Bill Thomas
Bill Thomas
William Marshall "Bill" Thomasis an American politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 2007, finishing his tenure representing California's 21st congressional district and as the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth6 December 1941
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We are absolutely convinced -- not to just my client -- but all 46 young men involved that these tests will be negative.
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This test clears these young men conclusively. It is our hope that none of these young men will have to face criminal charges resulting from these allegations.
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The test of your ideas on how good they are is not how fervently you hold them, but whether or not other people support putting you in office to advance those ideas.
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Each and every one of those young men who were present at this party categorically deny that any assault of any description took place. The entire Duke lacrosse team looks forward to the results of the DNA test in order to clear their names.
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Every one of these young men is looking forward to the test results so they can show that the allegations against them are false and without merit.
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Larry is the type who has everything lined up all the time. You call him for something, he already knows the issue.
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Otis took the attitude that he was going to hire people who he felt could do the job and then let them do it. From it came an awful lot of enterprise and pride.
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I think this week we will go a long ways toward clearing these young men's names.
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It bothers us a great deal, and we'll be before the court on it Monday.
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People inside the house have stated she was banging on the door, attempting to regain entry.
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We knew the alumni of Atlanta High School were loyal to the high school and the community, but the donations were above and beyond what we expected. We got anything from less than $5 to over $100, and every bit mattered.
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We're not preparing our kids for the jobs of the future.
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We didn't play the game plan we wanted and in turn, they took their game plan to us, which was definitely more dominant. They got the puck to the goal line and kind of exploited us down low.
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We know that the accusing witness has conducted a comprehensive media interview within a few days of this alleged brutal assault, so I certainly cannot understand why the identification procedure would have taken this long to conduct, nor do I understand why it would have taken such a long period to prepare the report.