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 Jim Gibbons - Politics.ie Wiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Jim Gibbons (1924-1997) was born in county Kilkenny in 1924.
Jim first entered local politics when he was elected to Kilkenny County Council in 1954 and remained on the council until 1967.
Gibbons’ name is alleged to have been on the Garda memo given to Liam Cosgrave, the Fine Gael leader, together with Blaney and Haughey’s, stating that they were complicit in the plot to import arms, but he was not named by Cosgrave following assurances from Lynch that Gibbons was not involved.
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 Jim Gibbons (United States politician) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James A. Gibbons (born December 16, 1944) is the Governor-elect of the U.S. state of Nevada.
Gibbons served in the Nevada State Assembly from 1989 to 1993, during which time he was called to active service in the Gulf War as an RF-4C Flight Leader.
Gibbons stirred controversy in August 2006 when Nevada House of Representatives Speaker Richard Perkins refused to allow a young singer and a color guard to perform for the gathered lawmakers in the Assembly chamber prior to a Gibbons’ speech.
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 Jim Gibbons
Jim Gibbons (born January 20, 1951), is an American politician who has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing the Second Congressional District of Nevada.
Born in Sparks, Nevada, Gibbons interrupted his studies at the University of Nevada during the Vietnam War to serve in the United States Air Force (1967-1971).
Gibbons served in the Nevada State House of Representatives from 1989 to 1993, during which time he was called to active service in the Gulf War.
www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/j/ji/jim_gibbons.html   (275 words)

  
 Jim Gibbons | US House of Representatives | Nevada, 2nd District
Before being elected to Congress, Jim served three terms in the Nevada State Assembly and was the author of the 1994 Gibbons Tax Restraint Initiative.
In 1993, Jim rose to Republican Whip in the State Assembly, and in 1994, he was the Republican nominee for Governor.
Jim earned his BS in Geology and his MS in Mining Geology from the University of Nevada, Reno.
www.campaignsuperstore.com /basicsample/jim_gibbons/www/background.html   (519 words)

  
 Jim Gibbons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jim Gibbons (United States politician) (born 1944), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Nevada, and the winner of the 2006 gubernatoreal election.
His son Jim Gibbons, Jr (Irish politician) (born 1954), Irish Progressive Democrat politician and former senator
James Cardinal Gibbons (1834–1921), former Roman Catholic Archbishop of Baltimore
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 Jim Gibbons (United States politician) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gibbons vacated his Congressional seat and ran for Governor of Nevada.
On October 13, 2006, Gibbons, his political campaign adviser, Sig Rogich, and four women, including a cocktail waitress, Chrissy Mazzeo, were drinking together at McCormick and Schmick's restaurant.
On October 25 2006, the Las Vegas CBS affiliate reported that an illegal immigrant from Peru was employed by the Gibbons family as a nanny.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jim_Gibbons_(US_politician)   (1797 words)

  
 The GOP Auction House: Jim Gibbons of Nevada
Gibbons voted against allowing millions of Americans to save their hard-earned dollars on prescription drugs by re-importing them from Canada, even though these were U.S. made and patient safety was ensured.
Gibbons voted to continue awarding contracts to Halliburton even if the Pentagon's own audit processes found that more than $100 million of their contractor's costs in Iraq were unreasonable.
Gibbons opposed expanding access to the military's TRICARE health insurance program to thousands of Reservist and National Guard members, even though 20 percent of all Reservists do not have health insurance, and 40 percent of Reservists aged 19 to 35 lack health coverage.
www.dccc.org /gopauctionhouse/members/JimGibbonsNV-2.html   (710 words)

  
 Jim Gibbons - Congresspedia
Gibbons also stirred controversy in the same month when Nevada House of Representatives Speaker Richard Perkins refused to allow a young singer and a color guard to perform for the gathered lawmakers in the Assembly chamber prior to a Gibbons' speech.
In October 2006 as Gibbons was campaigning for governor, it was brought to light that he and his wife Dawn had employed Patricia Pastor Sandoval, a then-illegal immigrant from Peru, as a housekeeper and babysitter.
Gibbons that the family had not known that the woman was in the nation illegally.
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Jim_Gibbons   (2469 words)

