloSignorile.cfm   (1015 words)

  
 SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Barbara Mikulski
Barbara Mikulski of Maryland and Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York are pushing measures to remove FEMA from DHS and restore its status as an independent, Cabinet-level agency.
Barbara Mikulski, a Maryland Democrat, said that a member of her party had objected to attaching Kyl's language to the spending bill but she was not sure who.
Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. said when Hurricane Andrew hit Florida 13 years ago she chaired a committee that looked at "how people were victimized twice, by the hurricane and by the ineptness of government.".
politics.surfwax.com /files/Barbara_Mikulski.html   (3615 words)

  
 UJC - 5 minutes With Sen. Barbara Mikulski   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD) was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986.
Senator Mikulski serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee and is the ranking member on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
Barbara Mikulski: The federal government needs to be able to fund programs that work not only through government but through nonprofit organizations.
www.ujc.org /content_display.html?ArticleID=85393   (984 words)

  
 Mikulski leaves hospital after diagnosis - Boston.com - Washington - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Barbara Mikulski was released from a hospital Friday after being diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat, her office said.
Mikulski, the most senior woman in the Senate and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, an irregular beating of the upper chambers of the heart.
Mikulski, 68, will be able to maintain her usual schedule, her office said in a statement.
www.boston.com /news/nation/washington/articles/2005/07/15/mikulski_leaves_hospital_after_diagnosis?mode=PF   (189 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Mikulski victorious in her toughest re-election challenge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Mikulski won by wide margins in the city of Baltimore and its suburbs and in suburban Washington.
Mikulski, 68, cruised easily in her two previous re-election victories, winning 71% of the vote each time.
Mikulski won election to the Baltimore City Council in 1971 after her opposition to the highway in Fells Point.
www.usatoday.com /news/politicselections/vote2004/2004-11-03-md-ussenate-mikulski_x.htm   (966 words)

  
 POLISH NEWS - BARBARA MIKULSKI United States Senator - Maryland.
Senator Mikulski was elected to the Senate in 1986.
In 1994, Senator Mikulski was unanimously elected as Secretary of the Democratic Conference for the 104th Congress, the first woman to be elected to a Democratic leadership position in the Senate.
Senator Mikulski is recognized as a national leader on the issue of women's health care as one of the originators of the National Service concept - as a champion for the rights of working people - and as an aggressive advocate for jobs for Maryland.
www.polishnews.com /artykuly/osoby1.shtml   (1109 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Magazine / Looking for Madam President
Barbara Lee, the former wife of multimillionaire businessman Tom Lee, is looking past Bush and Kerry and using her fortune, zeal, and web of political connections (Hillary's practically on speed dial) to put a woman in the White House.
Perhaps it fits the tone of the evening that the largely female gathering is served mostly by male waiters in white gloves offering lamb rib appetizers and waiting patiently for the discarded bones.
But there is one smart and very wealthy woman at work, zealously determined to change the perceptions that have limited the role of women in national politics, who is helping to groom credible female candidates for the highest office in the land.
www.boston.com /news/globe/magazine/articles/2004/07/25/looking_for_madam_president   (493 words)

  
 Interview with former Girl Scout Barbara Mikulski
Senator Mikulski is recognized as a national leader on the issue of women's health care, as one of the originators of the National Service concept, as a champion for the rights of working people, and as an aggressive advocate for jobs for Maryland.
In 1994, Senator Mikulski was unanimously elected as Secretary of the Democratic Conference for the 104th Congress, becoming the first woman to be elected to a Democratic leadership position in the Senate.
Barbara Mikulski is proud to be the Senator from Maryland and for Maryland.
wbgirlscouts.homestead.com /MikulskiInterview.html   (2316 words)

  
 Barbara Mikulski Biography
Mikulski, Barbara A. (1936-), Democratic member of the United States Senate from Maryland (1987-).
Barbara Mikulski was born and raised in Baltimore, where her Polish immigrant family ran a bakery.
After an unsuccessful bid for the United States Senate in 1974, Mikulski was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976.
www.ebiog.com /biography/736769753/barbara-mikulski/bio.htm   (170 words)

