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  Nethercutt proud of his work with Cuba / Tri-City Herald - CubaNet News - Noticias de Cuba / Cuba News
Nethercutt, who admits he was "pleasantly surprised" that he beat Foley, became a poster child of the Republican revolution as the GOP seized control of the House.
Nethercutt said he found Castro to be "outgoing, friendly and charismatic" even as the dictator rebuffed the overture, insisting all U.S. trade sanctions needed to be lifted before Cuba would sign any contracts.
Nethercutt said he is no fan of Castro, but he considers the lifting of sanctions a defining moment in his political career.
www.cubanet.org /CNews/y04/oct04/20e6.htm   (1331 words)

  
  George Nethercutt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nethercutt was elected to the House in 1994 in a dramatic election in which he unseated the Speaker of the House Thomas S. Foley; it was the first time a sitting Speaker of the House was unseated since 1860.
After Nethercutt's narrow victory over Foley in 1994, he was re-elected in 1996 and 1998.
Nethercutt was nevertheless re-elected in 2000, and again in 2002.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Nethercutt   (549 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: George Nethercutt
George Felix Allen (born March 8, 1952) is a Republican U.S. Senator from Virginia.
His father George Herbert Allen was a legendary NFL coach who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002.
George Victor Voinovich (born July 15, 1936) is an American politician from Ohio.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/George-Nethercutt   (1527 words)

  
 Government is Not God Political Action Committee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
George also serves on the House Science Committee, where he is active on space and aerospace issues on the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee.
George was born in Spokane on October 7, 1944.
Nethercutt is married to the former Mary Beth Socha of Summerville, South Carolina.
www.govnotgod.org /display.php?Candidate_ID=19   (678 words)

  
 Whitworthian News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Nethercutt’s visit was “a unique opportunity for our students to discuss the complexities of global business with someone who wields tremendous influence over regional, national and international trade,” said Dean of the School of Global Commerce and Management Kyle Usrey, in a Whitworth press release.
Nethercutt, who held onto his congressional position in last Tuesday’s election, also described the process that Congress went through to pass his initiative on a reducing the embargo against Cuba.
Nethercutt said that it is better to take action against Iraq now than to let it grow strong enough to take out many lives.
www.whitworth.edu /Whitworthian/fall2002/1112/news/20021112_nethercutt.htm   (454 words)

  
 All Immigration Votes of Representative George Nethercutt
Rep. Nethercutt cosponsored H CON RES 350, a resolution stating that amnesty should not be granted to individuals who are in the United States, or its territories, illegally.
Nethercutt voted FOR H RES 365, which was brought up and passed in a new form in March of 2002.
Rep. Nethercutt voted on the floor of the House AGAINST a motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. a four-month extension of the Section 245(i) amnesty.
profiles.numbersusa.com /improfile.php3?DistSend=WA&VIPID=852   (4344 words)

  
 KXLY - Spokane, WA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
George Nethercutt, the political giant-killer who toppled U.S. House Speaker Tom Foley in 1994, is expected to take on Washington's senior senator 10 years later.
Nethercutt, 58, a Republican lawyer from Spokane who is a favorite of the White House, will announce tomorrow his intention to take on Sen. Patty Murray, a Shoreline Democrat who is a rising power in the Senate.
Nethercutt is in Spokane on congressional recess and was expected to release a statement on Wednesday and do a round of interviews.
www.kxly.com /common/getStory.asp?id=30324   (652 words)

  
 U.S. Rep. Nethercutt Eyes Senate Seat, Governor's Mansion -The Olympian   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
George Nethercutt, R-Wash., said U.S. Sen. Patty Murray and Gov. Gary Locke, both Democrats, are vulnerable to ouster from their offices.
Nethercutt, who ousted Speaker Tom Foley in the 5th District in the Republican landslide of 1994, said he's being encouraged by party leaders to pursue higher office next year.
Nethercutt noted that both of the state's senators are Democrats, and he said the state would be better served by electing a Republican to work with the Bush White House.
theolympian.com /home/specialsections/Legislature/20030204/21651.shtml   (614 words)