  
 Jim Gibbons - dKosopedia
Jim Gibbons (R) is the Governor of Nevada.
Representative Jim Gibbons' wife, Dawn Gibbons, tried to replace him as Representative even while serving as First Lady of Nevada, but she lost the Republican primary.
Gibbons was involved in a bizarre incident after a night of drinking that led to alledgations of sexual battery.
www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/Jim_Gibbons   (356 words)

  
 TPMmuckraker: Jim Gibbons Archives
Gibbons' lawyer, Don Campbell, turned over a copy of the surveillance recordings to the AP yesterday morning, and said he expected the organization to dupe the tapes and distribute them to other outlets.
Gibbons' accuser, Chrissy Mazzeo, told police the night of the 13th to get those tapes, because they would prove she was telling the truth.
Gibbons himself spoke with the press again, to repeat what he's said already -- he's innocent, he always acts like a gentleman, Mazzeo is a liar.
www.tpmmuckraker.com /archives/cats/jim_gibbons   (4712 words)

  
 Letters to the editor regarding Jim Gibbons' recent remarks (printable version)
Jim Gibbon’s suggestion to use any American citizen as a human shield is interesting as we as a nation condemn such practice by others.
Gibbons would not be as brave on the battlefield as he is on the lectern, and that he might be better suited to follow in the noble, patriotic, and muddy footsteps of the Bush Administration than to lead a state in the union to a progressive future, which might involve writing his own speeches.
Jim Gibbons suggests that because I wear Birkenstocks and that my politics are liberal it would be good to buy me a ticket and send me to Iraq as a “human shield” … that is, to shield others from bullets, mortars, bombs … that is, to be killed.
www.rgj.com /news/printstory.php?id=95416   (4867 words)

  
 Jim Gibbons for Nevada State Governor
This score clearly defines Gibbons as �solidly pro-gun� and is based on his voting record in Congress, as well as feedback the NRA received from in-state grassroots activists.
The FOP cites Gibbons� strong record of support for Nevada�s law enforcement both in his previous role as a state legislator and in his current position as a Member of Congress.
Jim Gibbons has also been endorsed by the Police Officers Research Association of Nevada (PORAN), the Washoe County Sheriff�s Deputies Association and the Nevada Corrections Association.
gibbonsfornevada.com /PRESS_RELEASES/PressRelease_2006.07.19.htm   (472 words)

  
 Vote Gibbons Out! Stop Jim Gibbons from Becoming Governor of Nevada!: War in Iraq
According to Erin Neff, Jim Gibbons thinks that everything in Iraq is, in her words, "hunky-dory." I haven't looked in on the War on Whatever It Is We're Fighting For in Iraq for a while, so I figured I might as well see what "hunky-dory" is like.
Gibbons was in charge of oversight of the intelligence community when they were abusing prisoners at Abu Ghraib and Gitmo.
Well according to Jim Gibbons' tax-payer funded website (no, you won't get the link from me) Gibbons traveled to Gitmo in January 2002 on one of his many tax-payer funded trips back in the day he was doing poor oversight of our ludicrous intelligence community.
votegibbonsout.blogs.com /votegibbonsout/war_in_iraq/index.html   (8034 words)

  
 Jim Gibbons News
Republican Jim Gibbons, who will be sworn in Jan. 1 as Nevada governor, on Monday named one of his GOP primary challengers to the state Tourism Commission.
One member of Gov.-elect Jim Gibbons' large transition team has quit in frustration, saying she doesn't think her input was valued as anything but window dressing for the incoming Republican.
New Years Day Governor-elect Jim Gibbons will be sworn in as Nevada's chief executive so it's a good time to reminisce about the eight years Kenny Guinn served in that spot and count the plusses and...
www.topix.net /us-house/jim-gibbons   (718 words)

