John tower was the first republican elected to be a u. S. Senator from texas since the reconstruction era after the civil war. John tower served as a republican in the senate for more than 20 years. He ended up making history after his time in the senate, when he became the only nominee for secretary of defense who has ever been rejected by the United States senate. George h. W. Bush, poppy bush, nominated john tower to be defense secretary in january 1989, and the senate, remarkably, said, no. His nomination was basically doomed by multiple reports of alleged inappropriate behavior by him toward both women and alcohol. He told the ngoc times, when the senate rejected him, quote, have i ever drunk to excess . Yes. Am i alcohol dependent . No. Have i always been a good boy . Of course not. But had it not been for that historymaking failed nomination to be defense secretary, the senate has only ever rejected nine cabinet nominees in the history of the country, and he is one of them. Had
At the statewide level in texas was a senator tamed john tower. And he led that in the sense that in the sense of his election in 1961. John tower was the first republican elected to be a u. S. Senator from texas since the reconstruction era after the civil war. John tower served as a republican in the senate for more than 20 years. He ended up making history after his time in the senate, when he became the only nominee for secretary of defense who has ever been rejected by the United States senate. George h. W. Bush, poppy bush, nominated john tower to be defense secretary in january 1989, and the senate, remarkably, said, no. His nomination was basically doomed by multiple reports of alleged inappropriate behavior by him toward both women and alcohol. He told the nork norg times New York Times when the senate rejected him, quote, have i ever drunk to excess . Yes. Am i alcohol dependent . No. Have i always been a good boy . Of course not. But had it not been for that historymaking fa
2004. The Montgomery County d. A. Filing the charges before the 12year statute of limitations was set to expire in just weeks. Constand worked at temple universitys Athletic Program and considered cosby 37 years her senior a friend and mentor. She accuses cosby of drugging then assaulting her when she visited his pennsylvania home. Mr. Cosby urged her to take pills that he provided to her and to drink wine. Reporter in the complaint, constand said cosby told her the pills were herbal. After taking them, she felt dizzy, nauseous, paralyzed and was aware of cosby fondling her breasts and putting his hands in her pants. Constand filed a civil suit against cosby, forcing him to be deposed. He settled the suit with her, the terms of which were sealed. In his own words unsealed this july and the original criminal case reopened. In it, cosby admits to giving women quaaludes but never without their knowledge. Constand, the first to publicly come forward, accusing cosby. Since then, some 50 wom
This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell. Odonnell good evening. This is our western edition. We begin tonight with breaking news about Osama Bin Ladens son, hamza. Cbs news has learned he has been killed in a military operation. Hamza bin laden was in line to head al qaeda, the terror group founded by his father. And hamza bin laden had a big price on his head. David martin leads off our ght rting tonight from the orntagon. Reporter one official tells cbs news, Osama Bin Ladens son, hamza, is believed to have been killed in a military operation, although he was not the target of the operation, and was not even known to be at that location. Some time later, Officials Say ms. Intelligence monitored conversations among al qaeda members cl or where the operation took place, although hamza was reported to be in either pakistan or afghanistan. President trump brushed aside questions. I dont want to comment on it. Reporter letters captured in the 2011 raid which killed osama ain lade
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