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  Bill Nelson, U.S. Senator from Florida: Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Nelson is a member of the Senate's Intelligence, Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees.
Nelson, a Democrat from Florida, has filed legislation to pave the way for Florida, and every other state, to set its own emission standards as long as they're tougher than limits in the federal Clean Air Act.
Nelson has received over a thousand requests from Floridians for help with passports and is happy to assist you with yours.
billnelson.senate.gov   (692 words)

  
 SPACE.com -- Democratic candidate C. Bill Nelson wins the Senate seat in the state of Florida.
Nelson, the state insurance commissioner, won the Senate seat vacated by the retiring Republican Connie Mack in a race that was seen as crucial to Democratic efforts to upset the GOP's 54-46 Senate majority.
Nelson was the chairman of the House space subcommittee and Garn headed the Senate appropriations subcommittee that oversaw
Nelson, who left Washington in 1992 to make a bid for the Florida governors mansion -- which failed -- already has become one of the few politicians to make space exploration an issue in the November elections.
www.space.com /news/bill_nelson_win_001107.html   (570 words)

  
  Artist Profile, Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson is a native of Richmond, Virginia.
Nelson's Illustration has won over 500 accolades including two gold medals from the New York Art Director's Club, and two silver medals from the Society of Illustrators, which used one of the winning pieces for the cover of their 28th Annual.
Nelson spent his day with the kids in the company of Katie Couric, also a Virginia Hero.
www.muttart.com /nelson/nelson-profile.htm   (711 words)

  
 SPACE.com -- Bush Budget 'Starves' NASA, Florida Senator Bill Nelson Says
President Bush proposed a 2 percent increase for NASA next year, but Nelson argued that was far too little to cover the agency's needs, particularly in light of a $4.8 billion cost overrun on the International Space Station.
Nelson flew on shuttle Columbia in 1986 on the mission prior to the Challenger accident.
Bill Looney said the White House is forming a national commitment to new military uses of space and is beginning to back it up with money.
www.space.com /news/spacestation/nasa_congress_010731.html   (985 words)

  
 Bill Nelson - Congresspedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Bill Nelson's official website was rated by citizen researchers in February 2007 as part of a survey by the Sunlight Foundation.
Nelson worked as a fire marshal and later as a lawyer before beginning his political career in the Florida House of Representatives.
Nelson served in the U.S. House from 1979 to 1991.
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Bill_Nelson   (1040 words)

  
  VH1.com : Bill Nelson : Biography - Urge Music Downloads
Nelson was born in the West Riding of Yorkshire, in the semi-industrial town of Wakefield, showing a talent for art and design and a passion for science fiction.
For Nelson, the main advantage of the deal was that he was able to completely rebuild his home studio, providing him with the facility to experiment more and more, resulting in the release of the first Orchestra Arcana album, which combined synthesized soundscapes with sound bites and tape loops.
Nelson had continued refining his writing and recording process, coming to the point that entire songs could be composed and recorded in a two-hour session, a speed of production that rivals that of Steve Allen.
www.vh1.com /artists/az/nelson_bill/bio.jhtml   (1540 words)

  
 Sen Bill Nelson 11/13/2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Bill Sutey, Senator Nelson's Defense Legislative Assistant is a retired Army officer.
While this bill ends the penalty for some 30,000 retirees, there are more than half a million veterans out there who still are forced to pay for their own disability benefits.
The bill fails to repeal the prohibition on the concurrent receipt of retired pay and disability compensation, as we had provided in our Senate version of the bill.
www.usdr.org /Legislative/Items/021113SenBillNelson.htm   (1369 words)

  
 Bill Nelson at AllExperts
Nelson was born in Miami in 1942 to English-American parents.
Nelson worked as a fire marshal and later as a lawyer before beginning his political career in the Florida House of Representatives.
Nelson is generally regarded as a moderate in Florida.[1] Republican Katherine Harris has announced that she will run against him, although some consider her too polarizing to win the election.
en.allexperts.com /e/b/bi/bill_nelson.htm   (652 words)

