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	George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives
		George J. Mitchell was born on August 20, 1933, in Waterville, Maine, to Mary Saad, a factory worker, and George Mitchell, a laborer.
		Mitchell provided one of the most memorable moments of the hearing when he admonished Oliver North to "please remember, that it is possible for an American to disagree with you on aid to the Contras and still love God, and still love this country, just as much as you do.
		Mitchell's mission was eventually completed on April 12, 1998, with the signing of a three-stranded multilateral peace agreement which was approved by public referendum on May 22, 1998.
	library.bowdoin.edu /arch/mitchell/research/bio.htm (1296 words)

	Mitchell, George John. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		In 1988, Mitchell succeeded Robert Byrd as Democratic (majority) leader in the Senate and in that position opposed President Bush’s capital gains tax cut in 1989 and Bush’s policies in regard to Tiananmen Square and the Persian Gulf War.
		Mitchell served on the Senate committee investigating the Iran-contra affair and with his colleague from Maine, Republican William Cohen, wrote Men of Zeal, attacking Oliver North and others for their roles in the scandal.
		Mitchell also headed (2000–2001) a fact-finding committee on the resumption of Palestinian-Israeli violence in 2000; apportioning blame to both sides, it called for an unconditional halt to the violence.
	www.bartleby.com /65/mt/MtchllG.html (307 words)

	George Mitchell - Leading Authorities Speakers Bureau
		George Mitchell entered the U.S. Senate in 1980 when he was appointed to complete the unexpired term of Senator Edmund S Muskie, who resigned to become secretary of state.
		George Mitchell was stationed in Berlin, Germany, as an officer in the U.S. Army Counter-Intelligence Corps from 1954 to 1956.
		George Mitchell served as chairman of the International Crisis Group, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention of crises in international affairs, as chairman of the Special Commission investigating allegations of impropriety in the bidding process for the Olympic Games, and as chairman of the National Health Care Commission.
	www.leadingauthorities.com /7761/George_Mitchell.htm (554 words)

	George Mitchell is Bartels Fellow
		Mitchell, of Portland, Maine, was elected to the U.S. Senate in November 1982 in a stunning come-from-behind victory.
		Mitchell was a leader in the area of health care reform and worked with his colleagues to reach consensus on fundamental reform legislation.
		Mitchell enjoyed bipartisan respect during his tenure, and for six consecutive years was voted "the most respected member" of the Senate.
	www.news.cornell.edu /http://www.news.corne/Chronicle/96/10.17.96/George_Mitchell.html (669 words)

	George C. Mitchell - KS-Cyclopedia - 1912
		George C. Mitchell of Winfield, Kan., is of Scotch descent and a native of Ohio, born in New Matamoras, Washington county, that state, May 6, 1874.
		Mitchell was Mary Ellen, daughter of James Swartz, a native of Maryland, who came to Ohio when a young man. He, too, was a soldier in the Civil war and gave his life at the battle of Antietam as a sacrifice to the preservation of the Union.
		Mitchell did not return to Ohio after his marriage, but remained in Winfield as secretary and bookkeeper for the S. Myton Hardware Company until July 1, 1905, when he was made assistant county treasurer and has filled that position continuously to the present time.
	skyways.lib.ks.us /genweb/archives/1912/m3/mitchell_george_c.html (753 words)

	George J. Mitchell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mitchell's father George was a day laborer at Colby College and his mother Mary Saad was a textile worker who immigrated to the United States from Lebanon at the age of 18.
		Mitchell practiced law in Portland, Maine, 1965-1977 and was assistant county attorney for Cumberland County, Maine in 1971.
		Mitchell served in that capacity from 1977 to 1979 when he was appointed to the United States District Court for the District of Maine.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_J._Mitchell (1129 words)

	DOES GEORGE MITCHELL HAVE THE JUICE? - The Boston Globe
		George Mitchell has now undertaken a job in which he appears to be that most helpless of people - a politician without a constituency.
		But there is about George Mitchell a nearly palpable shrewdness, a sense that he is at least a half step ahead of where you think he is, and at least two steps ahead of where you are.
		Nevertheless, Mitchell's investigation produced a series of concrete recommendations, all of which the USOC adopted, and some of which were adopted by the International Olympic Committee, even though the IOC had treated Mitchell's probe with a disdain that could properly be called, well, Olympian.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/magazine/articles/2006/10/08/does_george_mitchell_have_the_juice/?page=full (3823 words)

