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... elected alderman on his second try in 1851 , and the following year he was also elected to a term in Congress . He grad- ually strengthened his position in Tammany Hall ( the executive committee of New York City's Democratic Party ...
... elected alderman on his second try in 1851 , and the following year he was also elected to a term in Congress . He grad- ually strengthened his position in Tammany Hall ( the executive committee of New York City's Democratic Party ...
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... elected as senator from Rio Grande do Sul in December 1945 , he went into semiretirement until 1950 , when he emerged as the successful presidential candidate of the Brazilian Labour Party . He took office on Jan. 31 , 1951 . As an elected ...
... elected as senator from Rio Grande do Sul in December 1945 , he went into semiretirement until 1950 , when he emerged as the successful presidential candidate of the Brazilian Labour Party . He took office on Jan. 31 , 1951 . As an elected ...
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... elected majority leader by his fellow Democrats in the House of Rep- resentatives , and in 1986 he was elected speak- er to succeed Thomas P. O'Neill . Wright was an aggressive and assertive leader of the House , but in June 1988 the ...
... elected majority leader by his fellow Democrats in the House of Rep- resentatives , and in 1986 he was elected speak- er to succeed Thomas P. O'Neill . Wright was an aggressive and assertive leader of the House , but in June 1988 the ...
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