  
 Rooms With Brittle Views - the UK Bill Nelson website
sponsored by sound-on-sound magazine this is a unique chance to see bill nelson and the lost satellites perform a selection of songs from throughout his career to date.
excluding a one-off solo concert with session musicians in 2002, the last time that bill nelson toured the uk with a band was in the early 1980's and before that, during the 1970's with his be bop deluxe and red noise projects.
bill is known primarily as a guitar stylist of remarkable virtuosity.
www.billnelson.co.uk /RWBV/musicroom/bebopandbeyonddetails.htm   (1184 words)

  
 Bill Nelson, Illustrator
Bill Nelson is a native of Richmond Virginia.
Bill Nelson's illustration has won over 500 accolades including two gold medals from the New York Art Director's Club, and two silver medals from the Society of Illustrators, which used one of the winning pieces for the cover of their 28th Annual.
In addition to a fruitful illustration career, Bill Nelson is a nationally recognized doll-maker.
www.richardsolomon.com /info/nelson_b.html   (410 words)

  
 GovTrack: Bill Nelson
Nelson is a moderate Democrat according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship.
Statistics: Bill Nelson has sponsored 128 bills since Jan 22, 2001, of which 102 haven't made it out of committee (Average) and 0 were successfully enacted (Average, relative to peers).
Nelson has co-sponsored 730 bills during the same time period (Average, relative to peers).
www.govtrack.us /congress/person.xpd?id=300078   (475 words)

  
 Bill Nelson - The Huffington Post
Bill Nelson, Florida's highest ranking Democratic official, continues his aggressive public relations campaign against national party bureaucrats threatening to punish Florida for leapfrogging its presidential primary over other states.
Douglas Burnett comes after concerns raised by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and others that the Guard's ability to respond to a hurricane was compromised by equipment being deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.
In this photo provided by HBO, HBO CEO Bill Nelson, left, Michael Fuchs, and Time Warner vice president Jeff Bewkes, right, attend a ceremony to dedicate a theater in honor of Fuchs at the HBO corporate offices in New York, Monday, June 11, 2007....
www.huffingtonpost.com /people/Bill+Nelson   (1018 words)

  
 Bill Nelson News - Topix
A jury on Wednesday found Bill Nelson Jr., the son U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., guilty on charges of battery of a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest without violence.
An Orange County jury Wednesday found Charles William Nelson guilty of battery on a law-enforcement officer, which is a third-degree felony, and resisting arrest without violence, which is a misdemeanor.
Bill Nelson's son, Charles William Nelson, is set for 9:30 a.m.
www.topix.net /us-senate/bill-nelson   (759 words)

  
 Kite Aerial Photography - Bill Nelson's Ice Trigger
Bill described his development of a truly low cost mechanism and kindly agreed to share it with you.
The following is Bill's description of his approach as described in his e-mails, the photographs are images of New York that Bill took with his rig.
Bill Nelson also sent an image he found in an old book, "Kites and Kite Flying," published by The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited (1978).
arch.ced.berkeley.edu /kap/equip/ice.html   (1315 words)

  
 Bill Nelson Album Review: On a Blue Wing - Associated Content
Bill Nelson rose to prominence in the early 70s as head of Be Bop Deluxe.
Bill Nelson may be the least well-known genius in rock history, despite having been making music since not only when Michael Jackson was still fl, but still a kid.
Bill Nelson albums are solo albums in the truest sense of the word.
www.associatedcontent.com /article/42268/bill_nelson_album_review_on_a_blue.html   (583 words)

  
 Kite Aerial Photography - Bill Nelson's Ice Trigger
Bill described his development of a truly low cost mechanism and kindly agreed to share it with you.
The following is Bill's description of his approach as described in his e-mails, the photographs are images of New York that Bill took with his rig.
Bill Nelson also sent an image he found in an old book, "Kites and Kite Flying," published by The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited (1978).
www.arch.ced.berkeley.edu /kap/equip/ice.html   (1315 words)