	George Mitchell
		Mitchell said that the terror attacks on America were not "historically inevitable." According to Mitchell, "as the world's most dominant power we are directly involved in the Middle East." This direct involvement led to resentment from certain groups of Muslims and made this country a target for terrorism.
		Mitchell says that he was not going to let continued violence in the country prevent the negotiations from taking place.
		Mitchell is currently the overseer of the American Red Cross Liberty Fund, which provides relief for the victims of the attacks on Sept. 11 and their familes, as well as chairman of the Sharm El-Sheikh Fact Finding Committee, an international commission exploring ways for ending the ongoing conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians.
	users.etown.edu /j/jelliffc/Mitchell.html (891 words)

	Failure Magazine-Archives-Flophouse-George "The Footstomper" Mitchell
		Long before George Mitchell was labeled as the "Footstomper," he was simply known as "Kill." In the new documentary film, Injurious George—by Nashville television news anchorwoman Demetria Kalodimos—several of Mitchell’s childhood acquaintances recount how he earned that nickname by constantly shooting a stolen BB gun.
		By his late teens Mitchell made the transition to foot stomping, and word began circulating around Nashville that a tall, thin fl man was crushing the feet of women all over town with his wooden-heeled fl dress shoes.
		Mitchell would loiter near stores, step down as hard as he could on the arches of white women wearing sandals or high heels, and then run away without saying a word.
	www.failuremag.com /arch_flop_george_mitchell.html (1337 words)

	CNN.com - George Mitchell: Arafat must make 100% effort - February 4, 2002
		MITCHELL: Well, I think that the objective is realistic of two states, Israel and Palestine, and I think that's assumed by everyone in the process.
		MITCHELL: Well obviously there's division within the Palestinian community on how best to proceed, some don't agree with this peace process, some don't agree with Oslo, some want to continue to resist the occupation that they see of their land.
		MITCHELL: I think in the end it will be, but if you accept the premise that you never negotiate if you have differences at the beginning, then you'd never have negotiations.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/meast/02/04/mitchell.cnna/index.html (940 words)

	Online NewsHour: George Mitchell -- May 7, 2001
		GEORGE MITCHELL: The problem is that there's been a lot of dispute over whether so-called natural growth has in fact been limited to that.
		GEORGE MITCHELL: Well, I think there must be a willingness on the political leadership to move forward and a process by which they can have some reasonable assurance that if they take a step, the other side will take a step.
		GEORGE MITCHELL: Because we agreed with the presentations made by the Government of Israel that such a force could not be effective unless it was supported by both sides.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/middle_east/jan-june01/mitchell_5-7.html (2151 words)

	George Mitchell gives Bartels Lecture
		Mitchell said he is "cautiously optimistic" regarding Clinton's re-election, largely because of the healthy economy.
		Mitchell first entered the Senate in 1980 to complete the term of his mentor, then-Sen. Edmund S. Muskie (Cornell Law School, Class of '39), when Muskie was appointed secretary of state.
		George Mitchell joins Sarah Hunter '97, co-president of the Cornell Political Forum, and other students in the forum for a brown bag lunch in Uris Hall Oct. 24, in between attending two government classes.
	www.news.cornell.edu /chronicle/96/10.31.96/Mitchell_coverage.html (971 words)

	George Mitchell recounts fight for Northern Irish peace - April 20, 1999
		And Mitchell, who served as independent chairman of the talks leading up to the Good Friday agreement, remains upbeat about the prospects for peace, despite a protracted deadlock over the issue of disarming paramilitary groups in the province.
		Mitchell's 188-page book opens with the final days leading up to the signing of the accord last year on Good Friday, the culmination of long-running talks he chaired in Northern Ireland.
		Mitchell, 65, on a book-signing tour in his home state of Maine, on Monday said the first draft of his book was deemed by Alfred A. Knopf editors to be too detailed.
	www.cnn.com /books/news/9904/20/George.Mitchell/index.html (638 words)

