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	Thomas Kean - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Thomas Howard Kean (born April 21, 1935 in New York City) was the Republican Governor of New Jersey from 1982 to 1990.
		In December 2002, Kean was appointed by President George W. Bush to lead the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, a high-profile independent commission charged with investigating the September 11 Terrorist Attacks.
		Kean is the author of The Politics of Inclusion, published in 1988 by Free Press.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thomas_H._Kean (457 words)

	National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
		Thomas Kean, chair, is former governor of New Jersey (1982-1990) and, since 1990, the president of Drew University.
		Kean also served for ten years in the New Jersey Assembly, rising to the positions of majority leader, minority leader, and speaker.
		Kean is on the board of a number of organizations including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the National Council of the World Wildlife Fund.
	www.9-11commission.gov /about/bio_kean.htm (299 words)

	Thomas Kean -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Born to a long line of (A Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies) New Jersey politicians, Kean was educated at the elite (Click link for more info and facts about St. Albans School) St.
		After leaving office, Kean became the President of (Click link for more info and facts about Drew University) Drew University, where he maintained an active national role in numerous public policy issues, including education, low-income housing and foreign policy.
		Kean has announced that he will resign his position at Drew at the end of the 2004-2005 year.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/th/thomas_kean.htm (509 words)

	Thomas H. Kean - SourceWatch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Thomas Kean, the former Governor of New Jersey, is Chairman of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (also known as the 9-11 Commission).
		President William Jefferson Clinton appointed President Kean to serve both on the Advisory Board to the President's Initiative on Race and as chair of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.
		Thomas Kean, Co-chair former Governor of New Jersey and President, Drew University (http://www.homelandsec.org/ABOUTUS/aboutusprojcomm.htm), accessed December 2004.
	www.sourcewatch.org /wiki.phtml?title=Thomas_H._Kean (429 words)

	Tufts E-News -- A 'Kean' Eye For Politics
		At 35 years old, Kean may be younger than the typical candidate, but many believe the Tufts graduate may be the best person for the job.
		“Kean said ‘It would be irresponsible not to consider’ his candidacy for governor at a time when important issues, such as government ethics reform, are not being addressed by the Democratic administration” reported the New York Times.
		The son of the popular former governor Thomas H. Kean, his lineage also includes five colonial governors and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
	www.tufts.edu /communications/stories/071204KeanEye.htm (344 words)

	Biography of New Jersey Voter Information :: Legislative Races 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Senator Kean’s top legislative priority at this time is forwarding positive government reform, including greater fiscal accountability, the prohibition of dual elected office holding and an elimination of “pay to play,” the practice of awarding government contracts to large campaign contributors.
		Kean was unanimously selected to fill a vacancy in the Senate, where he now serves as Senate Deputy Republican Whip and as a member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee.
		Recently, Senator Kean was one of only 40 state leaders from the entire nation to be recognized as a Toll Fellow by the Council of State Governments for high achievement and service to state government.
	www.njvoterinfo.org /cb/keant.html (304 words)

	9-11 commission head to leave university post in 2005 (phillyBurbs.com) \| New Jersey News
		Kean said Tuesday he is not interested in running again, and Drew spokesman Tom Harris said nothing has changed since.
		Kean headed the nation's investigation into the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and wants its efforts to stay in the spotlight even though the commission itself will cease to exist on Friday, commission spokesman Jonathan Stull said.
		The small school gained a higher profile under Kean, a Republican, who displayed a bipartisan streak in warmly welcoming then-first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton as the 1996 commencement speaker after she was chosen by a committee of seniors.
	www.phillyburbs.com /pb-dyn/news/104-08192004-351337.html (479 words)

	Kean to Step Down As Drew President in 2005 -- University News -- Drew University
		August 19, 2004 -- Drew President Thomas H. Kean said today that this would be his last year at Drew University and that he would retire after 15 years as University president in the spring of 2005.
		Kean said the University is in excellent shape and this is the opportune time for him to step down, while allowing Drew the time and flexibility it will need to search for a replacement.
		In a message to the Drew community, Kean said: "After much reflection, and with some regret, I would like to announce that this will be my last academic year at Drew University, as your President.
	depts.drew.edu /media/news/2004/20040819_kean (614 words)

