Senator Byron Dorgan stated that " Google's decision is a strong step in favor of freedom of expression and information.

He is ranked by Nat Fleischer and Charley Rose as the # 1 All-Time Welterweight ; other sports personalities such as Tad Dorgan, Tom O ' Rourke, Dan Morgan and Jimmy Johnston call him " the greatest pound for pound fighter who ever lived ".

They denounced the idea, with Wyden stating, " The idea of a federal betting parlor on atrocities and terrorism is ridiculous and it's grotesque ," while Dorgan called it " useless, offensive and unbelievably stupid ".

Byron Leslie Dorgan ( born May 14, 1942 ) is a former United States Senator from North Dakota and is now a senior policy advisor for a Washington, DC law firm.

Dorgan is also a co-chair of BPC's Energy Project.

Dorgan is married to the former Kimberly Olson, an Executive Vice President and lobbyist for The American Council of Life Insurers.

From his first marriage, Dorgan has a son Scott who has two children, Mason and Madison, and had a daughter Shelly, who is deceased.

Because Dorgan is the top Democrat on the committee investigating Abramoff, questions were raised about a possible conflict of interest.

The fellowship is funded by a contract with the United States Department of Labor and earmark legislation sponsored by Former U. S. Senator Byron Dorgan.

* February – John L. " Ike " Dorgan is a founding partner of The Ring magazine and remained with this influential publication until his retirement in 1930.

Both of North Dakota's U. S. senators ( Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan ) are members of the Democratic-NPL party as is North Dakota's sole U. S. representative, Earl Pomeroy.

A 2010 report by Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Chairman Byron Dorgan, D-N. D., found that the Aberdeen Area of the Indian Health Service ( IHS ) is in a " chronic state of crisis.

Joseph E " Joe " Dorgan ( born July 3, 1975 ) is an American professional wrestler.

Dorgan is generally credited with either creating or popularizing such words and expressions as " dumbbell " ( a stupid person ); " for crying out loud " ( an exclamation of astonishment ); " cat's meow " and " cat's pajamas " ( as superlatives ); " applesauce " ( nonsense ); " cheaters '" ( eyeglasses ); " skimmer " ( a hat ); " hard-boiled " ( a tough person ); " drugstore cowboy " ( loafers or ladies ' men ); " nickel-nurser " ( a miser ); " as busy as a one-armed paperhanger " ( overworked ); and " Yes, we have no bananas ," which was turned into a popular song.

Hugh Taylor succeeded Ron Way as director and the regular cast now comprised Creyton, Frazer, June Thody, Neva Carr Glyn and Noeline Brown ( recently returned from her stint in the UK ), with guest appearances by Stuart Wagstaff, Arlene Dorgan, scriptwriter Barbara Angell, Bryan Davies, Johnny Lockwood ( who later starred in Number 96 ) and Penney Ramsey.

Dorgan has three times introduced a bill forming a Truman Committee to oversee Government waste, fraud, and corruption in the giving of governmental contracts.

* Senate Democratic Policy Committee Hearing-“ An Oversight Hearing on Waste, Fraud and Abuse in U. S. Government Contracting in Iraq ” Statement of Senator Byron L. Dorgan February 14, 2005

Rushton did his own host duties for New Stars and Garters, a variety entertainment show in 1965, where he first met Arlene Dorgan.

Four Democratic senators ( Byron Dorgan ( D-ND ), Russell Feingold ( D-WI ), Barbara Mikulski ( D-MD ), and Paul Wellstone ( D-MN )) stated they opposed the bill for its repeal of Sections 20 and 32.

With Senator Byron Dorgan, Wyden offered an unsuccessful amendment to end funding for TV Martí, an anti-Castro broadcasting project of the U. S. government aimed at Cuba.

On January 11, 2010, Hoeven announced he would run in the 2010 North Dakota Senate election for the seat being vacated by Senator Byron Dorgan.

Dorgan worked in management for a Denver aerospace firm, eventually earning a position training others for high ranking company positions.

Dorgan ran unsuccessfully for a seat in Congress in 1974.

Dorgan won the election for the seat.

Although Dorgan had indicated in early 2008 he would seek a fourth term in the Senate, on January 5, 2010, he issued a statement announcing he would not run for re-election.

In November 2005, Dorgan was accused of receiving campaign contributions from people who worked for companies connected to lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

She considered a bid for the Democratic nomination for the U. S. Senate election to replace retiring Senator Byron Dorgan, but on March 3, 2010, declined the rematch against Hoeven, who was ultimately elected.

On August 17, 1881, Worcester suspended Captain Mike Dorgan ‚ and Harry took over the position for the remainder of the season.

In his place, Byron Dorgan ran for the open seat and defeated Republican Jim Smykowski by 56. 8 % to 42. 6 %.

Dorgan in turn ran for a Senate seat in 1992 and left an open seat which was assessed as leaning Democratic.

John L. " Ike " Dorgan was Rickard's press agent and, later, publicity manager for the Garden.

In 2004, he declined to run for United States Senate against Dem-NPLer Byron Dorgan despite calls from national Republican leaders including then-President George W. Bush.

In 1995, he worked for World Wrestling Federation going by his real name, Joe Dorgan, following in the footsteps of his uncle, Tony Parisi, who worked for the WWWF under Vince McMahon, Sr. Johnny Swinger appeared on WWFs flagship program, " WWF RAW ", facing Shane Douglas in a nationally televised broadcast in September of that year.

His brother John L. " Ike " Dorgan ( born April 1879 ) was publicity manager for the Madison Square Garden, and his brother Richard W. " Dick " Dorgan ( born September 1892 ) was an illustrator and cartoonist.

Among his earliest influences were Punch cartoonist – illustrator Phil May, and American comic strip cartoonists Tad Dorgan, Cliff Sterrett, Rube Goldberg, Rudolph Dirks, Fred Opper, Billy DeBeck, George McManus and Milt Gross.

By March 1932, Capp was drawing Colonel Gilfeather, a single-panel, AP-owned property created in 1930 by Dick Dorgan.

* 1932 – Howard Dorgan, American writer and academic ( d. 2012 )

During the later ' 60s Rushton spent much of his time in Australia, following Arlene Dorgan back to her homeland.

The film features McCay with several of his cartoonist friends, such as George McManus ( creator of Bringing Up Father ), Roy McCardell, and Thomas A. Dorgan.

* Maurice B. Dorgan, History of Lawrence, Massachusetts: With War Records.

Lawrence, MA: Maurice B. Dorgan, 1924.

* William J. Dorgan ( 1921 – 2003 ), Bergen County Freeholder Director and New Jersey State Assemblyman who served multiple terms as mayor of Palisades Park.

Dorgan and Wyden argued that the U. S. should " pull the plug on U. S. government television broadcasts to Cuba, broadcasts even the American government acknowledges Fidel Castro routinely jams and the Cuban people can't see.

Herriman drew sports cartoons in an office alongside Frederick Burr Opper and James Swinnerton, and Tad Dorgan, who worked at the New York Evening Journal, another Hearst paper.

Fellow cartoonist Tad Dorgan nicknamed him " the Greek ", a label which stuck and was taken up by his biographers and the press, who called him the son of a Greek baker.