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  António de Oliveira Salazar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Salazar was born in Santa Comba Dão, in central Portugal.
Salazar's attempts to crush it and to maintain intact his dream of the Portuguese empire were widely criticized by newly independent nations and NATO allies alike and cost the lives of many African rebels and civilians as well as soldiers of the Portuguese army, including many Africans.
Salazar was a close friend of Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith: After Rhodesia proclaimed its UDI from Great Britain, Portugal - though not officially recognizing the new Rhodesian state - continued to support Rhodesia economically and militarily through the neighboring Portuguese colony of Mozambique until 1975, when FRELIMO took over Mozambique.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_de_Oliveira_Salazar   (1118 words)

  
 Ken Salazar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Senator Ken Salazar was born in the town of Alamosa in the San Luis Valley area of south-central Colorado to Mexican American parents.
Salazar considers himself a moderate and has at times taken positions which are in disagreement with the base of his party -- for a number of years he opposed gay adoption.
On May 23, 2005, Salazar was one of fourteen moderate senators to forge a compromise on the Democrats' use of the judicial filibuster, thus blocking the Republican leadership's attempt to implement the so-called "nuclear option".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ken_Salazar   (609 words)

  
 Online NewsHour | Vote 2004 | Key Races | Colorado Senate Race | Ken Salazar
Salazar grew up with seven siblings on a rural farm that was so poor it didn't have electricity or phone service until the mid-1980s.
Salazar, 49, is now in his second term as the state's attorney general, a position he won based in part on his hard-working reputation and his family background.
Salazar entered the primary in what the Democrats believed would be an easy sweep, but fellow Democrat and political rookie Mike Miles, a teacher, put him to the test when he narrowly defeated Salazar at the state convention, winning the top primary ballot slot.
www.pbs.org /newshour/vote2004/key-races/co_salazar.html   (869 words)

  
 Anthony L. Salazar, singer-songwriter
Salazar, known to friends as "Antman," was a lively fixture in clubs and bars around the city, including Bird's Nest, Schizo, Phyllis', the Mutiny and Heartland Cafe.
Salazar from his typical, quiet self to a high-energy, theatrical performer, his wife said, adding the change was like watching the sudden appearance of Warner Bros.'s high-stepping, top hat-wearing Michigan J. Frog.
Salazar was diagnosed with AVM, he signed a living will, gave power of attorney to his family, and hoped to donate his organs as he died.
www.suntimes.com /output/obituaries/cst-nws-xsala28.html   (598 words)

  
 Texas Lawyer - Metropolitan Transit Authority v. Salazar
Salazar filed suit for injuries he alleges he received in a motorcycle accident on the Southwest Freeway high occupancy vehicle ("HOV") lane in Houston.
Salazar alleges that a Metro bus merged into the HOV lane in front of a vehicle traveling directly in front of Salazar.
His report noted: (1) the identity of the parties involved in the collision; (2) that Salazar had been injured in the collision and his property had been damaged; and (3) that the parties involved in the collision faulted the Metro bus as contributing to Salazar's injuries and property damage.
www.law.com /jsp/tx/LawDecisionTX.jsp?id=1099927155829   (588 words)

  
 Portugal - The Salazar Regime   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Salazar was himself deeply religious and infused with Roman Catholic precepts.
In addition, Salazar's corporative principles and his constitution and labor statute of 1933 were infused with Roman Catholic precepts from the papal encyclicals Rerum Novarum (1891) and Quadragesimo Anno (1931).
Salazar's state was established on the principles of traditional Roman Catholicism, with an emphasis on order, discipline, and authority.
countrystudies.us /portugal/57.htm   (315 words)

  
 Alberto Salazar
Salazar was recruited to the University of Oregon.
Salazar's victory over Dick Beardsley at the 1982 Boston Marathon is hailed as the most memorable battle in the history of the Boston Marathon.
Salazar and his wife, Molly, have three children and reside in Oregon.
www.distancerunning.com /inductees/2000/salazar.html   (359 words)