	Kean Leaving Drew U., No N.J. Run Planned (phillyBurbs.com) \| National
		Kean, who was governor from 1982-90, had been mentioned in recent days as a possible Republican candidate should a special election be held to fill the unexpired term of Gov. James E. McGreevey.
		Kean, 69, said Tuesday he is not interested in running, and Drew spokesman Tom Harris said nothing has changed.
		Kean headed the investigation into the 2001 terrorist attacks and wants the commission's recommendations for revamping the nation's intelligence gathering to stay in the spotlight, commission spokesman Jonathan Stull said.
	www.phillyburbs.com /pb-dyn/news/1-08202004-351478.html (263 words)

	9/11 Chair: Attack Was Preventable
		For the first time, the chairman of the independent commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks is saying publicly that 9/11 could have and should have been prevented, reports CBS News Correspondent Randall Pinkston.
		Kean promises major revelations in public testimony beginning next month from top officials in the FBI, CIA, Defense Department, National Security Agency and, maybe, President Bush and former President Clinton.
		Appointed by the Bush administration, Kean, a former Republican governor of New Jersey, is now pointing fingers inside the administration and laying blame.
	www.commondreams.org /headlines03/1218-02.htm (547 words)

	Politics of Inclusion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		This is through its discussion of how a Republican can win statewide office (through a dramatic landslide) and govern with reasonable effectiveness in a heavily urbanized (and Democratic) state with a significant minority population (living in New York, I can appreciate this situation).
		Kean is definitely a national spokesman for the center-right of the GOP, and it is too bad that he never tried to advance politically beyond New Jersey.
		Thomas H. Kean's many years in the legislature and as governor.
	www.civilbook.com /index/book/0029183413.html (300 words)

	Alpha Phi Omega @ VCU
		The 1996 National Fall Pledge Class Namesake Honoree encouraged all Thomas H. Kean Pledge Classes across the Country to consider service to youth at risk through mentoring projects when planning pledge class service programs.
		Kean was inducted into Ili Upsilon at its rechartering in the Spring of 1995.
		Before becoming Drew's president in 1990, Kean was New Jersey's Governor for eight years.
	www.studentorg.vcu.edu /aphio/about/pc_f1996.html (321 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Kaufmann to Keastner
		Hamilton Fish; brother of John Kean (1852-1914); father of Robert Winthrop Kean; grandfather of Thomas Howard Kean.
		Lewis Morris; great-grandson of John Kean (1756-1795); brother of Hamilton Fish Kean; uncle of Robert Winthrop Kean; granduncle of Thomas Howard Kean.
		Great-great-great-grandson of John Kean (1756-1795); grandnephew of John Kean (1852-1914); grandson of Hamilton Fish Kean; son of Robert Winthrop Kean.
	politicalgraveyard.com /bio/kaufmann-keast.html (1827 words)

	Thomas H. Kean Named to Head 9/11 Commission (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		I am pleased to announce that Thomas H. Kean, former governor of New Jersey and President of Drew University in New Jersey, will serve as Chairman of the National Commission to investigate the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and the events that led up to it.
		Tom Kean is a leader respected for his integrity, fairness, and good judgment.
		Governor Kean served on the Advisory Board to the President's Initiative on Race from 1997 to 1998, served as Vice Chairman of the U.S. Delegation to the Fourth U.N. World Conference on Women in 1995, and led the U.S. Delegation to the World Conference on Education for All in Thailand in 1990.
	www.fas.org /irp/news/2002/12/wh121602.html (147 words)

	ipedia.com: Michael Johns Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		But he also has been tapped by moderate Republicans, including former New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean, U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe and President of the United States George H. Bush (for whom he served as a White House speechwriter) to help advance Republican policies.
		In the first Bush White House, he helped define and advocate some of the policies that have come to be known as "compassionate conservatism," focusing on outreach to low and middle-income Americans and non-traditional Republican constituencies.
		Special assistant to former New Jersey Governor Thomas H. Kean.
	www.ipedia.com /michael_johns.html (755 words)

