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  Christopher Dodd - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Senator Christopher Dodd was born in Willimantic, Connecticut to Irish-American parents.
In 1974, Dodd was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's second congressional district.
In the November 1980, Dodd was elected to the U.S. Senate, and was subsequently reelected in 1986, 1992, and 1998.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Christopher_Dodd   (574 words)

  
 NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Christopher Dodd
Dodd, a Democrat (A member of the Democratic Party), has been a U.S. Senator (additional info and facts about U.S. Senator) from Connecticut (A New England state; one of the original 13 colonies) since 1981.
Dodd was born in Willimantic (additional info and facts about Willimantic), Connecticut (A New England state; one of the original 13 colonies).
In 1974, Dodd was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives (The lower legislative house of the United States Congress) from Connecticut's second congressional district (A territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives).
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Christopher-Dodd   (6610 words)

  
 USATODAY.com
Christopher Dodd has carved out a niche in the Senate on family and children's issues and sponsored the landmark 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act, which allows workers at bigger companies up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for the birth or adoption of a child, or to tend to a personal or family illness.
Dodd was a third-term congressman when he ran for the Senate in 1980 and won the seat vacated by retiring Democratic Sen. Abraham Ribicoff.
Dodd was one of only three Democrats to support John Tower's nomination for defense secretary in 1989 despite criticism of womanizing and drinking that ultimately defeated the conservative Texas senator's appointment.
www.usatoday.com /news/politicselections/CandidateProfile.aspx?ci=1707&oi=S   (654 words)

  
 HILLPAC - Chris Dodd for U.S. Senate, CT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dodd offered the first "pay as you go" budget in 1983 and played an important role in reasserting the fiscal discipline that for the first time since World War II has led to record budget surpluses.
Dodd’s commitment to public service and human rights was instilled at an early age by his parents, the late Senator Thomas J. Dodd and Grace Murphy Dodd.
Dodd was born May 27, 1944, in Willimantic, Connecticut, the fifth of six children.
www.hillpac.com /candidates/senate2004/bio_senate_dodd.php   (850 words)

  
 OpinionJournal - Featured Article
Dodd were on opposite sides of the ideological battle over Communism in Central America, especially in Nicaragua and Cuba.
Dodd and his allies, "what Otto was involved in during the Cold War needs to be redressed.
Dodd's world, nothing has changed since September 11, and all that talk about a new world and a united foreign policy is so much public-relations eyewash.
www.opinionjournal.com /editorial/feature.html?id=95001244   (771 words)

  
 SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Christopher Dodd
Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. a main sponsor of the Senate bill, and other Democrats stress that while campaign finance reform is more important than cleaning up lobbying rules, it should be dealt with separately and that inclusion in the lobbying bill could be fatal.
Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. introduced legislation last year that would give the FDA added authority to require drug companies to carry out studies of their drugs once theyve been approved and are being sold.
Christopher Dodd is calling for major revisions to a federal law that broadly expanded federal agents' investigative powers when it was passed a month after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
news.surfwax.com /politics/files/Christopher_Dodd.html   (3502 words)

  
 The Balking Of Christopher Page 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Myrtle Dodd, Christopher's wife, washed the breakfast dishes, and later kneaded the bread, all the time glancing furtively at her husband.
Myrtle had kneaded the bread to rise for the last time before it was put into the oven, and had put on the meat to boil for dinner, before she dared address that silent figure which had about it something tragic.
Christopher was a handsome man, and his face had an almost classic turn of feature.
www.web-books.com /Classics/Stories/Freeman/FreemanC11P1.htm   (1073 words)

  
 Senator Chris Dodd   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dodd has been handsomely rewarded with $910,304 from the securities, investment, accounting and high-tech computer industries since 1993.
As examples of Dodd's generosity toward his major campaign financiers, Public Campaign's report cites the following examples: Dodd was an original cosponsor of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and he helped to organize the Senate's override of President Clinton's veto.
Of the $910,304 in campaign contributions that Senator Dodd received between January 1993 and December 1997, Wall Street and other investment firms came in as the heavy hitters, with firms like Goldman, Sachs and Co., Morgan Stanley, Salomon Brothers and others donating $523,551 in PAC and individual contributions.
www.publicampaign.org /publications/studies/goldenleashes/dodd.htm   (825 words)

  
 All Immigration Votes of Senator Christopher Dodd
Dodd voted against the Cornyn Amendment (SA 3691, proposed for Sen. Isakson) to S. 2611, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006.
Sen. Dodd is a cosponsor of S. 352, the Save Our Small and Seasonal Business Act of 2005, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit the timing of issuance of H-2B visas during a fiscal year.
Dodd voted for more foreign workers even though U.S. high tech workers over the age of 50 were suffering 17% unemployment and U.S. firms were laying off thousands of workers at the time.
profiles.numbersusa.com /improfile.php3?DistSend=CT&VIPID=148   (4434 words)

  
 Peace Corps Online | March 3, 2003 - Associated Press: RPCV Senator Dodd decides against presidential bid
Dodd, who served in the Dominican Republic as a Peace Corps volunteer in the 1960s, has been a leading voice on foreign policy, particularly issues involving Latin America and South America.
Senator Dodd also introduced new Peace Corps legislation (S2267) and it passed the Senate last year by unanimous consent but died in the House when it was never called to a vote.
Dodd, who is up for re-election to the Senate in 2004, scheduled a news conference for noon in Hartford, Conn., to answer questions about his plans.
www.peacecorpsonline.org /messages/messages/2629/2012308.html   (826 words)