  
 9news.com | News | Salazar backs off 'Antichrist' comment in bitter dispute with conservative ministry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Salazar had attacked Focus on the Family during an interview with KKTV in Colorado Springs on Tuesday, saying, "From my point of view, they are the Antichrist of the world."
Focus on the Family Chairman James Dobson said Salazar's criticism of the group was intended to divert attention from allegations that he reneged on a campaign promise to support up-or-down votes on the nominations.
Salazar said he has not decided how he would vote on Bush's nominees, but said Frist's proposal threatens to broaden the partisan divide in Congress.
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 John Salazar for Congress coloradodemocrat.com Donald Kaufman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Salazar is after the Democratic nomination to replace Republican Rep. Scott McInnis, who is not seeking a seventh term in the sprawling 3rd District.
Salazar said the recent defeat of statewide water bond measure was just the latest challenge in the district.
Salazar, the older brother of state Attorney General Ken Salazar, is a fifth generation Coloradan who grows potatoes and barley on land his family homesteaded in the 1850s.
www.coloradodemocrat.com /pages/14   (1116 words)

  
 Hon. John Salazar CO-03
Congressman John Salazar, is a fifth generation farmer and rancher, operating the family ranch and a seed potato operation in Southern Colorado with his wife Mary Lou and their three sons.
As a steward of the land, Salazar is a champion of preserving the environment.
Congressman Salazar remains committed to protecting the environment which is why he opposed the “energy bill” devised by the Bush Administration and oil companies that put profits first and threatens natural preserves and Alaskan wildlife.
www.dccc.org /races/candidates/CO_03_John_Salazar.html   (460 words)

  
 Army Times - News - More News.
John Salazar said he is a strong believer in having mandatory government funding for veterans’ health care, an idea endorsed by most major veterans’ service organizations that would put funding on par with the federal financing of Medicare and Medicaid.
In 2004, Salazar was name legislator of the year by the United Veterans Committee of Colorado when he served in the state legislature.
Salazar is a former Army enlisted member who served a tour in Germany in the 1970s.
www.armytimes.com /story.php?f=1-292925-1537553.php   (579 words)

  
 Baseball America - Prospect Pulse: Jeff Salazar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Salazar is enjoying his second consecutive strong season, getting off to a.326-11-36 start for the Oaks.
But Salazar has proved to be far from ordinary, showing tremendous aptitude and a willingness to improve.
And Geivett said Salazar's arm strength might be just average, but as a tool his arm might jump a grade because of his excellent accuracy.
www.baseballamerica.com /today/minors/040611pulse.html   (1571 words)

  
 Offender Information - Salazar, Robert Jr.
Salazar inflicted wounds consisting of a fractured skull, bruised heart, fractured ribs, and ruptured intestines.
After injuring the victim, Salazar placed her in her crib and left the residence.
The victim's mother arrived from work, finding the victim in her crib, and Salazar was absent.
www.tdcj.state.tx.us /stat/salazarrobert.htm   (67 words)

  
 WILLisms.com: Ken Salazar Has Seen The Anti-Christ.
Salazar, meanwhile, was able to effectively convince Colorado's voters he was a moderate.
Salazar was elected with a 51% majority, more than 100,000 more votes than Pete Coors, and only 20,000 fewer than President Bush received.
One promise Salazar made during the campaign (and it was a significant issue in the race) was that he would not support efforts to deny an up-or-down vote on President Bush's judicial nominees.
www.willisms.com /archives/2005/04/ken_salazar_has.html   (383 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Salazar trains on two wheels   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Salazar, who finished third at Indy last year and became the top driver for the A.J. Foyt team this season, realized that after a career full of near-misses at Indy he needed something more to get to the top.
Carmichael put Salazar though diagnostic testing, and he discovered that the driver's heart rate was pounding at almost 75% of its maximum throughout his multihour races.
To increase Salazar's endurance and concentration in the crucial final laps of a race, Carmichael came up with a nutrition and fitness plan that has reduced Salazar's heart rate to only 60% of maximum.
www.usatoday.com /sports/motor/indy500/special-salazar.htm   (537 words)

