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	Ben Chandler - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Albert Benjamin "Ben" Chandler III (born September 12, 1959) is an American politician from Kentucky.
		Chandler is a member of the House New Democrat Coalition.
		Ben Chandler's grandfather Albert Chandler, better known as Happy Chandler, served as Governor of Kentucky, Commissioner of Baseball, and as a U.S. Senator.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ben_Chandler (335 words)

	WBKO \| Race for Governor: Ben Chandler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Chandler was first elected Attorney General of Kentucky in 1995, becoming the youngest Attorney General in the nation at that time.
		Chandler fought successfully for the passage of Kentucky’s “Megan’s Law” to protect women and children from sexual offenders, as well as legislation to increase the amount of restitution that all criminals must pay to the victims of their crimes.
		Chandler graduated with distinction from the University of Kentucky with a B.A. in history, and holds a J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law.
	www.wbko.com /unclassified/303286.html (419 words)

	The Kentucky Post
		Ben Chandler is on his way to a campaign appearance, running a little behind and still in need of a pit stop to change his clothes.
		Chandler is touchy about criticism of his grandfather, especially when it comes to an incident in the 1980s when Happy, then a member of the UK Board of Trustees, used a racial slur during a meeting.
		Chandler acknowledges what his grandfather said was wrong, but said he shouldn't be remember for one slip of the tongue made at the end of his life, rather than for the other things he did in the course of his career.
	www.kypost.com /2003/09/20/chandler092003.html (3605 words)

	Ben Chandler - dKosopedia
		Congressman Ben Chandler represents the 6th Congressional District of Kentucky.
		Born on September 12th, in 1959, Chandler was elected in 1995 as the youngest Attorney General in the nation, and with the highest victory margin (20%) in the state.
		Ben ran against a meek Sunday school teacher and state senator, Alice Forgy Kerr, who had the full backing of the state Republican powerhouse, Senator Mitch McConnell.
	www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/Ben_Chandler (615 words)

	Irregular Times Rating and Contact Information for Representative Ben Chandler of KY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Chandler has not yet cosponsored H.R., which would provide more information to the public about contacts between lobbyists and politicians, and which would slow down the revolving door of politics in which politicians move into cushy corporate jobs after they retire in exchange for favors.
		Chandler has not yet cosponsored H.R., which would put an end to the practice of "extraordinary rendition," in which Bush Administration officials send people into the custody of certain nations, knowing full well (some would say intending) that they will be tortured there.
		Ben Chandler has not yet cosponsored H.R., which would keep members of the Federal Communication Commission from using their appointed positions to censor cable, satellite or internet programs they consider to be indecent.
	www.irregularbin.com /house/ChandlerKY6.html (1215 words)

	Ben Chandler's lesson for Democrats=The Hill.com= (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		As Rep. Ben Chandler (D-Ky.) settles in as the newest member of Congress, many Democrats see it as a harbinger of favorable political prospects in November.
		Chandler defeated Republican state legislator Alice Forgy Kerr by 12 percentage points in a special election to fill a vacancy in Kentucky’s 6th District, which George W. Bush won by 56 percent of the vote on his way to decisively defeating Al Gore in the Bluegrass State in 2000.
		In addition, Chandler benefited from a relatively obscure opponent who had never run outside her legislative district, while he had served eight years as Kentucky’s attorney general, comes from a powerful political family and just finished campaigning statewide in an unsuccessful bid for the governorship.
	www.thehill.com /op_ed/042104.aspx (620 words)

	Vote Record and Cosponsorship Rating for Representative Ben Chandler of KY in the 109th Congress
		Chandler has taken the affirmative step of cosponsoring H.R., which would provide more information to the public about contacts between lobbyists and politicians, and which would slow down the revolving door of politics in which politicians move into cushy corporate jobs after they retire in exchange for favors.
		Ben Chandler has not yet signed on as a cosponsor to H.R., which would keep government agents from riffling through your bookstore receipts and library records without your permission or knowledge.
		Chandler voted YES on the Tyranny Act, H.R. Rep. Chandler swore a solemn oath of office to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America.
	irregularnews.com /house/ChandlerKY6.html (2093 words)