  
 SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On George Nethercutt
George Nethercutt, a former Republican congressman from Washington State whose amendment calling for cuts in economic aid was approved in December, acknowledged that the possibility an American would face charges was small.
George Nethercutt, who was in Pullman last night to shake hands and meet supporters at the Republican headquarters, said education was one of his main concerns.
George Nethercutt (R), are both running ads on television, but there are only scant signs of ground support lawn signs, bumper stickers or canvassers for either candidate in Seattle, a city that has become increasingly liberal and should go heavily to Kerry, Murray and every other Democrat on the ballot this November.
politics.surfwax.com /files/George_Nethercutt_Washington.html   (3640 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: George Allen (politician)
George Felix Allen (born March 8, 1952) is a U.S. Senator from Virginia and a member of the Republican Party.
Allen was unanimously elected a member of the Senate Republican leadership as Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee in 2002, and oversaw a net gain of four seats for the Republicans in the 2004 Senate elections.
Allen was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1983 to 1991.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/George-Allen-(politician)   (546 words)

  
 WorldNetDaily: Reed Davis vs. George Nethercutt
Nethercutt is the establishment candidate — President Bush campaigned for him last week and Washington state party leaders are ignoring Reed Davis at the very likely cost of six more years of Patty Murray.
Nethercutt has baggage for Murray to unpack, for when he successfully ran against then-Speaker of the House Tom Foley in 1994, he promised to term-limit himself to three terms in the cause of a constitutional term-limits amendment.
Nethercutt's congressional website falsely announces: "We have brought the federal budget under control." He gets a C+ from the National Taxpayers' Union for his spending record, tying for the lowest rating of any Republican member of Congress from Washington state.
www.worldnetdaily.com /news/printer-friendly.asp?ARTICLE_ID=39086   (799 words)

  
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George R. Nethercutt was born in Spokane, Wash., where he still resides.
Nethercutt was re-elected in 1996 with 55 percent of the vote against Democrat Judy Olson.
In 1998, Nethercutt was re-elected, defeating Democrat Brad Lyons with 57 percent of the vote.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/elections/2004/candidates/295137   (286 words)

  
 Online NewsHour: Freshmen Views -- September 26, 1996
GEORGE NETHERCUTT: They were hammering me not on the record of the Congress but they're hammering me on, on, you know, false claims about what this Congress has done.
GEORGE NETHERCUTT: That's the deception that is facing all of us across the country, and that's the, the sad part of the political world this year.
GEORGE NETHERCUTT: Finally the business community and the people of the middle class in this country are saying this is wrong, we have to correct the record, these are lies that are being perpetrated on the public.
www.pbs.org /search/newshour/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/congress/september96/fresh_9-26.html   (2217 words)

  
 GOP Hypocrite of the Week: George Nethercutt - A BuzzFlash Editorial
And Congressman George Nethercutt of Washington state showed that he is a true foot soldier in the Bush brigade.
Nethercutt cut his teeth in GOP hypocrisy when he violated his "Gingrich Gang" vow to serve no more than three terms.
Apparently, Nethercutt felt that the House of Representatives just couldn't survive without another certifiable GOP hypocrite moron, a betrayer of our troops who are dying because Bush and Cheney are lying.
www.buzzflash.com /editorial/03/10/edi030004.html   (364 words)

  
 Rep. George Nethercutt, R-Wash., told the National   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
National Journal - Washington - Rep. George Nethercutt, R-Wash., told the National Journal that he hopes to offer several "technical corrections" to compromise language on Cuba trade in a conference committee on the FY2001 Agriculture spending bill.
Nethercutt, who represents a large wheat-growing district in eastern Washington, said he is worried that an agreement reached with Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., would not allow foreign financing for Cuban purchases of U.S. commodities.
Nethercutt is not the only GOP farm-state member with a stake in the final outcome of the Cuba provisions.
www.ciponline.org /cuba/cubainthenews/newsarchives/september2000/nj092100nethercutt.htm   (497 words)

  
 George Nethercutt - dKosopedia
Congressman George Nethercutt (R) represents the 5th District of Washington state.
Nethercutt was elected in the 1994 Republican sweep of congress and he beat the sitting Speaker of the House, Tom Foley.
Nethercutt will retire from the House at the end of this session and is running for the Senate against incumbent Senator Patty Murray.
www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/George_Nethercutt   (148 words)

  
 George R. Nethercutt, Jr. - SourceWatch
According to his LNG biography, Nethercutt "brings a wealth of public and private experience to Lundquist, Nethercutt and Griles, having served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2005.
Nethercutt’s historic 1994 victory unseated then-Speaker of the House Tom Foley, the first defeat of a sitting Speaker since 1860.
Nethercutt represented Washington’s 5th Congressional District until choosing to run for the U.S. Senate in 2004.
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=George_Nethercutt   (406 words)

