Among those reasons the report cites: Vilsack has repeatedly demonstrated a preference for large industrial farms and genetically modified crops ; as Iowa state governor, he originated the seed pre-emption bill in 2005, effectively blocking local communities from regulating where genetically engineered crops would be grown ; additionally, Vilsack was the founder and former chair of the Governor's Biotechnology Partnership, and was named Governor of the Year by the Biotechnology Industry Organization, an industry lobbying group.

Canada's Governor General, the Marquess of Landsdowne, demonstrated the Dominion government's support of the Galt enterprises, by opening the Galts ' railway in September 1885 in Lethbridge.

During the swearing-in ceremony of Governor General of Canada | Governor General Michaëlle Jean on Parliament Hill, the Ottawa chapter of Citizens for a Canadian Republic demonstrated for the office to be elected and severed from the monarchy.

She had secured the Democratic nomination after her long years in the General Assembly, as Lieutenant Governor and her demonstrated ability to run a campaign by her large statewide victory margins in 1992 and 1996.

Griswold and eight other Council-members demonstrated opposition to the Stamp Act of 1765 when Governor Thomas Fitch was required to take an oath to support it.

There, Oller demonstrated that he had an enormous talent in art and in 1848, General Juan Prim, Governor of Puerto Rico, offered Oller the opportunity to continue his studies in Rome.

Armed Forces Day Proclamation by John A. Notte, Jr., Governor

National Maritime Day proclamation by John A. Notte, Jr., Governor

Miss Rhode Island Pageant Week proclamation by John A. Notte, Jr., Governor

The State Ballet of Rhode Island Week proclamation by John A. Notte, Jr., Governor

Proclamation Thanksgiving Day by John A. Notte, Jr., Governor

A check for $4,177.37 representing the last payment of a $50,000 federal grant to Rhode Island Hospital was presented to the hospital administrator, Oliver G. Pratt, yesterday by Governor Notte.

* 1929 – Huey P. Long Governor of Louisiana is impeached by the Louisiana House of Representatives.

The bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate ( seventeen-member body appointed by the Governor General ) and the House of Representatives ( seventeen seats ; members are elected by proportional representation to serve five-year terms ).

Gawler was recalled and replaced by Governor Grey in 1841.

Mackenzie chose the following jurists to be appointed as justices of the Supreme Court of Canada by the Governor General:

* 1893 – Ibadan area became a British Protectorate after a treaty signed by Fijabi, the Baale of Ibadan with the British acting Governor of Lagos, George C. Denton.

* 1930 – The first British Empire Games were opened in Hamilton, Ontario by the Governor General of Canada, the Viscount Willingdon.

Selkirk was discovered by the Dukes captain, Woodes Rogers, who referred to him as Governor of the island.

* 1975 – East Timor: Governor Mário Lemos Pires of Portuguese Timor abandons the capital Dili, following a coup by the Timorese Democratic Union ( UDT ) and the outbreak of civil war between UDT and Fretilin.

* 1810 – Venezuela achieves home rule: Vicente Emparan, Governor of the Captaincy General is removed by the people of Caracas and a junta is installed.

In 1693 Morosini resumed command, but his only acts were to refortify the castle of Aegina, which he had demolished during the Cretan war in 1655, the cost of upkeep being paid as long as the war lasted, by the Athenians, and to place it and Salamis under Malipiero as Governor.

Afghanistan was represented by Sahibzada Abdul Latif and the Governor Sardar Shireendil Khan representing Amir Abdur Rahman Khan.

By 667, the Afghan area was under invasion by the Arabs but in 683 Kabul revolted and completely routed the invading army which was led by the Governor of Seistan.

His services were rewarded in 1498 when Maximilian bestowed upon him the title of Hereditary Governor ( potestat ) of Friesland, but he had to make good his claim by force of arms.

As Governor, he oversaw four executions: one by electric chair and three by lethal injection.

Executive authority in British Virgin Islands is vested in The Queen and is exercised on her behalf by the Governor of the British Virgin Islands.