	CNN.com - Former NJ governor opts not to challenge Torricelli race - November 22, 2001
		Kean, 66, is president of Drew University in Madison.
		Torricelli said he was pleased by Kean's decision, "not merely because he would have been a formidable opponent, but because I genuinely like him."
		The only announced Republican candidate so far is Jim Treffinger, the Essex County executive, who last year unsuccessfully sought the GOP nomination for New Jersey's other Senate seat.
	cnn.com /2001/ALLPOLITICS/11/22/nj.senate/index.html (268 words)

	The Insider Guide to New Jersey Leaders
		Retired Automatic Data Processing CEO Josh Weston was appointed as acting chairman of the Russ Berrie and Co. board pending a search for a permanent CEO.
		Kean, current president of Drew University, was named by President Bush to replace Henry Kissinger as the new chair of the commission to investigate the September 11, 2001 terrorism attacks and the events leading up to it.
		Governor Kean served on the advisory board to the President's initiative race from 1997 to 1998.
	www.njinsider.com /news3.htm (615 words)

	Poll: Kean New Jersey's best governor; Whitman, McGreevey tie for worst (phillyBurbs.com) \| New Jersey News
		TRENTON, N.J. - Former Gov. Thomas H. Kean handily topped the field as "best governor of New Jersey" in a statewide poll of registered voters, which also turned up a suprising response for worst governor - a tie between James E. McGreevey and his predecessor, Christine Todd Whitman.
		Asked who was the best governor, 32 percent said Kean, who finished 11 percentage points ahead of Whitman, the nearest competitor.
		Kean recently chaired the national commission that examined the country's preparedness and response to the 2001 terrorist attacks, a role that Larson said further buoyed Kean's image in the state.
	www.phillyburbs.com /pb-dyn/news/104-01272005-439453.html (430 words)

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		Thomas Kean (born April 21, 1935) was the Republican Governor of New Jersey from 1982 to 1990.
		Kean serves on the board of Amerada Hess, which had a four-year alliance with Delta Oil of Saudi Arabia on a venture in Azerbaijan
		In December 2002, Kean was appointed by President George W. Bush to lead the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, an independant commission investigating the September 11 Terrorist Attacks
	rondak.org /govern/9-11commission.htm (1427 words)

	Issue Brief: Ethics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		The legislation would limit professionals, such as attorneys, accountants and physicians, to giving $400 per year to all state, county or local fund-raising committees; other state contractors which must submit competitive bids, such as road construction companies, would be allowed to give up to $5,000 a year.
		In September, the McGreevey Administration unveiled its own proposed draft legislation, which was to be introduced by Democratic Senator John H. Adler and Republican Senator Robert W. Singer.
		The package of draft bills proposes 1) strengthening restrictions on contributions to legislators and candidate committees, and extending criminal sanctions to recipients of contributions for violations of the law.
	www.njvoterinfo.org /ib/ethics.html (1014 words)

	How the D's and R's faded in 9/11 commissioners' task \| csmonitor.com
		WASHINGTON – When we were appointed chair and vice chair of the 9/11 commission, we faced two overwhelming challenges: a mandate of astonishing breadth, and the poisonous partisan waters of Washington.
		• Thomas H. Kean, chairman of the 9/11 commission, is president of Drew University and a former Republican governor of New Jersey.
		Lee H. Hamilton, vice chair of the commission, is president and director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and a former Democratic congressman from Indiana.
	www.csmonitor.com /2004/1015/p10s01-coop.html (1488 words)

	Wilson Fellowship president to replace Kean as Drew president (phillyBurbs.com) \| New Jersey News
		MADISON, N.J. - The president of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation was named Monday to replace former Gov. Thomas H. Kean as president of Drew University.
		Kean, who recently served as chairman of the Sept. 11 commission, announced in August that he would retire from the liberal arts school this summer.
		Kean, who turns 70 on Thursday, was governor from 1982-90, and has been president of Drew since 1990.
	feeds.feedburner.com /NewJerseyNews?m=4754 (239 words)

