In 1947 at the age of 23, Doby joined Jackie Robinson in breaking the MLB color barrier as he became the first black player to integrate the American League ( AL ) when he signed a contract to play with Bill Veeck's Cleveland Indians.

" Bill Veeck claimed Landis prevented him from purchasing the Phillies when Landis learned of Veeck's plan to integrate the team.

Yet they have accepted most of the extant `` welfare state '' provisions for health, security, and the regulation of economic affairs, and they overwhelmingly approve of the traditional `` liberalism '' of the Bill of Rights.

A leaked memo from Fox News vice president Bill Sammon to News staff at the height of the health care reform in the United States debate has been cited as an example of the pro-Republican party bias of Fox News.

In 1980, Bill Haley and His Comets toured South Africa but Haley's health was failing and it was reported that he had a brain tumor.

Following the advice of conservative William Kristol, Dole flatly rejected the health care plan of Bill Clinton, remarking, " There is no crisis in health care.

Bill Hayden on 29 November 1973, the purpose of Medibank was to provide the ' most equitable and efficient means of providing health insurance coverage for all Australians '.

CELDF has been working for free to empower local communities across to the country, including assisting Spokane, Washington to put on the 2009 ballot a city Bill of Rights which includes the rights to have access to good health care, clean water, and a clean environment.

As chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, in the 1990s, he strongly opposed President Bill Clinton's proposal to expand health care coverage to all Americans.

In 2009 mental health issues were confronted such as Keith McGrath's desertion of the British Army and Bill Taylor's psychological torture over Annette Daly's alcoholism.

However, the shows were postponed due to health issues with Bill Stevenson, but they were never rescheduled.

This led to a cross-Canada and US tour for the band beginning in 2000, although health problems precluded Kale's involvement and Bill Wallace, who had toured previously with The Guess Who, was brought in as a replacement.

Immediately after visiting the San Bernardino store, Ray became convinced that he could sell mixers to every new franchise restaurant that they opened, and so he offered his services to the McDonald brothers who were looking for a new franchising agent following the departure of agent Bill Tansey due to health issues.

Unfortunately for Parr, the King's health improved, and the Regency Bill never passed.

Interim party and opposition leader Bill Graham named Dryden to his shadow cabinet as health critic.

" Hitchens responded by standing by his criticism of Sheehan and then defending his deposition to U. S. House of Representatives prosecutors regarding Blumenthal during the impeachment of Bill Clinton and his critical review of Said ’ s book, Orientalism ( Hitchens stating that the review was determined by the 25th anniversary of the book ’ s original publication and not the state of Said ’ s health ).

In 1993, Rockefeller became the principal Senate supporter, with Ted Kennedy, behind Bill and Hillary Clinton's sweeping health care reform package, liaising closely with the First Lady, even opening up his mansion in Rock Creek Park for its first strategy meeting.

She kept the state of her health out of the press so well that in the KUT radio documentary Rediscovering Barbara Jordan, President Bill Clinton stated that he wanted to nominate Jordan for the United States Supreme Court, but by the time he could do so, Jordan's health problems prevented him from nominating her.

He soon became one of the House Republican caucus ' top advisors regarding health care legislation, particularly the Patients ' Bill of Rights.

During the debate over the proposed Patients ' Bill of Rights legislation, Fletcher opposed a Democratic proposal that would have allowed individuals to sue their health maintenance organizations ( HMOs ), favoring instead a more limited bill drafted by Republican leadership that expanded the patient's ability to appeal HMO decisions.

The Bill of Rights emphasized economic and social rights, e. g., the right to work, leisure, health care, and education.

In 2006, he vetoed the " Fair Share Health Care Bill ," also known as the WalMart Bill, which required businesses with more than 10, 000 employees in the state ( three of the four companies being WalMart, Northrop Grumman, & Giant ) to either spend eight percent of payroll on employee health care, or pay that amount to a state health program for the uninsured.

That place is crawling with Bill Doolin and his gang ''.

And Bill Wisman, forty-three, a farmer's son from Beallsville, Ohio, is a quiet but impressive man.

It is a Whig history of the `` Tory reaction '' which preceded the Reform Bill of 1832, and it uses the figure of Grey to give some unity to the narrative.

Bill Ruger's long-awaited Deerstalker ( under $110 ) is a new rifle action in a caliber that upsets all the modern theory of high-velocity fans ; ;

When the therapist came to feel on sufficiently sure ground with him to ask him, `` What is that, Bill -- hello or farewell ''??

Liston is Bill Liston, baseball writer for the Boston Traveler, who quoted Jensen as saying:

`` Which is a frightful prospect, Bill ''.

: If Bill Gates owns Fort Knox, then he is rich.

: Bill Gates is rich.

* 1999 – US President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving " intentionally false statements " in a sexual harassment civil lawsuit.

* Bill Evans's overdubbed piano elegy for fellow jazz pianist Sonny Clark is titled " N. Y. C.

The rammer is " Tenure of Office Bill " and cannon balls on the floor are " Justice ".

Alcoholics Anonymous ( AA ) is an international mutual aid movement founded in 1935 by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith ( Bill W. and Dr. Bob ) in Akron, Ohio.

AA says it is " not organized in the formal or political sense ", and Bill Wilson called it a " benign anarchy ".

The Atlanta Falcons Adviser Board is made up of eleven members: Arthur M. Blank, Henry L. “ Hank ” Aaron, Steve Bartkowski, Glenda Hatchett, David E. Homrich, Felker W. Ward, Jr., Carl Ware, Bill Bolling, Dr. Robert M. Franklin, Ingrid Saunders Jones and Andrew Young ( Ambassador ).

* Pecos Bill is an American cowboy, apocryphally immortalized in numerous tall tales of the Old West during American westward expansion into the Southwest of Texas, New Mexico, Southern California, and Arizona.

This definition is taken from that in the English Criminal Code Bill of 1880, cl.

Desson Howe, in this review for the Washington Post praised the film's style: " Bill Pope's cinematography is gymnastic and appropriately frenetic.

William Jefferson " Bill " Clinton ( born William Jefferson Blythe III ; August 19, 1946 ) is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001.

While 55 % thought he " would have something worthwhile to contribute and should remain active in public life ", 68 % thought he would be remembered for his " involvement in personal scandal ", and 58 % answered " No " to the question " Do you generally think Bill Clinton is honest and trustworthy?

In March 2010, a Newsmax / Zogby poll asking Americans which of the current living former presidents they think is best equipped to deal with the problems the country faces today, found that a wide margin of respondents would pick Bill Clinton.

* S. Daniel Abraham Peace is Possible, foreword by Bill Clinton

The lowest is by Bill Bergen, who had an OBP of. 194.