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	TN Encyclopedia: LAMAR ALEXANDER
		Lamar Alexander, governor, university president, and U.S. secretary of education, was born on July 3, 1940, in Blount County.
		Alexander began his law career as a clerk to Judge John M. Wisdom of the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court in 1965; within two years his political career was underway, as he became a legislative assistant to Republican U.S. Senator Howard Baker in 1967.
		At the request of the U.S. attorney, Alexander was sworn in as governor three days early, on January 17, 1979, in reaction to the possibility that Governor Ray Blanton would grant clemency to prisoners who, according to state and federal officials, had paid bribes for the expressed purpose of gaining executive pardons.
	tennesseeencyclopedia.net /imagegallery.php?EntryID=A018 (895 words)

	Lamar Alexander positioned as the moderate alternative
		Finally, as president, Alexander would use his office as a bully pulpit to address major societal problems, most notably the importance of community involvement and the decline of the family, church, neighborhood and school--institutions he says give Ameri-cans "an almost irrational belief in our own future" that is the key to success.
		Alexander himself doesn't have a problem with activist state governments; he was in many respects an activist governor in Tennessee, raising taxes to fund educational reforms and highway building.
		Lamar Alexander's platform is much more consistent ideologically than those of most presidential candidates, but that is not enough to ensure success.
	www.usc.edu /student-affairs/dt/V127/N35/vp1alexander.35v.html (882 words)

	Profile: Lamar Alexander (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		When Lamar Alexander came to Iowa four years ago seeking support for his shot at the Republican nomination for president in 1996, he was almost an ideal candidate for Iowa's grass-roots system of precinct caucuses: experienced but unknown.
		Alexander, however, persists, telling everyone within earshot that the nomination for president is too important to be bought.
		Alexander also takes pains to caution Iowans that their prized caucuses may not survive if the winning candidate has not paid his dues by making frequent visits to the state and rubbing elbows with citizens.
	www.gazetteonline.com /caucus/2000/lamara.htm (1140 words)

	TN US SENATE RACE: BRYANT POSES THE RISK OF (LAMAR) ALEXANDER'S VULNERABILITY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Alexander has achieved modest personal wealth since leaving office as governor in 1987, and political opponents have questioned whether his lucrative investments were aided by connections he made while in office.
		Alexander's wife was one of the original investors in the private Corrections Corporation of America, founded in Nashville in the early 1980s.
		Alexander said CCA never did business with the state during his tenure and when it tried to contract with the state his wife exchanged her stock in the company for an investment in an insurance company she sold for a profit years later.
	freerepublic.com /focus/news/725111/posts (1487 words)

	Lamar Alexander - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alexander's parents were Andrew Lamar Alexander and the former Genevra F. Rankin.
		Alexander was born and raised in Maryville, Tennessee, outside of Knoxville.
		Alexander made history by becoming the first person reelected to a second 4-year term by defeating Knoxville mayor Randy Tyree in the 1982 election carrying almost 70% of Knox County.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lamar_Alexander (1038 words)

	Lamar Alexander Interview
		Former Tennessee Governor Lamar Alexander spoke to DEMOCRACY IN ACTION on September 29, 1998 in the Washington, DC offices of former Reagan adviser Peter Hannaford.
		Alexander was in the midst of a 20-state tour of fundraisers, events and speeches that ran from September 9 through November 2.
		Lamar Alexander has one of the most varied resumes of the potential GOP presidential candidates.
	www.gwu.edu /~action/alexint.html (3691 words)

	Lamar Alexander
		In law school, Lamar Alexander's roommate was Paul Tagliabue.
		Alexander was elected Governor of Tennessee in 1978, and re-elected in 1982.
		Alexander has had no notable experience running any business, and has only practiced law sporadically, but as of 2003, his net worth was almost $5 million.
	www.nndb.com /people/367/000026289 (259 words)

	Heady Lamar: Lamar Alexander wants to be president; conservatives want to know why National Review - Find Articles
		Lamar Alexander began his second campaign for governor of Tennessee on January 26, 1978, on the front porch of his parents' home in Maryville.
		Now Alexander's relentlessness, and the readiness with which he has snatched up conservative talent for his campaign, have Washington insiders touting him as the cream of the second tier of presidential candidates, perhaps the only contender who can hang with Senators Bob Dole and Phil Gramm.
		Alexander grew up in rural east Tennessee, his father a school principal and then a safety engineer at an Alcoa plant, his mother the head of a private nursery school.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n3_v47/ai_16709022 (992 words)