  
 Term-limit vow haunts Nethercutt
Nethercutt claims to have discovered a truth: No member of Congress makes much of a difference until they've stayed long enough to learn the ropes and rise in seniority.
So at a time when Nethercutt should be looking ahead to the day when he might chair an appropriations subcommittee, he instead is defending his integrity and hoping his party rallies enough public support that he can say he's doing what his constituents want.
And Nethercutt's fiiends do their best to refocus the debate from his pledge to serve six years to how long is too long.
www.termlimits.org /Research/1999articles/990412seattletimes.html   (1026 words)

  
 WaterPlanet.ws - Transitions - Nethercutt, Cutt, Cutt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Nethercutt brushes aside the criticism: "I'm sure that those supporting full funding are trying to identify consequences," he said.
Nethercutt's position on the appropriations national security subcommittee may be what garnered him contributions from some large defense contractors.
Nethercutt's unfounded fears about the nefarious goals of the ecosystem project have resulted in a congressional compromise that threatens to undermine the work that has been completed to this point.
www.waterplanet.ws /transitions/tr9512   (11661 words)

  
 kingcountyjournal.com - U.S. Senate: George Nethercutt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Nethercutt, the Republican candidate, is a five-term congressman from the Spokane area who made a national name for himself when he defeated then Speaker of the House Tom Foley.
Nethercutt told Boeing if it closed the plant, he would have to reconsider his support for the company.
Nethercutt was able to secure $1.5 billion in funding for research and prevention efforts, especially for Native Americans who suffer more than twice the incidence of the disease as Caucasians.
www.kingcountyjournal.com /sited/story/html/176545   (549 words)

  
 SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On George Nethercutt
George Nethercutt, who was in Pullman last night to shake hands and meet supporters at the Republican headquarters, said education was one of his main concerns.
George Nethercutt, her opponent, "wants to hold back science" because of his past opposition to embryonic stem cell research.
George Nethercutt (R), are both running ads on television, but there are only scant signs of ground support lawn signs, bumper stickers or canvassers for either candidate in Seattle, a city that has become increasingly liberal and should go heavily to Kerry, Murray and every other Democrat on the ballot this November.
news.surfwax.com /politics/files/George_Nethercutt_Washington.html   (3713 words)

  
 Pledge haunts congressman's campaign   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Nethercutt, a Republican who can thank the term-limits movement for helping him unseat House speaker and 15-term incumbent Tom Foley in 1994, is running for a fourth term despite his promise to serve only six years.
Nethercutt, who is back in the district for the Memorial Day recess, said he has been warmly received during his visits home in the past year.
Nethercutt said that when the Supreme Court struck down congressional term limits in 1995, it allowed other congressmen to gain seniority at his district's expense.
www.usatoday.com /news/opinion/e1924.htm   (752 words)

  
 Nethercutt hails Iraq's recovery
George Nethercutt said yesterday that Iraq's reconstruction is going better than is portrayed by the news media, citing his recent four-day trip to the country.
Nethercutt is a member of the House Appropriations Committee that approved President Bush's $87 billion request for military and reconstruction expenses in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Nethercutt said the faster infrastructure rebuilding is completed, the faster the country can take care of itself and the United States can leave.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /local/143771_nethercutt14.html   (628 words)

  
 HistoryLink Essay: George Nethercutt, running on term limit pledge, defeats House Speaker Tom Foley on November 8, 1994.
Nethercutt has campaigned on the need for change and pledges to serve only three terms.
Nethercutt, a Spokane attorney, was a political unknown when he entered the race against Foley.
Nethercutt was strongly supported by the powerful national term limits movement led by U.S. Term Limits, and by popular Spokane radio-show host Richard Clear, a conservative term limits advocate.
www.historylink.org /essays/output.cfm?file_id=5517   (554 words)

  
 Term-limit vow haunts Nethercutt
Nethercutt claims to have discovered a truth: No member of Congress makes much of a difference until they've stayed long enough to learn the ropes and rise in seniority.
So at a time when Nethercutt should be looking ahead to the day when he might chair an appropriations subcommittee, he instead is defending his integrity and hoping his party rallies enough public support that he can say he's doing what his constituents want.
And Nethercutt's fiiends do their best to refocus the debate from his pledge to serve six years to how long is too long.
www.ustl.org /Research/1999articles/990412seattletimes.html   (1026 words)

  
 George Nethercutt 1690
This register shows a Nethercutt, Robert son of John and Mary, 6 August 1686 and Nethercutt, John son of John and Mary, 2 September 1687.
The first document that we find on GEORGE NETHERCUTT is a land deed dated 2 March 1732 in the Precinct of Carteret in the County of Bath & Province of North Carolina.
Was this George Nethercutt the brother of Robert and John or did Nicholas Nethercoat have another son, other
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~lmac/George%201690.htm   (190 words)

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