  
 Connecticut - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Christopher Shays, a Republican representing Connecticut in the U.S. House of Representatives, has sided with the Democrats on a range of issues including gun control, abortion, and the environment.
As of 2006, the two Senate seats from Connecticut are held by Democrats Christopher Dodd and Joseph Lieberman.
On the contrary, Westport, a wealthy town on the same tier as New Canaan and Darien, is widely known as a liberal place, and one of the most loyally-Democratic towns in Fairfield County.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Connecticut   (4556 words)

  
 Christopher Dodd   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dodd was born in Willimantic, EHandler: no quick summary.
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www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ch/christopher_dodd.htm   (849 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Senator Christopher Dodd">Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, on September 14, 2001, as reported in the Congressional Record, aired his suspicions on the occasion of Negroponte's nomination to the position of UN ambassador:
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www.worldhistory.com /wiki/C/Christopher-Dodd.htm   (582 words)

  
 JustOneMinute: Sen. Dodd On Imus: "Davos Ought To Release The Tapes"
Chris Dodd appeared on the Imus in the Morning show and was asked about the Eason Jordan/Davos controversy.
Dodd broadly confirmed the version of events that seems to have emerged (at least as I understand it): Jordan made some "outrageous" remarks about the Pentagon targeting reporters, Barney Franks called him on it, and Jordan backpedaled for the next fifteen minutes.
Dodd thought the tapes would clear up the extent to which Jordan backpedaled, and give a sense of just how successful that backpedaling effort was.
justoneminute.typepad.com /main/2005/02/sen_dodd_on_imu.html   (732 words)

  
 WorldNetDaily: Dodd has explaining to do
Dodd made a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate commemorating the 17,000th vote cast by Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va.
Even Dodd's political adversaries in the Senate have been stunningly quiet about the outrage – with the exception of Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Penn., who pointed out the hypocrisy of Democrats for overlooking the offenses of one of their own.
Dodd was one of the point men in the U.S. Senate calling for a "bipartisan" censure of Lott to make him face the "reality" of what he had said.
www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=38027   (712 words)

  
 Christopher Dodd   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dodd has been a Democratic Senator from Connecticut since 1981.
Born in Willimantic Connecticut Dodd graduated from Providence College in 1966.
He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Dominican Republic from and graduated from the University of Louisville School of Law in 1972.
www.freeglossary.com /Christopher_J._Dodd   (201 words)

  
 CNN.com - Dodd decides against presidential campaign - Mar. 3, 2003
Christopher Dodd, D-Connecticut, announced Monday that he will not seek the Democratic nomination for president in 2004.
Dodd, 58, said he decided his "best role" would be in the Senate, where he is serving his fourth term.
Dodd said he gave "serious consideration" to a presidential campaign, but said he felt he could do more in the U.S. Senate over the next two years.
www.cnn.com /2003/ALLPOLITICS/03/03/dodd/index.html   (368 words)

  
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Dodd's connections with Arthur Andersen and his vigorous efforts on their behalf are proving a bit of an embarrassment to Democrats bent on pinning the Enron Scandal on Bush and the Republicans.
Dodd's interest in protecting lawyers and accountants from the frauds they help their clients commit, however, goes back well before Enron.
Dodd received $505,453 from accounting firms and their employees since 1989, the second highest total for any member of Congress.
www.jewishworldreview.com /0202/morris021302.asp   (883 words)

  
 The Copy-Cat & Other Stories - Christopher   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dodd is a strange man. He ought to have been educated and led a different life," Stephen said, lamely, for he reflected that the words might be hard for the woman to hear, since she seemed obviously quite fitted to her life, and her life to her.
Ellen, Christopher's niece, had arrived the night before, and, early as it was, she had been astir when he reached the Dodd house.
It was after the hay had been unloaded and Christopher had been shown the garden full of lusty vegetables, and told of the great crop with no drawback, that he and the minister had a few minutes alone together at the gate.
www.worldwideschool.org /library/books/lit/shortstories/TheCopy-CatOtherStories/chap11.html   (5431 words)

  
 Thousands Express Outrage at Dodd Comments; Media Still Silent
Although thousands of people have signed a petition calling for a public and official rebuke of Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) since last Thursday, mainstream media and members of the Democratic and Republican Parties have maintained their silence regarding comments made by Dodd on the floor of the U.S. Senate on April 1.
We call on all members of the U.S. Senate to publicly and officially rebuke Sen. Christopher Dodd for praising a colleague with a known racist past and for the insensitivity in which he has dealt with this issue.
Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Whitney Blake states the clear difference between the reaction by the media to Dodd and Lott is that one is a Democrat and the other is a Republican.
www.mensnewsdaily.com /archive/newswire/news2004/0401/041504-dodd.htm   (1104 words)

  
 Townhall.com :: Columns :: Chris Dodd's vendetta by Robert Novak - May 2, 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dodd has wisecracked that Reich, in charge of Western Hemisphere affairs, lacked "adult supervision" in handling the coup while Secretary of State Colin Powell was in the Middle East.
Dodd, who appears to be gearing up for an investigation of Reich's performance and is reported to be contemplating a trip to Venezuela, never seemed exercised about Chavez trampling democratic practices in trying to model himself after Fidel Castro.
Dodd may be less interested in protecting democracy in Venezuela than in settling old scores with Reich.
www.townhall.com /columnists/robertnovak/rn20020502.shtml   (851 words)

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