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  Keynote Speaker | Honors Convocation 2006 | University of Pittsburgh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Thornburgh, a Pitt trustee who earned a law degree at Pitt’s School of Law in 1957, served as attorney general in the cabinets of Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush and as under-secretary-general for administration and management for the United Nations.
Thornburgh was a founding member of the National Organization on Disability, and he played a major role in the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Thornburgh is a member of the Pitt law school’s Board of Visitors.
www.pitt.edu /convocation/keynote.html   (403 words)

  
 Dick Thornburgh
Thornburgh served as Director of the Institute of Politics at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government (1987-1988) and was a visiting lecturer at the George Washington University Law School (1995).
Thornburgh is a member of the board of directors of Elan Corporation, plc, an international pharmaceutical firm headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and serves on the boards of the University of Pittsburgh, The Urban Institute, the National Museum of Industrial History and the Gettysburg National Battlefield Museum Foundation.
Thornburgh, born July 16, 1932, is married to Ginny Judson Thornburgh, a former schoolteacher from New York, who holds degrees from Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts, and the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
www.dickthornburgh.com   (1139 words)

  
 Richard Thornburg excerpt
Thornburgh brought a prosecutor’s no-nonsense approach to the state politics, honed from his six years (1969-1975) as a United States Attorney in Western Pennsylvania and from two years (1975-77) as Assistant United States Attorney General in charge of the Justice Department Criminal Division in Washington.
Thornburgh resigned the office of (U.S.) Attorney General in 1991 to return to Pennsylvania and seek the U.S. Senate seat left vacant with the tragic airplane death of incumbent Republican John Heinz.
Richard Thornburgh went on in 1992-93 to serve as Under Secretary General at the United Nations for personnel, budget and finance matters.
www.vincecarocci.com /excerpt8.htm   (2662 words)

  
 2 More Top Executives Of WorldCom Resign - BizReport
Thornburgh was sharply critical of WorldCom's board for the passive role it played as the company's two top executives, Ebbers and former chief financial executive Scott D. Sullivan, executed a series of acquisitions and borrowing agreements without challenge.
Thornburgh's report is highly critical of the treasurer at the time, suggesting she did not provide lenders with an accurate picture of the company's financial condition.
Thornburgh was particularly concerned that the treasury department did not consider whether company loans totaling $408 million to Ebbers jeopardized its credit agreements.
www.bizreport.com /print/4484   (921 words)

  
 The Harvard Crimson :: News :: Thornburgh Brings IOP His Political Experience and New Electoral Hopes
Thornburgh is first and foremost a politican, and his background in and love for electoral politics was a prime reason why the K-school hired him.
To that end, Thornburgh is planning a debate inthe Arco Forum between the candidates of bothparties, as well as a series of public events thatwill bring together scholars and experts todiscuss issues of the coming campaign, such aswelfare reform, the deficit, Star Wars andeconomic competitiveness.
Thornburgh hopes to find answers to thesequestions in order to establish the study ofelectoral politics at Harvard and in academia on apar with more popular subjects such as managementand policymaking.
www.thecrimson.com /article.aspx?ref=345789   (1675 words)

  
 American President
Richard Lewis Thornburgh was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on July 16, 1932.
Thornburgh was U.S. attorney general in the presidential administrations of both Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush (1988-1991).
Thornburgh is a member of the board of directors of Elan Corporation and is now with the firm of Kirkpatrick and Lockhart in Washington, D.C. Copyright 2003 The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
www.americanpresident.org /history/georgehwbush/cabinet/attorney/richardthornburgh/h_index.shtml   (146 words)

  
 The Harvard Crimson :: Opinion :: Sticking A Thorn (burgh) in the Democrats' Side
If Thornburgh were named as the vice presidential running mate after the hearings, there is no way that Kennedy, or any of the other Democrats who will praise Thornburgh during the appointment hearings, could criticize him as incompetent or lacking integrity.
Thornburgh served for the maximum two consecutive terms in the state from 1979 to 1987 and earned high performance ratings from just about everyone.
Thornburgh's record as a hard-nosed crime buster when he was governor of Pennsylvania and as the head of the criminal division of the Justice Department will help to show the Democrats as weak on crime.
www.thecrimson.com /article.aspx?ref=239612   (905 words)