  
 salazar
Salazar accepted reluctantly because he did not consider himself quite yet ready and because he was known for his personal modesty.
Salazar therefore made his first appearance with the company without ever before having set foot on the Metropolitan stage, rehearsing with the orchestra, or personally meeting the cast (with the exception of Ponselle, with whom he had sung before).
In part this was because Salazar, the boy from a small locality, had nights on the town and occasional excuses from duty the next dayandemdash;Gallo would overlook such.
humanists.net /wasm/salazar.htm   (4294 words)

  
 The Steamboat Pilot: Salazar talks Social Security
Salazar, the freshman congressman from the 3rd Congressional District, recently introduced legislation that would have prevented money in the Social Security trust fund from being used to establish personal savings accounts, a major system reform proposed by President Bush.
Salazar's legislation was turned away on a procedural vote in the House.
Salazar spoke to a Centennial Hall audience of about 60 people for 15 minutes before opening the meeting to questions and comments from attendees.
www.steamboatpilot.com /section/frontpage_lead/story/29396   (488 words)

  
 NCADP: National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
Salazar was sentenced to death despite evidence that he had been abused and neglected as a child.
Salazar maintains that the discussion by the jury of his possible parole denied him a fair trial and has appealed his sentence based on this issue on both the state and federal level, but has been denied a retrial or habeas corpus relief on each occasion.
Salazar’s case illustrates the need to provide juries with the option of life without parole as an alternative to a death sentence, as well as what has been termed “truth in sentencing.” As of Sept. 1, 2005 the option of life without parole was available to Texas jurors in the sentencing phase of capital trials.
www.democracyinaction.org /dia/organizations/ncadp/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=2603   (740 words)

  
 Rocky Mountain News: Local
Salazar also cited some of Alito's more controversial legal opinions from his days as an appeals court judge, including his lone dissenting vote in a gender-discrimination case, Sheridan vs. E.I. DuPont de Nemours, and a vote in the case Doe vs. Groody that, Salazar said, would have upheld the strip search of a 10-year-old girl.
Salazar also questioned Alito's opinion that would have allowed a criminal conviction against a fl defendant to stand, even though fl jurors had been prevented from serving on the jury.
Salazar has been under intense pressure from both Alito supporters and opponents to not only make a decision on his vote, but to say whether or not he will support a filibuster to block the nomination.
www.rockymountainnews.com /drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4401714,00.html   (883 words)

  
 Rocky Mountain News: Local
Salazar had downplayed his Hispanic roots during the race against Republican Pete Coors, but he and newly elected Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla., were touted as the first Hispanic senators in about three decades.
Salazar began working behind the scenes with six other Democrats and seven Republicans who made up the "Gang of 14." They wanted to strike a middle ground and pull the Senate back from the brink of a partisan meltdown.
Salazar laughs at the story now, but there was a time earlier this year when he questioned how much he wanted the senator's life.
www.rockymountainnews.com /drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4337190,00.html   (2529 words)

  
 Salazar's 'Antichrist' flap spotlights judicial battle - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - April 29, 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Salazar later retracted, comes at the apex of a feud between the first-term Democrat and the powerful evangelical Christian organization over the group's campaign to pressure Senate Democrats into allowing a floor vote on Mr.
Salazar, who has sided with Democrats in their filibuster threat, issued a statement Wednesday saying he regretted using the term 'Antichrist,' but not much else.
Salazar's ire was raised after Focus on the Family Action, the group's political arm, kicked off a radio and print ad campaign last week targeting 20 senators in 16 states for their effort to filibuster some of the president's nominees.
www.washtimes.com /national/20050428-115525-8515r.htm   (537 words)

