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For America

A Statue of Liberty-shaped vinyl picture disc single was also released by Asylum in 1986, manufactured in the United Kingdom.


Lives in the Balance

The radio play garnered by "For America" and "In the Shape of a Heart", and the use of "Lives in the Balance" in the show Miami Vice, gained him many new fans who later went back and discovered Browne's earlier works.


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Antonio Ilustrisimo

At the age of nine he decided to travel to the United States, and stowed away on a boat he thought was headed for America.

B. Dan Berger

In 2004, Berger became vice president of government relations for America's Community Bankers, then executive vice president of government affairs for the National Association of Federal Credit Unions.

Ballyclare

Jonathan Swift preached here and it was from here the families of Mark Twain, Sam Houston and General Alexander Macomb left for America.

Bruce Reed

Rahm Emanuel and Bruce Reed, The Plan: Big Ideas for America, PublicAffairs Books of Perseus Books Group, August 2006, ISBN 1-58648-412-5.

Citizens for America

Citizens for America staged an unprecedented meeting of anti-Communist rebel leaders called the "Democratic International", including Nicaraguan, Laotian, Angolan and Afghan (Mujahideen) rebels in June 1985 in Jamba, Angola.

Dai Min

John Milligan-Whyte and Dai Min founded the Center for America China Partnership in 2005 and incorporated the America China Partnership Foundation in New York in 2007.

David Bezmozgis

Critics in North America and in Europe have suggested that in this novel Berzmozgis presented through a fictional lens what another Jewish-Soviet immigrant Maxim D. Shrayer had described in his book "Waiting for America" (2007).

Dawnine Dyer

It was during this period that Dyer joined forces with other winemakers and grape growers in calling for the creation of Geographic Indications and Appellations of Origin for America’s wine growing regions, including the Napa Valley AVA.

Doctors for America

On 14 November 2013, the co-founder and president of Doctors for America, Dr. Vivek Murthy, was nominated by U.S. President Barack Obama to be the Surgeon General of the United States.

Emperor Rosko

He stayed with Radio 1 until September 1976, when he left for America to re-join his father, who was suffering from Parkinson's disease.

Fisher v. University of Texas

Amicus briefs have been filed by Teach for America, the Asian American Legal Foundation, the Asian Pacific American Legal Center, the California Association of Scholars and Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, the Black Student Alliance at The University of Texas, the Mountain States Legal Foundation, the Pacific Legal Foundation, Peter Kirsanow, Stuart Taylor, Jr. and others.

In the Shadow of the Blade

Other major screenings have been held at the Women In Military Service for America Memorial, the Museum of Flight the Corning Museum of Glass and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

Jenni Alpert

Additionally she is a key spokesperson / performing artist for America's Blood Centers' new Speakers' Bureau program 'Conversations About Life'.

José Alves

He is also the father of Luis Roberto Alves, who would also go on to play for Club América and for the Mexican national football team because Luis Roberto was born in Mexico, during his father's playing days for América.

Kevin S. Huffman

After finishing his assignment as a teacher for Teach for America, Huffman attended New York University School of Law, where he was a member of the law review and graduated in 1998.

Mademoiselle Montansier

At 14 she fled from the Ursuline convent in Bordeaux, she was there engaged by an acting troupe and — in love with a handsome young actor — embarked for America.

Marcial Maciel

He was a member of the Interdicasterial Commission for a Just Distribution of Clergy (1991), the IV General Conference of Latin American Bishops (CELAM) (1992), the Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the Consecrated Life and Its Role in the Church and in the World (1994), the Synod of Bishops' Special Assembly for America (1997) and (since 1994) a permanent consultant to the Congregation for the Clergy.

Michele Jolin

Before serving in the White House, Jolin was a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, where she headed CAP's presidential transition project and co-edited with Mark J. Green the book Change for America: A Progressive Blueprint for the 44th President.

New Orleans Squadron

Although Jean Lafitte fought for America at New Orleans, the squadron operated against his pirates until ultimately being evicted from their base at Barataria on September 16, 1814 by Commodore Patterson.