  
 Dick Thornburgh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thornburgh was also responsible for consolidating all of Pennsylvania's state-owned colleges and universities into the State System of Higher Education.
In 1993, Thornburgh's campaign committee was sued in federal court by Karl Rove, at the time President of Karl Rove and Co, an Austin-based company.
Thornburgh was heard by Judge Sam Sparks who had been appointed by President George HW Bush in 1991.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Richard_L._Thornburgh   (842 words)

  
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Governor Thornburgh served as Governor of Pennsylvania from 1979 to 1987.
Governor Thornburgh also served in the United States Department of Justice as Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, 1975 - 1977, and for a brief time as Acting Deputy Attorney General in 1977.
He is currently a partner in the law firm of Kirkpatrick and Lockhart, with which he was also affiliated from 1959 to 1969 and from 1977 to 1979.
www.reagan.utexas.edu /archives/speeches/1988/071288b.htm   (151 words)

  
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Shortly before Thornburgh's departure to run for the Senate from Pennsylvania, an agreement was reached between the committee and the Justice Department on the release of certain documents and the investigation is now continuing.
The subpoena asked Attorney General Richard Thornburgh to release 456 documents thought to be connected to the case.
Thornburgh has promised to release the documents on several occasions, but he has not done so.
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 ProfessorBainbridge.com: Karl Rove's Lawsuit Against Dick Thornburgh (Part I)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
It is clear that the authorized campaign committee—the "Thornburgh for Senate Committee"—had hired Rove & Co. and that it was liable.
Because Thornburgh had not personally assented to the contract, the case turned on whether Thornburgh’s longtime aide Murray Dickman, in entering into a the contractual relationship with Rove & Co., acted as Thornburgh’s agent and within the scope of his authority.
Richard L. Thornburgh was named to the panel, people inside the [laughingstock CBS] network said.
www.professorbainbridge.com /2004/01/karl_roves_laws_1.html   (640 words)

  
 Remarks Announcing the Nomination of Richard L
Remarks Announcing the Nomination of Richard L. Thornburgh To Be Attorney General of the
Governor Thornburgh's extensive law enforcement experience and proven integrity, along with his familiarity with the Department of Justice, clearly meet my criteria for filling this important post.
Thornburgh is here, and he has a statement.
www.reagan.utexas.edu /archives/speeches/1988/071288a.htm   (1394 words)

  
 Federal Bureau of Investigation - Press Release October 6, 2005
The Science and Technology Advisory Board was authorized by Congress in February 2003 with a charge to independently advise the Director on matters relating to science, technology, research, engineering, information management, and other matters of special interest to the FBI.
Richard "Dick" Thornburgh is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) and currently chairs a NAPA panel convened at the request of Congress to assess the progress of the reorganization and transformation of the FBI.
Thornburgh previously served as Under Secretary General, Department of Administration and Management, United Nations; Attorney General of the United States; Governor, State of Pennsylvania; U.S. Attorney for Western Pennsylvania; and Assistant Attorney General of the United States, Criminal Division.
www.fbi.gov /pressrel/pressrel05/advisory_board.htm   (708 words)

  
 The Crimes of Mena: Thornburgh's Promise
Alexander discussed with Thornburgh the testimony of a former Internal Revenue Service agent who helped investigate money laundering and international drug smuggling out of the Mena Airport.
He passed along the written testimony to Thornburgh and received "strong assurance" from the attorney general that the matter would be examined further, according to Alexander's press secretary.
Appearing for the Administration are the Director of the National Drug Control Policy, William J. Bennett; Attorney General Richard L. Thornburgh; and Mr.
www.whatreallyhappened.com /RANCHO/POLITICS/MENA/alexander_confronts_thornburgh.html   (839 words)

  
 IRAN/CONTRA - SUMMARY
The notes also revealed that Gen. Colin Powell, Weinberger's senior military aide, and Richard L. Armitage, assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, also had detailed knowledge of the 1985 shipments from Israeli stocks.
Richard R. Miller - Pleaded guilty May 6, 1987, to one felony count of conspiracy to defraud the United States.
After standing trial on 12, North was convicted May 4, 1989 of three charges: accepting an illegal gratuity, aiding and abetting in the obstruction of a congressional inquiry, and destruction of documents.
pearly-abraham.tripod.com /htmls/iran-contra2.html   (5933 words)