  
 "There's No War" [in Iraq] -Jim Gibbons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Below is an excerpt from a speech given by Congressman Jim Gibbons to a crowd of his devoteed followers.
Congressman Gibbons' job as a member of the House Intelligence Committee was to see to it that every intelligence apparatus in our intelligence gathering arsenal worked together irrespective of territorial claims and the ever present turf battles that are bound to ensue in the intelligence gathering field -- but he didn't do that.
Jim Gibbons the Congressman has been a nightmare for our republic and the state of Nevada -- Jim Gibbons, as Governor of Nevada, would be a disaster on par with Governor Taft's administration in the state of Ohio.
members.tripod.com /mcconnellfornevada/ThereIsNoWar-JimGibbons   (901 words)

  
 Congressman Jim Gibbons Weekly Update   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Gibbons and other members of the committee will meet with Canadian officials, such as local law enforcement, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service as well as local Muslim leaders, to discuss their successful prevention of the planned terrorist attack.
Congressman Jim Gibbons and Congressman Jon Porter (NV-03) are scheduled to hold a breakfast for Nevada’s constituents.
Congressman Jim Gibbons is scheduled to attend a hearing held by the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment to receive updates on the Department of Homeland Security's Information Sharing Efforts.
wwwc.house.gov /gibbons/display-newsletter.asp?id=165   (1001 words)

  
 College Wrestling   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Jim Gibbons is a three-time Iowa High School Champion at Ames high School and a 1981 NCAA Champion at Iowa State at 134 pounds.
Gibbons graduated from Iowa State with a B.S. in 1983 and became an ISU Wrestling assistant under Dr. Harold Nichols the following season.
Gibbons coached the 1987 Iowa State Cyclones to a national championship, and he was also the 1986 NCAA Rookie Coach of the Year, the 1987 NCAA National Coach of the Year and a two-time Big 8 Coach of the Year.
www.iptv.org /wrestling/jim.cfm   (183 words)

  
 Player Bio: Jim Gibbons :: Football
Jim Gibbons is now in his seventh season on Grymes Hill.
This fall Gibbons administrated the recruitment of 44 newcomers from 11 different states.
Gibbons spent his playing days as a member of the Sacred Heart University football team from 1991-94, including two seasons as the team's captain.
wagnerathletics.cstv.com /sports/m-footbl/mtt/gibbons_jim00.html   (187 words)

  
 Jim Gibbons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Gibbons Again Succeeds in Securing Tourism Population as a Factor for Terrorism Preparedness Funding
Congressman Gibbons delivers a public service announcement with John Walters, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, about working to fight the meth problem in Nevada and across the nation.
Congressman Gibbons delivers a public service announcement encouraging all Nevadans to be grateful for the service of our nation's veterans.
www.house.gov /gibbons   (467 words)

  
 TheWrestlingMall.com / Columnists News / Where Are They Now: Jim Gibbons
Gibbons was born and raised along with three brothers in Ames, Iowa.
Considered a long-shot for the position, Gibbons lobbied heavily for the job and on his 26th birthday of April 1st, 1985, Gibbons began what would be become a legacy at Iowa State.
Gibbons has covered the National Open for ESPN, the Big XII championships with Fox Sports, the college wrestling series with Iowa public television and the Iowa state high school tournament.
www.thewrestlingmall.com /htmls/news.asp?Cat=3&View=5242   (974 words)

  
 Vote Gibbons Out! Get Rid of Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons!
Steve Sebelius reports that nearly new Gube Jim Gibbons is still creating transition teams and is so desperate to find Nevadans to fill slots that he's not only nabbing screed purveyors from local wing-nutty vanity publications, he's also dipped into the stagnant pool of Nevada racism.
Gibbons gets bagged in the lame duck hunt, and makes the new AG a bit more reluctant to investigate his scandals by appointing her to one of his transition teams.
Yup, she sent Gube-elect Jim Gibbons into those negotiations between Valley Health Systems and their locked-out nurses, settled the dispute, and let the Gibster get the credit despite the fact that she was the one on the phone to the nurses representatives:
votegibbonsout.blogs.com /votegibbonsout   (4855 words)