One Day, All Children

One Day, All Children: The Unlikely Triumph of Teach For America and What I Learned Along the Way (ISBN 1586481797) is the first book by Wendy Kopp, CEO and Founder of Teach For America.

Only A Theory

Only A Theory: Evolution and the Battle for America's Soul is a 2008 book by the American cell biologist and Roman Catholic Kenneth R. Miller.

Phạm Xuân Ẩn

He told his friend Stanley Karnow, in Karnow's book Vietnam: A History, that his love for America and Vietnam was like the French song "J ai Deux Amours", but Ẩn felt obliged, like many other Vietnamese, to had to see Vietnam free.

Phillip Jauregui

ValuesVoter.Org was created to serve America’s largest voting block and Jauregui serves on its board of directors along with Phyllis Schlafly of Eagle Forum, Rick Scarborough of Vision America, Alan Keyes of the Declaration Foundation, Manuel Miranda of the Third Branch Conference, Tom McClusky of the Family Research Council, Aryeh Spero of Caucus for America, Andrea Lafferty of Traditional Values Coalition and Janet Folger of Faith 2 Action.

Politics Lost

Politics Lost: How American Democracy Was Trivialized By People Who Think You're Stupid, reprinted in 2007 as Politics Lost: From RFK to W: How Politicians Have Become Less Courageous and More Interested in Keeping Power than in Doing What's Right for America, is a 2006 book by journalist Joe Klein on the loss of spontaneity and authenticity in American politics.

Reason: Why Liberals Will Win the Battle for America

Reason: Why Liberals Will Win the Battle for America is a book written by former Bill Clinton administration Labor Secretary, Robert Reich.

Rialto

Dionne Warwick performed here her first Live TV Concert in 1983 for America.

Robert Gass

Robert was the former Board Chair of Greenpeace, and coaches and consults to leaders and organizations such as the NAACP, Sierra Club, MS Foundation, Green for All, Service Employees International Union(SEIU), Reform Immigration for America (RIFA), the Democracy Alliance, Rainforest Action Network, Center for Community Change (CCC), Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection, and MoveOn.org.

Robin Russin

Russin has been a producer on both independent and TV movies, and in television, he wrote, produced and directed numerous segments and specials for America's Most Wanted and The Prosecutors.

Secular Coalition for America

Advisors to the Secular Coalition for America are Woody Kaplan, chair; Rob Boston; Daniel Dennett; Richard Dawkins; Rebecca Goldstein; Sam Harris; Jeff Hawkins; Wendy Kaminer; Michael Lewis; Michael Newdow; Steven Pinker; Salman Rushdie; Ellery Schempp; Todd Stiefel; and Julia Sweeney.

Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance

The primary campaign of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance is to build public support for America's Red Rock Wilderness Act, which was first introduced in Congress in 1989 by Utah Congressman Wayne Owens.

Speedway World Championship

1937 saw Americans Jack Milne, Wilbur Lamoreaux and Cordy Milne swept the podium for the first win for America and the only time Riders from one country took all 3 top positions.

Talena Atfield

Atfield served on a judging panel for America's Hot Musician, a reality talent competition for instrumental musicians, alongside Duke Ellington Orchestra alumnus Gregory Charles Royal and National Symphony Orchestra violinist Marissa Regni.

The Clarion Project

The Third Jihad: Radical Islam’s Vision for America is a 72 minute documentary released in May 2009 and produced by NBC News journalist and Clinton administration advisor Erik Werth.

Tony Meléndez

He received the Branson Entertainment Award for Best New Artist in 1999, the "Inspirational Hero Award from the NFL Alumni Association at the Super Bowl XXIII and has received special commendations from the State of California for his work with young people and from President Reagan, regarding Tony "as a positive role model for America".

Universidad de Sonora

The University is part of the UN Regional Coordination of Activities in Basic Space Science for America, an aerospace consortium based in Vienna, Austria, and co-sponsored by the European Space Agency.

Wendy Kopp

Kopp chronicled her experiences at Teach For America in two books, One Day, All Children: The Unlikely Triumph of Teach For America and What I Learned Along the Way and A Chance To Make History: What Works and What Doesn't in Providing an Excellent Education For All.