The Governor is appointed by the Queen on the advice of the British Government.

Four Prime Ministers in 1945: Labor Prime Minister John Curtin ( left ) shares a joke with the Governor General Prince Henry ( in uniform ) with former Country Party Prime Minister Arthur Fadden, Nationalist Prime Minister Billy Hughes and UAP Prime Minister Robert Menzies.

Two-time Governor of Virginia, William " Extra Billy " Smith, was born at Marengo in 1797.

The " visual book " Still water, together with the booklets The true eventual story of Billy the Kid and Beach Head as well as the anthology of concrete poetry, The cosmic chef, won the Governor General's Award for poetry.

Ultimately, the case was bogged down in the courts, " much to the delight of New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, who knows all too well the value of Billy as a cultural icon and a draw for tourists ".

Some notable people whose Requiem Masses were said at the cathedral include New York Yankees greats Babe Ruth, Roger Maris, and Billy Martin ; legendary football coach Vince Lombardi, singer Celia Cruz, former Attorney General and U. S. Senator from New York Robert F. Kennedy, New York Giants owner Wellington Mara, and former Governor of New York Hugh Carey.

* Billy Adams, Governor of Colorado

Speakers at the ceremony, including California Governor Pete Wilson, Kansas senator Bob Dole, and the Reverend Dr. Billy Graham, eulogized the former First Lady.

Among other prominent aviators were Billy Mitchell, the Chief of Air Service of the American Expeditionary Force ; Frank Luke of the 27th Aero Squadron, who was honored with the Medal of Honor and two Distinguished Service Crosses ; and Sumner Sewall of the 95th Aero Squadron, recipient of two Distinguished Service Crosses, who served as Governor of Maine from 1941 to 1945.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony on December 7 was attended by Billy and Cal Ripken, and Governor Martin O ' Malley.

The office of California Governor Pat Brown was flooded with appeals for clemency from noted authors and intellectuals from around the world, including Aldous Huxley, Ray Bradbury, Norman Mailer, Dwight MacDonald, and Robert Frost, and from such other public figures as former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Christian evangelist Billy Graham.

* Dayton Lummis portrayed New Mexico Territorial Governor Lew Wallace in " Shadows on the Window " ( 1960 ), with Martin Braddock as Billy the Kid.

Senator Adams ' uncle, William Herbert " Billy " Adams, served as the Governor of Colorado 1927-1933.

* The Governor General pub – where Harold finds Billy ( Nick Stringer ) – is the Waterman's Arms, a Thames-side pub at 1 Glenaffric Avenue on the Isle of Dogs.

* Governor William " Extra Billy " Smith Statue, 1906

Billy Ocasio is a senior advisor to Illinois Governor Pat Quinn appointed to work on social justice issues.

* Supervolcano – Governor Billy Marshall, of Wyoming

It should be noted that the real Billy the Kid spoke Spanish fluently and could read and write ( his letters to Governor Lew Wallace seeking a pardon still survive ), but historians still argue over whether Brushy Bill was even literate or could speak Spanish at all.

The film stars Caine as Baxter Thwaites as a Governor who has ' gone native ' ( similarly to his role in The Honorary Consul ) and Billy Connolly as local biracial activist Delgado, supported by the last performance of Leonard Rossiter as Sir Malcolm Leveridge and one of the last performances of Fulton Mackay.

Alva Adams ' younger brother, William Herbert " Billy " Adams also served as Governor of Colorado, 1927-1933.

William " Extra Billy " Smith ( September 6, 1797May 18, 1887 ) was a lawyer, congressman, the 30th and 35th Governor of Virginia and the oldest Confederate general to hold field command in the American Civil War.

The Governor ’ s forces use a tank to break down the fence and massacre the prison dwellers killing off half the cast ...( This includes Lori, Judith, Hershel, Axel, Billy, and Patricia ) Zombies pour in through the broken fence and surround the Woodbury forces.

In 1817, Governor Macquarie granted Billy Blue at what is now Blues Point.