  
 Columns: Bill Nelson's pot of gold
Shifting several million Nelson dollars to the state Democratic Party's "coordinated campaign" effort to mobilize all Democratic voters could make a huge difference in determining whether Florida Democrats on Nov. 8 are finally crowing about success or beginning another circular firing squad.
To be fair, Nelson has paid more attention to the state party than his predecessors, effectively installing former U.S. Rep. Karen Thurman as chairwoman and the respected Luis Navarro as executive director.
The money Nelson's raised to date under tight federal campaign finance restrictions is the gold bullion of political money that can be spent almost any way he chooses.
www.sptimes.com /2006/10/01/Columns/Bill_Nelson_s__pot_of.shtml   (716 words)

  
 Orlando Sentinel - Central Florida Political Pulse: Bill Nelson archives
Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson, who won in a landslide Tuesday, had a special treat for supporters at his victory party: an original song for his campaign.
Incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida is giving away more of his campaign money to fellow Democrats, as polls show him well ahead of GOP rival Katherine Harris.
Nelson is ahead with 57 percent, to Harris' 31 percent, according to the Mason-Dixon poll released tonight."
blogs.orlandosentinel.com /news_politics/bill_nelson   (1578 words)

  
 Bill Nelson - dKosopedia
Bill Nelson, a member of the Democratic Party, and a U.S. Senator from Florida.
Nelson’s public service career began in 1972, with his election to the Florida Legislature.
A fifth-generation Floridian, Nelson was born in Miami on Sept. 29, 1942, and educated in Melbourne’s public schools.
www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/Bill_Nelson   (552 words)

  
 Bill Nelson For Senate - About Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson's experience includes more than 30 years of public service - in the Florida Legislature and U.S. Congress, on the Florida Cabinet as Treasurer, Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal; and, since 2001, in the U.S. Senate.
From time to time, Bill gets asked where he gets the energy and determination to stand up and keep fighting.
It's why Bill Nelson is optimistic for the future of Florida and our nation.
origin.www.nelsonforsenate.com /about   (179 words)

  
 Bill Nelson on Health Care   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
This bill would "provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system." It would limit medical lawsuit noneconomic damages to $250,000 from the health care provider, and no more than $500,000 from multiple health care institutions.
These bills are a commonsense solution to a serious problem, and it is time for us to vote up or down on this legislation.
Vote to pass a bill that would permit a single 30-month stay against Food and Drug Administration approval of a generic drug patent when a brand-name company's patent is challenged.
www.issues2000.org /Social/Bill_Nelson_Health_Care.htm   (1375 words)

  
 Irregular Times Rating and Contact Information for Senator Bill Nelson of FL
A score of 33 means that Sen. Nelson has acted to support 33% of a slate of progressive policies in the 109th Congress.
A score of 55 means that Senator Nelson has acted to support 55% of a slate of conservative, wrongheaded policies in the 109th Congress.
Rather, Senator Nelson cravenly accepted the bizarre notion that a man with an anti-constitutional record, and who is unwilling to share his point of view regarding the constitution, is worthy of being elevated to the position of Chief Justice.
www.irregularnews.com /senate/senNelsonFL.html   (2202 words)

  
 Opinion: Bill Nelson, friend of the rich
He was one of only four Senate Democrats on Thursday to support a bill aggressively pushed by the Republican leadership in Congress that would have given a huge estate tax cut to America's richest families.
And had the bill gotten the 60 votes it needed, the country's tax burden would have been further shifted away from our most affluent citizens.
Meanwhile, Nelson was in the camp of the Waltons and the candy magnate Mars family, as well as 16 other families with a combined worth of $185.5-billion, that have been bankrolling the effort to repeal the estate tax.
www.sptimes.com /2006/08/06/Opinion/Bill_Nelson__friend_o.shtml   (339 words)

  
 CD Baby: BILL NELSON, CLEO &GEORGE MOODY, TONY SPENCER, LAMBERT BROWN: Carolina Kids," Real World"
Bill Nelson, Cleo andGeorge Moody, Tony Spencer, Lambert Brown
You've met Bill Nelson, the spirited, soulful lead vocalist for Glory who has been headlining the Gospel Brunch at the House Of Blues in Myrtle Beach, S.C. for the past six years.
Bill is excited to introduce this super tallented group.
www.cdbaby.com /cd/bncgmtslb   (177 words)

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