	Former Sen. George Mitchell to Join SIPA's Center for International Conflict Resolution
		Mitchell also served as Chairman of the International Commission on Disarmament in Northern Ireland, at the request of the British and Irish governments, and as chairman of the International Crisis Group, a non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention of crises in international affairs.
		Mitchell was appointed to the U.S. Senate in 1980 to complete the unexpired term of Senator Edmund Muskie, who became President Jimmy Carter's secretary of state.
		Mitchell, who chose to not run for re-election in 1994, led the successful 1990 reauthorization of the Clean Air Act, which included new controls on acid rain toxins, and was the author of the first national oil spill prevention and clean-up law.
	www.columbia.edu /cu/news/02/01/georgeMitchell.html (1042 words)

	George Mitchell Biography -- Academy of Achievement
		George Mitchell received an undergraduate degree from Bowdoin College in 1954 and served in Berlin, Germany as an officer in the U.S. Army Counter-Intelligence Corps until 1956.
		From 1960 to 1962 George Mitchell served as a trial lawyer in the Justice Department in Washington, D.C. From 1962 to 1965 he was Executive Assistant to Senator Edmund S. Muskie of Maine.
		Mitchell himself was reelected in 1988 with 81 percent of the vote, the largest margin in the history of the state of Maine.
	www.achievement.org /autodoc/page/mit0bio-1 (1003 words)

	Speakers Platform Speakers Bureau: George Mitchell, Speaker On: Government / Politics, Liberal Politics
		George J. Mitchell, one of the country's top political speakers, was appointed to the United States Senate in 1980 to complete the unexpired term of Senator Edmund S. Muskie.
		Mitchell left the Senate in 1995 as the Senate Majority Leader, a position he had held since January 1989.
		During his tenure, Senator Mitchell enjoyed bipartisan respect, and it has been said, "There is not a man, woman or child in the Capitol who does not trust George Mitchell." For six consecutive years he was voted "the most respected member" of the Senate.
	www.speaking.com /speakers/georgemitchell.html (336 words)

	CNN.com - Mitchell: No such thing 'as conflict that can't be ended' - May 21, 2001
		GEORGE MITCHELL: We hope very much that the government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority will implement its recommendations: an immediate and unconditional end to violence, a series of steps to rebuild confidence during a cooling-off period, and then a resumption of meaningful and serious negotiation.
		MITCHELL: I think he said it's unpredictable, and no one knows for sure what's going to occur, but everyone, I believe, should be deeply concerned about the recent escalation and the prospect of further escalation.
		MITCHELL: The members of the committee would do anything asked to be of assistance, but that, of course, is a decision for the parties, for the United States government, and for others involved.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/meast/05/21/mitchell.cnna (991 words)

	The New York Times > Business > Media & Advertising > For a Diplomat, Task Is Quelling Disney's Unrest
		Mitchell, who was the presiding director of Disney's board until Wednesday night's appointment, said he was not planning on finding a successor for Mr.
		Mitchell's appointment is not sitting well with many of the investors crusading to change Disney management nor with corporate governance experts.
		Mitchell's relationship with corporate America began in earnest when he left the Senate in 1995 after 15 years, the last seven as majority leader, to join the Disney board.
	www.nytimes.com /2004/03/05/business/media/05DISN.html?ex=1393822800&en=d0a516ea07816a0a&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND (815 words)

	George Mitchell
		George J. Mitchell was appointed to the United States Senate in 1990 to complete the unexpired term of Senator Edmund S. Muskie, who resigned to become Secretary of State.
		Mitchell led the Senate to passage of the nation's first child care bill and was principal author of the low income housing tax credit program.
		Mitchell's efforts led to the passage of a higher education bill that expanded opportunities for millions of Americans.
	www.lecturenow.com /People/GeorgeMitchell.htm (775 words)

	The Maine man - Senator George Mitchell; includes related article Sporting News, The - Find Articles
		Sen. George Mitchell probably is going to be the next commissioner of baseball, but no stain on his character -- or reservation about his suitability -- is intended in nothing that his earliest sporting influence came from basketball.
		George Mitchell Sr., the orphaned son of Irish immigrants and adopted son of Lebanese immigrants, and Mary Saad, his Lebanese wife, had four boys and a girl.
		When George was a small boy, they moved into a larger house on Front Street, on the other side of the tracks, closer to St. Joseph's Maronite Church, where George became an altar boy.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_n24_v217/ai_15434788 (933 words)