  
 Cobb Gobbler » Jim Gibbons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
One minute people are complaining about how boring and uncommunicative Jim Gibbons and the next they are accusing him of being a “Jekyll and Hyde” guy that raucously attempt to sexually assault a woman in a public place.
Gibbons is just a boring guy who came into contact with a conniving partisan Democrat when the timing couldn’t have been worse.
Gibbons didn’t flub anything up although he wasn’t too polished and Titus started by flubbing up what student audience she was in front of.
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 Profile: Jim Gibbons
Despite its onset, Gibbons was raised with the expectation that he would excel in life.
Gibbons hopes his own example will inspire other blind people to reach beyond traditionally “blind” occupations — in advocacy, rehabilitation, or service positions — to consider careers in business.
Gibbons, who resides in Alexandria with his wife, Tami, and their three young children, remains committed to getting other blind professionals into the leadership pipeline.
www.alumni.hbs.edu /bulletin/2001/april/profile.html   (967 words)

  
 JIM GIBBONS FOR GOVERNOR ???
In a story titled, "Panel loss sparked Gibbons to study run for governor", Reno Gazette Journal reporter Ray Hagar wrote that Rep. Gibbons wouldn't be considering running for governor had he become chairman of the House Intelligence Committee last year.
Jim Gibbons calls people communists and plagiarized a two-year old hate speech that said critics should be used as human shields in Iraq.
In February Jim Gibbons told the Gannett News Service that Social Security today is not in a crisis, but he strongly supports President Bushís $2 trillion plan to privatize the program.
www.gibbonsfacts.com   (465 words)

  
 IWIM - Jim Gibbons
Jim Gibbons carries a distinctive place in wrestling history.
In 1981, when Gibbons won an NCAA title, he was in what many consider to be one of the toughest weight classes in the history of the NCAA tournament.
During his seven year tenure as as the head coach of Iowa State, Gibbons led the Cyclones to an NCAA title in 1987 and six top-five finishes at the NCAA tournament.
www.wrestlingmuseum.org /people/gibbons_jim.html   (400 words)

  
 knobboy: Jim Gibbons Pops His Cork
The fervor was whipped up by a fiery speech by Rep. Jim Gibbons(R - NV2) during which he passionately proclaimed his heartfelt support for troops waging the war on terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan and voiced blistering contempt for certain celebrities for giving aid and comfort to the enemy.
Gibbons continued: "'We are here tonight not because of Rosie O'Donnell, Martin Sheen, George Clooney, Jane Fonda or Phil Donahue - they never sacrificed their lives for us or for liberty.'"
Gibbons calmed down considerably when someone explained to him this was 2005, not 1965.
knobboy.blogspot.com /2005/03/jim-gibbons-pops-his-cork.html   (395 words)

  
 The blog formerly known as "No Gibbons"...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Hypocritical: Jim and his wife hired an illegal immigrant for $800 per month plus overtime to keep house, baby-sit and cook.
Scandalous: On October 13th, 2006 Jim Gibbons offered a Las Vegas Cocktail Waitress named Chrissy Mazzeo a “helping hand” to her truck after an evening of drinks at McCormick & Schmick's all while being a staunch advocate to the Congressional Stop DUI Caucus.
Jim Gibbons is currently airing this ad accusung Dina Titus of selling our personal DMV information to telemarketing firms.
nogibbons.blogspot.com   (1356 words)

  
 Vote Gibbons Out! : CafePress.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Jim Gibbons' plagiarized speech against liberals and progressives was not only a bad speech, but a bad stolen speech!
Jim Gibbons tries to cover up Bush's failures in Iraq by claiming "there is no war in Iraq."
He frowns at the antics of Congressman Jim Gibbons, and his arms glow with radiation from Yucca Mountain!
www.cafepress.com /votegibbonsout   (163 words)

  
 Jim Gibbons | Congress votes database | washingtonpost.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Jim Gibbons is running in the Nevada Governor (Open) race.
See how Jim Gibbons voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com.
View Jim Gibbons's 2005 official financial disclosure statement, which describes the sources, types and amounts of income earned in 2005.
projects.washingtonpost.com /congress/members/g000152   (550 words)

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