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George W. Bush
Birth:
July 6, 1946
Birthplace:
New Haven, Connecticut
Religion:
1986: Became a Born-Again Christian at the age of 40.
Education:
September 1961?June 1964: Phillips Academy Andover Prep School
September 1964?May 1968: Yale
Majored in History, played rugby and baseball, member of Skulls and
Bones Secret Society
September 1973: Harvard
Masters in Business Administration (1975)
Military Service:
1968-1973: Texas Air National Guard
Pilot Aptitude Test Score: 25% (Lowest acceptable grade).
Note: Later on Bush will be criticized for joining the Texas Air
National Guard so as to avoid the draft for the Vietnam War.
Political Career:
1978: Ran for Congress but lost to Kent Hance
1994: Elected Texas Governor by beating Ann Richards
1998: Re-elected Texas Governor
2001: Became President of the US
2001 Total Campaign Funds Receipt: $193,088,650
http://www.opensecrets.org/2000elect/index/P00003335.htm
2004 Total Campaign Funds Receipt: $360,651,752
http://www.opensecrets.org/presidential/summary.asp?ID=N00008072
Business:
1. Setup Arbuto Energy (1979) (Changed name to Bush Exploration Co.),
sold company to Spectrum 7 and became the latter?s CEO (1984).
Spectrum 7 then became bankrupt and bought by Harken Energy Corp.
(1986)
2. Owner of the Texas Rangers from 1984 to 1994.
Sources:
?George W. Bush Timeline?
http://austin.about.com/cs/bushbiographies/a/bush_background.htm
?Bush: So-So Student but a Campus Mover?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/campaigns/wh2000/stories/bush072799.htm
?At Height of Vietnam, Bush Picks Guard?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/campaigns/wh2000/stories/bush072899.htm
?George W. Bush?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush
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John Kerry
Birth: December 11, 1943
Birthplace:
Fitzsimons Army Hospital in Denver, Colorado
Education:
1957: Fessenden School in West Newton
1958-1962: St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire
1959: Founded St. Paul?s John Winant Society
1962-1966: Yale University (Political Science), Member of Skulls and Bones
1963: Became President of Yale Political Union
1965: Won Best Orator at the Ten Eyck
1976: Received law degree at Boston College
Religion:
Roman Catholic (former altar boy)
Military Service:
February 18, 1966: United States Naval Reserves
June 8, 1967: First duty as guided missile frigate USS Gridley
December 2, 1968: First Purple Heart
February 20, 1969: Second Purple Heart
February 28, 1969: Silver Star
March 1969: Bronze Star and third Purple Heart
Political Career:
April 22, 1971: First Vietnam Veteran to testify at the Senate Committee
April 23, 1971: Kerry protested at the U.S. Capitol. Along with 800
veterans, Kerry threw their medals as an act of protest to the Vietnam
War.
June 30, 1971: Appeared at a debate with John O?Neill in the Dick
Cavett Show on ABC
1970: Lost to Fr. Robert Drinan (Jesuit Priest) in a Democratic
primary to challenge Philip J. Philbin for the US Congress.
1972: Lost to Paul W. Cronin for the a US Congress seat
1972: Fundraiser for the Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE)
1974: Became Executive Director of Mass Action, a Massachusetts
advocacy association.
1977: Became First Assistant District Attorney
1982: Won as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
1985: Became a US Senator
April 1986: One of the Senators who proposed the Iran-Contra hearings.
1987-1989: Chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
1990, 1996 and 2002: Re-elected to the Senate
2004: Won the Democratic Primary for Democrat Presidential Candidate
2004 Total Campaign Funds Receipt: $317,788,245
http://www.opensecrets.org/presidential/summary.asp?ID=N00000245
Business:
1979: Opened A Small Cookie and Muffin Shop, Kilvert & Forbes, in
Boston's Quincy Market area (Still exist today as "Maggie's Sweets")
Sources:
?John Kerry?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kerry
?Sponsorship of legislation by John Kerry?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sponsorship_of_legislation_by_John_Kerry
?John Kerry: A Candidate in the Making?
http://www.boston.com/globe/nation/packages/kerry/
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Hi again!
George W. Bush
Family:
Married Laura Welch on November 5, 1977
Had twin daughters Barbara and Jenna
Hobby: Bass Fishing
"George W. Bush Timeline"
http://austin.about.com/cs/bushbiographies/a/bush_background.htm
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John Kerry
Family:
1970: Married 1st Wife Julia Thorne
May 26, 1995: Married 2nd Wife - Teresa Heinz
2 Daughters - Alexandra, Vanessa
3 Stepsons - John, Andre, Christopher.
Hobbies: Skiing, snowboarding, playing acoustic guitar, playing
hockey, riding a Harley, windsurfing,
"John Kerry"
http://www.azcentral.com/news/election/articles/campgn04-kerry.html
"Encyclopedia: John F. Kerry"
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/John-F.-Kerry
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