  
 Salazar retreats from no-filibuster position - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - March 26, 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Salazar, a Democrat from Colorado, as a key vote against the filibusters.
Salazar pledged during an interview with the Rocky Mountain News in Denver that he would not take part in the filibusters of judicial nominees.
Salazar has not taken a position on filibustering any of the nominees and said his boss made no such pledge during the interview with the Rocky Mountain News.
www.washtimes.com /national/20050325-110518-3826r.htm   (497 words)

  
 Books By Hal Higdon: Boston: A Century of Running
Salazar's face was impassive, but inwardly his stomach was churning; his legs felt so weak, he wondered if they would respond once the gun sounded.
Salazar knew that these early miles were part of a stalking game, the faster runners trying to conserve energy as much as possible, watching those around them, looking for weaknesses that they might later exploit.
Salazar later would admit: "My attitude changed during the race from wanting a fast time, to wanting a clear victory, to finally just wanting to win." Salazar began to realize that, unless Beardsley cracked soon, it might come down to a sprint on the final straightaway, something he feared despite his seemingly superior speed.
www.halhigdon.com /books/boston.html   (11168 words)

  
 Antonio Salazar
Salazar feared that if the Republicans won the war his own authoritarian government would be under threat.
Salazar, concerned about the effect the events in Spain would have on his country, established a new militia that could serve as an auxiliary police.
Salazar refused to declare war on Japan but in 1943 did allow the Allies to use its territories in the Azores as military bases.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /SPsalazar.htm   (437 words)

  
 US Senator Ken Salazar
Salazar urges VA to protect the veterans it serves and releases information to help veterans protect themselves against data theft
Salazar and DOD Oppose Funding Cut for Pueblo Chemical Clean-Up
Salazar Applauds Ford, GM and Chrysler for Embracing the Goal of America’s Energy Independence
salazar.senate.gov   (230 words)

  
 Jeff Salazar : Rotoworld.com - Jeff Salazar Biography from Rotoworld.com
Salazar was expected to be the center fielder at Triple-A Colorado Springs this season.
Salazar probably would have been in line to start next season in the minors even if he hit.500 this fall, but his 6-for-47 start is discouraging.
Salazar is batting.286/.388/.429 in 21 games since moving up from Double-A. If he continues to play well, he might get a chance to spend September as a part-time center fielder for the Rockies.
www.rotoworld.com /content/playerpages/player_main.asp?sport=MLB&id=1400   (478 words)

  
 9news.com | News | John Salazar campaign says staff member disciplined   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Salazar is running on the Democratic ticket in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, which covers southern Colorado and the Western Slope.
The e-mail solicitation from the Salazar campaign includes a picture of Salazar with what Web developers call and "alt tag." It's text that is hidden unless you hover your mouse over the image.
He is also the brother of Colorado's attorney general, Ken Salazar, who is in a tight race for the U.S. Senate.
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 The Steamboat Pilot: Salazar to visit Steamboat
Salazar, D-Manassa, is scheduled to host a town hall meeting from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Salazar said rural counties need that money for education and emergency services, and he has warned against proposed cuts to the PILT program.
Salazar spokeswoman Nay�--yera Haq said the congressman wants to provide a congressional update as well as an opportunity for his constituents to voice any concerns or issues they might have.
www.steamboatpilot.com /section/frontpage_lead/story/29312   (492 words)

  
 Colorado Politics, News and Inside Information: Q&A With Senator Ken Salazar
Senator Ken Salazar was elected to his first term in November 2004, defeating Republican Pete Coors to succeed Ben "Nighthorse" Campbell.
Salazar served six years as Colorado Attorney General, He is a former executive director of the Department of Natural Resources and chief legal counsel to former Governor Roy Romer.
What's interesting is that Salazar, Allard and Udall all are beginning to recoginize the problems with illegal immigration, but as long as Bush refuses to do his job, they are covered and don't have to do anything, unless they want to.
coloradopoliticalnews.blogs.com /colorado_political_news/2005/06/qa_with_senator_1.html   (3968 words)

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