  
 Officials Wary of Electronic Voting Machines
This year, about one-third of all precincts nationwide are using the electronic voting technology for the first time, raising the chance of problems at the polls as workers struggle to adjust to the new system.
“I think there is good reason for concern headed into the midterm elections,” said Richard F. Celeste, a Democrat and former Ohio governor who was co-chairman of a study of new machines for the National Research Council with Richard L. Thornburgh, a Republican and former governor of Pennsylvania.
Deborah L. Markowitz, the Vermont secretary of state and the president of the National Association of Secretaries of State, said that while there might be some problems in November, she expected them to be limited and isolated.
www.commondreams.org /headlines06/0924-04.htm   (1521 words)

  
 FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal and State Resources, Forms, and Code
With him on the brief were Richard D. Bernstein, Jacqueline G. Cooper, and Katherine L. Adams.
Of counsel were Bruce H. Nielson, Richard L. Thornburgh, and John F. Bartos, Jr., of Kirkpatrick and Lockhart L.L.P., of Washington, DC.
With him on the brief were John M. Dorsey III and Richard Gill, Counsel.
laws.lp.findlaw.com /fed/995103.html   (4405 words)

  
 DeafAttorneys.com » Silent no longer.
From the ABA Journal e-Report on May 26 comes this article, entitled “Silent No Longer,” about the just-concluded First National Conference on the Employment of Lawyers with Disabilities.
Richard L. Thornburgh, the former U.S. attorney general who advocated for the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, told the gathering during his keynote address that, while employment was one of the law’s goals, the result has been “mixed at best.”
Thornburgh said legal employers must do more to integrate disability into their diversity initiatives, including developing policies to make the workplace more welcoming to the disabled.
www.deafattorneys.com /WP/?p=50   (257 words)

  
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In its practical effect, indecent speech available on the telephone is an insidious form of "attractive nuisance" for children: it is a 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week temptation that is available at the touch of a few buttons (or turns of a dial) at home, at a friend's house, or at any public telephone.
The judgment holding Section 223(b) constitutional insofar as it applies to obscene speech should be affirmed.
WILLIAM C. Acting Solicitor General JOHN R. Assistant Attorney General LAWRENCE G. Deputy Solicitor General RICHARD G. Assistant to the Solicitor General BARBARA L. Attorneys DIANE S. General Counsel Federal Communications Commission FEBRUARY 1989 /1/ Unless otherwise indicated, "J.S. App." refers to the appendix to the jurisdictional statement filed by the appellants in No. 88-515.
www.usdoj.gov /osg/briefs/1988/sg880193.txt   (12164 words)

  
 INS History, Genealogy, and Education - Excerpts:ABC v Thornburgh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
INS History, Genealogy, and Education - Excerpts:ABC v Thornburgh
Salvadorans and Guatemalans who are members of this class will not retain any causes of action under Mendez v.
Thornburgh, No. CV-88-04995 TJH (C.D.Cal.) except for claims related to the privacy and the language interpretation of the asylum interview.
uscis.gov /graphics/aboutus/History/abc.htm   (1484 words)

  
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William L. and Catherine O. Simon, owners; Encore Builders Inc., contractor...
Mayor L. Douglas Wilder was en route to Richmond last night from a trip...
Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Deputy County Executive Bruce L. Fisher said.
www.bluegrassdavinci.com /ODP/Regional/North_America/United_States/New_Hampshire/Localities/L   (298 words)

  
 National Conference on the Employment of Lawyers with Disabilities to be held May 22-23 in Washington, DC
In particular, the Conference will provide examples of best practices in hiring lawyers with disabilities, focus on the law pertaining to the employment of lawyers with disabilities and provide practical advice for how to set up a legal work environment to be accommodating to lawyers with disabilities.
The Conference will also feature Richard L. Thornburgh, Esq., Of Counsel, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham, LLP, as the Keynote Speaker the first evening of the Conference.
Thornburgh previously served as Governor of Pennsylvania and Attorney General of the United States under two presidents.
www.pascenter.org /news/news_home.php?id=63   (1424 words)