	Lexington Herald-Leader \| 05/22/2006 \| Kentucky winners seldom prosper
		Chandler, meanwhile, claims to be conflicted about whether to continue amassing seniority in his comfy congressional seat, make another run for governor or bide his time in Congress to perhaps pursue a U.S. Senate seat once occupied by his grandfather.
		Chandler started writing a lot of his own speeches and grasped the retail part of politics at which his grandfather excelled, said Gray, who is running for Lexington council this fall.
		Chandler has taken a measured approach to his current situation and is leaving his future open, Gray said.
	www.kentucky.com /mld/kentucky/news/politics/14637642.htm (802 words)

	Congressman Ben Chandler - Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Ben Chandler was first elected in a special election in February 2004 to represent
		Congressman Chandler serves on the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on International Relations and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
		Congressman Chandler is a member of the Blue Dog conservative Democrat Caucus and has continually backed fiscally responsible budget plans that extend middle-class tax cuts while slashing the federal deficit.
	chandler.house.gov /HoR/KY06/About+Ben (333 words)

	BluegrassReport.org: Ben Chandler
		Chandler was losing, or barely winning, counties that Democrats have to capture in order to carry an election.
		Ben Chandler suffers from the same disease his grandfather contracted, namely an allergic condition that keeps him from campaigning for Democrats.
		Chandler pulled a bunch of used to be's out of the closet, which would have been good, except they were given positions of responsibility that prooved to be more than their old style-armchair quarterbacking political techniques could handle.
	www.bluegrassreport.org /bluegrass_politics/2006/08/ben_chandler.html (2942 words)

	13 questions for Ben Chandler & Ernie Fletcher
		Chandler: I believe public officials are servants of the people as well as role models and should adhere to the highest moral standards in their personal and private lives.
		Chandler: Without a doubt, it would be to reduce the size of state government and require it to operate on less money.
		Chandler: Whether it is suing drug companies for price gouging or taking on telemarketers who prey on the elderly and our families, I am proud of the decisions I have made in office.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2003/10/15/editorial_kygov15.html (1243 words)

	KET Election Coverage \| Ben Chandler Interview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This interview with Kentucky Attorney General Ben Chandler, Democratic candidate for governor, was taped in October 2003.
		Chandler: Well, as far as the role of state government is concerned, I fundamentally believe that government has a very important role.
		Chandler: [laughs] At any rate, that’s something that people probably don’t know about me, is that my head is filled with all sorts of little facts and figures that are not terribly important.
	www.ket.org /election/chandler_transcript.htm (3855 words)

	Ben Chandler Resumes Attack Ads in KY Democrat Gubernatorial Primary
		Chandler's latest and most scathing advertisement runs contrary to his April 25 call for an end to attacks in the Demo-cratic primary for governor.
		The Chandler and Lunsford campaigns describe their own attacks as accurate, fair and legitimate criticism, but they complain their rival's attacks are mudslinging without merit.
		Smith, of the Chandler campaign, said "guilty" is part of a quote from a newspaper article that called Lunsford "guilty of gross, purposeful exaggeration" in his campaign, not a reference to Vencor's legal trouble.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/909110/posts (938 words)

	So, this is africa
		the drive down there was beautiful, passing through and area that ben described as, "more densely packed with different species of plants than any other place on earth expect the tropical rainforests in brazil.
		ben williams calls it "the most spectacular visual experience in south africa." so, that's something to look forward to.
		yesterday ben williams took a few of us to this fabulous restaurant way out in the cape flats near where his wife grew up.
	home.uchicago.edu /~chandler/southafrica (3865 words)

	Ben Chandler - Congresspedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Albert Benjamin "Ben" Chandler III is a Democratic member of the U.S.House of Representatives for the sixth district of Kentucky (map).
		Chandler was born September 12, 1959, in Versailles, Kentucky.
		In 2006, the Republicans nominated Elaine Sue Carlson to face Chandler in his November 2006 bid for reelection, however Ms.
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Ben_Chandler (422 words)

	Ben Chandler - Demopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Ben Chandler represents the 6th District of Kentucky in the House of Representatives for the Democratic Party
		Ben Chandler was elected in February 2004 to represent Kentucky’s Sixth District in the United States House of Representatives.
		Congressman Chandler serves on the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on International Relations, and the Committee on Transportation.
	demopedia.democraticunderground.com /index.php?title=Ben_Chandler&... (229 words)

	The Stakeholder:: "This is just the beginning!" - Ben Chandler
		Ben Chandler would be coming soon to talk to us, and we needed to get there before he did.
		However, we learned that Congressman Chandler (I know, it's not official until he's sworn in, but...) was still shaking hands with people but wouldn't miss coming to this for the world.
		Ben Chandler pounded the Republicans on this, and one of his central issues was that we should meet our obligations to our veterans.
	www.dccc.org /stakeholder/archives/000022.html (1106 words)