	Online NewsHour: Interview with Lamar Alexander -- November 9, 1995
		LAMAR ALEXANDER: The first thing I'd do is to check to make sure the budget would be balanced, and then I wouldn't count that, because I don't think--I don't think Presidents should get an award for balancing the budget any more than a boy scout should get a merit badge for telling the truth.
		LAMAR ALEXANDER: Well, I was taught, and I think it's good--a good lesson that if the President of the United States asks you to do something personally, you ought to do it.
		LAMAR ALEXANDER: I do not, because I do not think Congress should take its time trying to persuade this country, which it won't do for the foreseeable future, to overturn that law by constitutional amendment.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/election/election_11-9.html (2119 words)

	TeamGOP Blog: Lamar Alexander: Strong as Ajax in Tennessee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Republican voters give Senator Alexander an 84 to 8 percent favorable rating overall, and his numbers are consistently strong throughout the state.
		Alexander has an 85 to 7 percent rating among voters who consider themselves to be "strong Republicans," an 85 to 6 percent rating among those who say they are "not-so-strong Republicans," and a 77 to 15 percent rating among those who say they are independents.
		Voters 65 and older give Alexander an 87 to 7 percent rating, compared to an 84 to 8 percent rating among voters 50 to 64 and a 79 to 11 percent rating among voters 18 to 49.
	www.teamgop.org /blog/archives/2006/05/lamar_alexander_1.html (410 words)

	Amazon.com: Lamar Alexander's Little Plaid Book: 311 Rules, Reminders, and Lessons About Running for Office and Making ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Alexander's booklet is no different, thought his does contain some interesting and insightful truisms drawn from his vast experience as a politician.
		Lamar Alexander's Little Plaid Book is a collection of quotes and short sayings that deal with the everyday topics of running for office.
		Alexander warms every American heart when he encourages people "to cherish their country and their freedom." Images of apple pie and farmers in wrinkled overalls come to mind when we are reminded "to pray for our leaders." After all, the Lord knows they need all the prayers they can get!
	www.amazon.com /Lamar-Alexanders-Little-Plaid-Book/dp/1558535799 (947 words)

	Presidential Candidate Lamar Alexander - The Dark Side: Character and Scandals
		Massey is Lamar's biggest patron and is involved in several deals that profited him and Honey.
		Lamar's connection to CCCI was Marguerite Sallee, who Lamar had appointed as State Commissioner of Human Services for Tennessee.
		Alexander has a number of bold positions this time (and we try to avoid political issues anyway), but his career in politics has been marked by changing positions to fit the current tide.
	www.realchange.org /alexandr.htm (1482 words)

	Harvard Gazette: Lamar Alexander will teach 'character' at Kennedy School
		The former governor of Tennessee and former president of the University of Tennessee, Alexander will assemble student and faculty working groups on topics in education policy, as well as work on a larger project on the ideas and principles that form the American character.
		Alexander lives in Nashville where he is chairman of the Salvation Army Initiative, which helps families move from welfare to work.
		Under Alexander's leadership as governor between 1979 and 1987, Tennessee became the third-largest automobile producer, the state with the fastest-growing family incomes, and the first state to pay teachers more for teaching well.
	www.news.harvard.edu /gazette/2001/02.01/08-alexander.html (335 words)

	The Flat Hat: News
		Alexander received his bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University in 1962 and a law degree from New York University in 1965.
		Alexander also served as the president of the University of Tennessee and was a candidate for the Republican nomination for president in 1996 and 2000.
		Alexander discusses plans to abolish Department of Education in 1995 interview.
	flathat.wm.edu /April262002/newsstory1.shtml (740 words)

	Politics1: Presidency 2000 - Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
		Alexander withdrew from the Presidential race on August 16, 1999.
		Although the book was written in anticipation of the 2000 campaign, the plaid theme and long, folksy title are a throwback to the Lamar campaign of 1996 (i.e., before he decided to jetison the plaid in favor of a traditional conservative look and message).
		Through their plain words, Alexander tried to show that most Americans generally agreed about what changes were needed to make our nation better and stronger.
	www.politics1.com /alexander.htm (340 words)