	Untitled Document
		It is envisaged that the Mitchell Scholars will use the stipend not only to explore the island of Ireland but also to develop an understanding of the relationship between Ireland and Britain as well as Ireland's relationship with Europe.
		As the goal of the Mitchell Scholarships is to interest the next generation of American leaders in the island of Ireland, Scholars will be encouraged to avail themselves of the various educational and social opportunities which will be offered to them during their stay by members and friends of the US-Ireland Alliance.
		The tenure of Mitchell Scholarship is dependent upon the maintenance of standard of work and conduct, which, in the opinion of the US-Ireland Alliance, justifies the Scholarship.
	www.stanford.edu /dept/icenter/orc/scholarships/mitchell.html (1111 words)

	George Mitchell
		Mitchell moved to Chicago and from 1919 on was playing on the South Side with New Orleans jazzmen who had migrated north.
		Later, Mitchell was to replace the legendary New Orleans trumpeter Freddie Keppard in Doc Cook's Orchestra.
		George Mitchell left full time music during the depression and worked a day gig as a bank messenger.
	www.redhotjazz.com /georgemitchell.html (496 words)

	Senator George J. Mitchell
		Senator George J. Mitchell was born and raised in Waterville, Maine and graduated from Waterville High School, Bowdoin College, and Georgetown University Law Center.
		Senator Mitchell was appointed to the U.S. Senate in 1980 to complete the unexpired term of Senator Edmund S. Muskie, who resigned to become Secretary of State.
		Senator Mitchell was elected to a full term in the Senate in 1982 in a stunning come-from-behind victory.
	www.umaine.edu /waterresearch/about_us/mitchell.htm (576 words)

	Historic Houston: Who's Who: George Mitchell
		Later renamed Mitchell Energy and Development Corporation, the company today is one of the largest independent gas and oil producers in the state, and one of the largest real estate developers in the Houston-Galveston region.
		Mitchell is renowned in the academic and research communities as founder of the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) and Center for Global Studies.
		In addition, Mitchell is a supporter of education, having served on the Texas Select Committee on Higher Education and the Texas Governor’s Science and Technology Council.
	www.houstonhistory.com /whoswho/history23hof.htm (465 words)

	USATODAY.com - Is George Mitchell independent enough? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The selection of former senator George Mitchell to head Major League Baseball's investigation of steroid use by players drew a mixed response Thursday, with his close ties to baseball raising questions about the independence of the probe.
		Mitchell, who retired from the Senate in 1995, is on the board of directors of the Boston Red Sox.
		"While George Mitchell is certainly a man of great integrity, I believe that baseball would have been wiser to pick someone who is not as close to the game and may be able to take a more objective look into the facts," Bunning told the Associated Press.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/2006-03-30-mitchell-role_x.htm (846 words)

	George Mitchell - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		George Mitchell - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Mitchell, George, born in 1933, American lawyer and politician, who served as chairperson of the commission that brokered the April 1998 peace...
		Balanchine, George (1904-1983), Russian-born American choreographer, one of the foremost choreographers in the history of ballet, particularly in...
	encarta.msn.com /George_Mitchell.html (94 words)

	George Mitchell: Role Model for Mediation
		Mitchell met all the stakeholders involved back in November 1995-January 1996 as part of the three-man International Commission on Decommissioning.
		These became known as the Mitchell principles, a set of six anti-violence statements that provided an avenue into all-party talks and a bedrock for the negotiation process.
		In its place, Mitchell proposed that an absolute commitment "to democratic and exclusively peaceful means of resolving political issues" should be the test for participation in the talks.
	www.mediate.com /articles/corry.cfm (636 words)

	Louis Carter interviews Senator George Mitchell
		Mitchell, thank you again, for giving me the time to interview you -- it's an honor to be speaking with you today.
		George Mitchell: It's always difficult for anyone to engage in self-evaluation, and I've always felt that it's best left to others to make such judgments.
		Whenever things got really bad, the British and Irish governments would ask me to hold a press conference to try to keep things together to put the best face on things, and I think that was also very helpful in establishing the bond of trust for the political leaders.
	www.bestpracticeboard.com /georgemitchell.htm (3009 words)

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