	The Kentucky Democrat: Is Ben Chandler running in 2007? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Chandler had said for months he planned to announce one way or the other about a race for governor by Thanksgiving.
		Chandler is working with some other leading Democrats to come up with a consensus candidate for the party, said Jennifer Spalding, communications director for Chandler's office.
		Chandler had said for months that he planned to announce one way or the other by Thanksgiving.
	kydem.blogspot.com /2006/11/is-ben-chandler-running-in-2007.html (755 words)

	Chandler - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chandler is a surname, derived from a profession (a chandler is someone who makes or sells wax or tallow candles, and also usually soap, or a retail dealer in special supplies or equipment, e.g.
		Chandler, Arizona in the U.S. Chandler, Oklahoma in the U.S. Chandler Township, Michigan in the U.S. Chandler (crater) on the moon
		Chandler Motor Car was a maker of automobiles in Cleveland, Ohio in the 1920s.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chandler (313 words)

	BluegrassReport.org: Rep. Ben Chandler
		U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler, D-6th District, who has just landed on the House Appropriations Committee, is among those lawmakers who believe the Federal Aviation Administration needs to be held accountable for what he views as a woefully understaffed air traffic controller workforce.
		Chandler, whose district includes Lexington, has clashed with the FAA over controller staffing and said the agency has been "utterly not forthcoming" about its handling of staffing at Blue Grass Airport and at other facilities nationwide.
		Ben Chandler burned up the phone lines on Monday, calling a number of democratic party supporters to tell them he's still seriously considering a run for governor.
	www.bluegrassreport.org /bluegrass_politics/rep_ben_chandler/index.html (7552 words)

	KY's Ben Chandler Supports Wesley Clark for President (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Ben Chandler said Wednesday the retired Army general may help raise money for his campaign for the 6th District seat.
		Chandler said Clark approached him as part of an effort to gather support in regions that the Democratic nominee needs to carry in the state.
		Chandler will have a fair amount of sympathy votes and is not as evil as some other RATS who could run.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1054615/posts (641 words)

	Wired News: Blogs Pump Bucks Into Campaigns
		Chandler -- who won a seat in the House of Representatives Tuesday evening -- definitely knows what a blog is now, Sauer said.
		Chandler's campaign is the first of several that have started advertising on political blogs as a cost-effective way to reach a national audience.
		Chandler, who served two terms in Kentucky as state auditor and one as attorney general, enjoyed the advantage of name recognition and held a sizable lead in January polls.
	www.wired.com /news/politics/0,1283,62325,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1 (716 words)

	BlueGrassRoots: Is Ben Chandler a Miser?
		I've been contacted by the Chandler campaign and they have informed me that they will NOT be giving 30% of their cash on hand to Democrats who need it.
		Though Chandler has given a significant amount of money over the past 2 years, its hard to imagine why he would hold onto $130,000 that he doesn't need.
		Ben Chandler was actually far ahead of the curve on helping out Democratic candidates.
	crazytalk.typepad.com /bluegrassroots/2006/10/is_ben_chandler.html (520 words)

	CNN.com - Democrat Ben Chandler wins Kentucky special election - Feb. 18, 2004
		Chandler presented himself as a fiscal conservative in a district that is 60 percent Democrat by voter registration but that tends to favor Republicans in federal elections.
		Chandler enjoyed an advantage in name recognition because of his 12 years in state government -- four as auditor, eight as attorney general -- and because his grandfather, A.B. "Happy" Chandler, was twice elected governor, served in the U.S. Senate and was commissioner of baseball.
		The stakes were high for Chandler as he tried to make a quick comeback after a bruising defeat in November.
	www.cnn.com /2004/ALLPOLITICS/02/17/elec04.h.kentucky.ap/index.html (500 words)

	BluegrassReport.org: Ben Chandler
		Ben Chandler voted for H.R. I believe I recall someone, Rich maybe, saying that he did not want this to be forgotten.
		Chandler doesn't even have the excuse of not wanting to be criticized for voting against the bill, because he doesn't have an opponent.
		Chandler is not likely to be in a leadership position as there are many more Congressman with tenure and aggressive styles that will find their way to the front.
	www.bluegrassreport.org /bluegrass_politics/2006/10/ben_chandler.html (4842 words)

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