	Lamar Alexander Biography (Political Figure) — Infoplease.com
		A former Richard Nixon staffer and University of Tennessee president, Lamar Alexander served as Tennessee governor (1979-87) and then as Secretary of Education (1991-93) under President George Bush.
		Lamar Alexander, 1999 People in the News - Lamar Alexander, 59, former governor of Tennessee, dropped out of the race for the Republican...
		Lamar Alexander's Little Plaid Book: 311 Rules, Reminders, and Lessons About Running for Office and Making a Difference, Whether It's for President of the United States or President of yo by Lamar Alexander
	www.infoplease.com /biography/var/lamaralexander.html (321 words)

	CNN.com - Alexander wins Tennessee Senate race, CNN projects - Nov. 5, 2002
		Former Tennessee Gov. Lamar Alexander defeated Democratic Rep. Bob Clement on Tuesday in Tennessee's open Senate race, CNN projects.
		Alexander was the favorite to win in the heavily Republican Volunteer State.
		Alexander served as education secretary in the administration of the president's father.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/ALLPOLITICS/11/05/elec02.tn.s.hotrace (243 words)

	Lamar Alexander considering withdrawal from presidential race - August 15, 1999
		Several sources close to the Alexander campaign say the candidate was devastated by his sixth-place finish in the Ames straw poll - and realized it would make it nearly impossible to raise significant funds for his already struggling campaign.
		Alexander campaign aides said there would be no official reaction Saturday night.
		The official said Alexander campaign leaders were likely to say Sunday that the campaign was weighing its options -- and two of these officials said to look for a withdrawal announcement early in the week ahead.
	edition.cnn.com /ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/08/14/lamar.alexander.01 (307 words)

	Alexander takes his campaign to 6 airports — 3 in Eaststate - Tuesday, 11/05/02 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It could have been the last leg of Lamar Alexander's campaign for governor in 1978 except that a senator named Fred Thompson was standing beside him at stops yesterday across the state.
		While the candidate doesn't always span the generations in name recognition, Alexander's campaign is counting on his familiarity and two terms as governor to help win the election today.
		Alexander made six airport stops yesterday on a King Air charter plane to talk about his work as governor and say that the Republicans need to keep the seat that Thompson is vacating to provide President Bush with the Senate votes he needs to pass his conservative policies.
	www.tennessean.com /government/archives/02/11/24854080.shtml (609 words)

	Lamar Alexander (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Lamar Alexander was born in Maryville, the son of a kindergarten teacher and an elementary school principal.
		Alexander has been U.S. Education Secretary, president of the University of Tennessee, and the Goodman professor at Harvard’s School of Government.
		Lamar Alexander met Honey Buhler at a staff softball game when he worked for Sen. Howard H. Baker of Tennessee and she worked for Sen. John G. Tower of Texas.
	www.ashbrook.org /events/lecture/2006/alexander.html (421 words)

	Iowa Straw Poll--Lamar Alexander
		Alexander's 1997 signings of Brian Kennedy, a former chair of the Iowa GOP, and Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad to his Campaign for a New American Century political action committee were early indicators that he would mount a serious challenge in Iowa.
		Alexander spent 36 days in the state from Jan. 20, 1997 to the end of 1998 and another 15 days in the period from Jan. 1, 1999 to June 30, 1999.
		In light of this extensive effort, Alexander's sixth place finish at Ames with 1,428 votes was not enough, and he quit the race on August 16.
	www.gwu.edu /~action/ia0899/ia0899alex.html (705 words)

	Remarks by the President at Lamar Alexander for Senate Luncheon
		One thing people like Lamar and I understand is that we can't win without the folks who are willing to dial the telephones and put the signs in the yards, and make sure the mailers go out on time, make sure the voters go up to vote.
		She had the highest ranking from the ABA, and yet having listened to the rhetoric coming out of a highly politicized and polarized committee, you never would have realized how qualified she is. She was turned down for purely political purposes.
		For the sake of a federal judiciary that is strong and solid, we need United States senators like Lamar Alexander who will be fair and reasonable and realistic, and will not play politics with the President's judicial nominees.
	www.whitehouse.gov /news/releases/2002/09/20020917-5.html (3529 words)

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