  
 The City Club - Speakers > Speaker Detail
In 1982, Mueller moved to Boston as an Assistant United States Attorney where he investigated and prosecuted major financial fraud, terrorist and public corruption cases, as well as narcotics conspiracies and international money launderers.
In 1989, after serving as a partner at the Boston law firm of Hill and Barlow, Mueller was an assistant to Attorney General Richard L. Thornburgh in the United States Department of Justice.
The following year he took charge of its Criminal Division where he oversaw prosecutions, including the conviction of Panama leader Manuel Noriega, the Lockerbie Pan Am 103 bombing case, and the John Gotti mobster prosecution.
www.cityclub.org /content/speakers/SpeakerDetail.aspx?spkID=5343   (293 words)

  
 The National Academy of Public Administration
An Undersecretary for Management: Its Potential in the Department of Homeland Security, by Alan L. Dean.
Reorganization of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, by Richard L. Thornburgh, Chair, Academy Panel on FBI Reorganization.
Presented before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, State, Justice, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies, June 21, 2002.
www.napawash.org /si/si_homeland_papers.html   (501 words)

  
 Executive Summary, Independent Council's Report on Iran-Contra (1987)
(2) Oliver L. North: convicted of altering and destroying documents, accepting an illegal gratuity, and aiding and abetting in the obstruction of Congress; conviction reversed on appeal;
(8) Richard R. Miller: pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States;
The notes demonstrated that Weinberger's early testimonythat he had only vague and generalized information about Iran arms sales in 1985was false, and that he in fact had detailed information on the proposed arms sales and the actual deliveries.
coursesa.matrix.msu.edu /~hst203/documents/iran.html   (5918 words)

  
 Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI Executives
After serving as a partner at the Boston law firm of Hill and Barlow, Mr.
In 1989 he served in the United States Department of Justice as an assistant to Attorney General Richard L. Thornburgh.
The following year he took charge of its Criminal Division.
www.fbi.gov /libref/executives/director.htm   (385 words)

  
 Executive Summary and Summary of Prosecutions: Final Report Of The Independent Counsel For Iran/Contra Matters
Oliver L. North: convicted of altering and destroying documents, accepting an illegal gratuity, and aiding and abetting in the obstruction of Congress; conviction reversed on appeal;
Richard R. Miller: pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States;
Joseph F. Fernandez: indicted on four counts of obstruction and false statements; case dismissed when Attorney General Richard L. Thornburgh refused to declassify information needed for his defense;
www.ratical.org /ratville/JFK/IranContra.html   (7473 words)

  
 DeafAttorneys.com » Employment Opportunities
Missing from the picture are Homer Mullins (Atlanta, GA), Ralph Reiser (Syosset, NY), and Judge Richard Brown (Waukesha, WI).
Hurwitz, who is a member of the Commission and Chair of its Subcommittee on Lawyers with Disabilities, moderated the conference’s first panel.
The keynote speaker will be Dick Thornburgh, former U.S. Attorney General and Governor of Pennsylvania.
www.deafattorneys.com /WP/?cat=1   (712 words)

  
 Carnegie Mellon Libraries: Heinz House Papers
Griffin B. Bell (1977-80) William F. Smith (1981-84) Edwin Meese III (1985-88) Richard L. Thornburgh (1989-90) Interior Cecil D. Andrews (1977-80) James G. Watt (1981-84) William P. Clark (1985) Donald P. Hodel (1986) Richard E. Lyng (1987-88) Manuel Lujan, Jr.
(1977-80) HHS Richard S. Schweiker (1981-82) Margaret M. Heckler (1983-86) Otis R. Bowen (1987-88) Louis W. Sullivan (1989-90) HUD Patricia Roberts Harris (1977-80) Samuel R. Pierce, Jr.
John Heinz III January 3, 1977-April 4, 1991 Richard Schultz Schweiker November 8, 1960-January 3, 1981 Arlen Specter January 3, 1981-Present
www.library.cmu.edu /Research/Archives/Heinz/House/AppendixF.html   (348 words)

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