  
 Washington Blade Online
Mikulski voted in favor of the Defense of Marriage Act, which denied all federal benefits to gay married couples, but she still is popular with many gay activists.
Mikulski highlights her fight “for equal rights of all Americans” on her campaign Web site, noting support for an independent judiciary, hate crimes laws and her vote against the Federal Marriage Amendment.
Additionally, Mikulski has not adopted a written policy for her senate office indicating that sexual orientation and gender identity and expression are not factors in their employment decision.
www.washblade.com /2004/10-22/news/localnews/mdsen.cfm   (878 words)

  
 Barbara Mikulski - Demopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Barbara Mikulski is the junoir U.S. Senator from Maryland.
The people of Maryland elected Barbara Mikulski to be their United States Senator because she's a fighter.
Her experiences as a social worker and activist provided valuable lessons that Mikulski draws on as a United States Senator.
demopedia.democraticunderground.com /index.php?title=Barbara_Mikulski&printable=yes   (321 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Mikulski calls for White House to 'come clean' about CIA leak   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Barbara Mikulski of Maryland said the indictment of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was part of a "remarkable" few weeks of Republican scandal.
Mikulski said the indictment of Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, was part of a "remarkable" few weeks of Republican scandal, including the investigation of Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn.
Mikulski also said she was disappointed that Bush did not nominate a woman to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2005-11-05-dems-radio-address_x.htm   (363 words)

  
 SPACE.com -- U.S. Senator Rushes To Hubbles Defense
Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) said she was "shocked and surprised" by NASAs decision, announced Jan. 16, to terminate what would have been the fifth and final Hubble servicing mission.
Mikulski also asked OKeefe to appoint an independent panel of outside experts to assess all the ins and outs of conducting another space shuttle mission to Hubble.
Mikulski is the most senior Democrat on the Senate Appropriations VA-HUD and independent agencies subcommittee, which must approve NASAs budget each year.
www.space.com /scienceastronomy/mikulski_hubble_040122.html   (539 words)

  
 Citizens Against Government Waste: September porker
For her bald-faced allocation of public funds to the incumbent protection racket, CAGW awards the September 2002 Porker of the Month to Sen. Barbara Mikulski.
Mikulski has never been shy about securing her own slice of the pie.
In the VA/HUD appropriation, Mikulski made good on her offer to Wellstone, who pigged out with more than twice as much in community development block grants for Minnesota as last year.
www.cagw.org /site/PageServer?pagename=news_porkerofthemonth_Sept02   (424 words)

  
 Irregular Times Rating and Contact Information for Senator Barbara Mikulski of MD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
A score of 82 means that Sen. Mikulski has acted to support 82% of a slate of progressive policies in the 109th Congress.
Senator Mikulski took a brave stand by fillibustering an the reauthorization of the Patriot Act and stopping the reauthorization of the act in its tracks.
A score of 0 means that Senator Mikulski has acted to support 0% of a slate of conservative, wrongheaded policies in the 109th Congress.
www.irregularbin.com /senate/senMikulskiMD.html   (1114 words)

  
 Children's Health Forum, Inc.
Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) received the first annual Champion for Children Award from the Children's Health Forum (CHF), a national non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of lead safety.
Hooks and Kemp recognized Senator Mikulski for her leadership in securing an additional $50 million in federal funding for lead safety and remediation programs in the nation's most at-risk cities.
The advocacy of Senator Barbara Mikulski and Senator Christopher Bond (R-MO) in the 2003 Congressional session resulted in the creation and funding of a new HUD grant program; it was funded again for 2004 and now totals nearly $100 million of new funding being made available to cities to aggressively combat lead hazards.
chf4kids.org /actionfund/pr.03.17.04.html   (515 words)

  
 CBSNews.com Who's Who Person
Mikulski gestures after addressing the delegates at the convention, July 26, 2004.
Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski spoke for the party's women senators during the opening night of the convention.
Mikulski was elected as a Democrat to the Senate in 1986, making her the first woman representing the party to be elected to a Senate seat not previously held by her husband, and the first Democratic woman ever to serve in both houses of Congress.
www.cbsnews.com /elements/2004/07/23/in_depth_politics/whoswho631596_0_11_person.shtml   (125 words)

  
 The Sentinel Newspapers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
After three successful terms as a U.S. Senator, Barbara Mikulski has announced she is seeking one more term.
Mikulski, the first woman ever elected to statewide office in Maryland, has had many noteworthy accomplishments during her senate tenure.
It was Mikulski who took the federal government to task when they wanted to put a barbed wire fence around the Suitland facility.
www.thesentinel.com /print/285759613622296.php   (558 words)

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