	McCarter&English \| Robert Mintz
		He joined the firm in 1998 after serving four years as Assistant Counsel to Governor Thomas H. Kean, and almost nine years as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey.
		Mintz was assigned to the United States Attorney's Criminal Division and later to the Fraud and Public Protection Division where he handled a variety of white collar criminal prosecutions including healthcare fraud, bank fraud, defense procurement fraud and tax violations.
		Mintz served as Assistant Counsel to Governor Kean, where he advised the Governor on healthcare issues including hospital reimbursement and welfare reform.
	www.mccarter.com /www2/att_165.html (536 words)

	9/11 Public Discourse Project
		Thomas Kean, chair, is former governor of New Jersey (1982-1990).
		From 1990 to 2005, Kean served as president of Drew University in Madison, New Jersey.
		Remarks by Thomas H. Kean and Lee H. Hamilton (PDF)
	www.9-11pdp.org /about/bio_kean.htm (277 words)

	Killtown's: 9/11 coincidences and oddities page! - 2003
		The 10-person commission comprising five Republican and five Democratic appointees is chaired by Thomas H. Kean, former New Jersey governor, and Lee H. Hamilton, former Indiana congressman, who serves as vice-chair.
		Kean had sought the funding as part of the $75 billion supplemental spending bill that the president just requested to pay for war with Iraq.
		The inquiry's chairman, Thomas Kean, criticised the justice department for insisting intelligence officials giving testimony should be accompanied by "minders" from their agency.
	thewebfairy.com /killtown/oddities/2003.html (15025 words)

	Encyclopedia: Thomas H. Kean
		Born to a long line of New Jersey politicans, Kean was educated at two Ivy League universities, Princeton and Columbia Universities.
		After leaving office, Kean became the President of Drew University, in which capacity he still serves, though he has announced that he will resign at the end of the 2004-2005 year.
		Click for other authoritative sources for this topic (summarised at Factbites.com).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Thomas-H.-Kean (329 words)

	Compassiongate - Compassionate Policy: CC300 National Security Pre-9/11
		Thomas H. Kean, chairman of the commission and former Republican governor of New Jersey, said that had the United States seized early opportunities to kill Osama bin Laden in the years before Sept. 11, "the whole story would've been different."
		Kean's comments on the NBC News program "Meet the Press" echoed statements he made in December and January.
		RICE: My view, Commissioner Ben-Veniste, as I said to Chairman Kean, is that, first of all, the director of central intelligence and the director of the FBI, given the level of threat, were doing what they thought they could do to deal with the threat that we faced.
	www.compassiongate.com /policy/cc300.htm (13571 words)

	911 Hearings
		Kean said that commission members were unhappy that some agencies — they cited the Justice Department in particular — had insisted on having monitors present at all commission interviews with their respective officials.
		- But the bipartisan commission's leaders, former New Jersey governor Thomas Kean (R) and former representative Lee Hamilton (D-Ind.), said in an interim report released yesterday that many documents were released only recently, and some remain the subject of negotiations with the White House.
		Cheney with some of the answers.'' - While Bush has declined to explain the rationale for the joint meeting, Democrats charge that Cheney is a ``ventriloquist,'' and even a number of independent observers say it appears that the two men are trying to keep their stories straight.
	www.tvnewslies.org /html/911_hearings.html (5960 words)

	President Bush Names Kean to Chair 9/11 Commission -- University News -- Drew University
		President George W. Bush has named Thomas H. Kean, president of Drew University and former two-term governor of New Jersey, to head the September 11 Commission, replacing Henry Kissinger who resigned December 13, 2002.
		"Tom Kean is a leader respected for integrity, fairness, and good judgement.
		Star-Ledger: Kean is the Ideal Sub for Dr. K
	www.depts.drew.edu /media/news/2002/20021216_kean/index.html (376 words)

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