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Max Cleland

, former U.S. Senator and American war hero, lost both legs and his right arm when a grenade exploded during his service in Vietnam. Drawing on his own experience of pain, depression, and frustration, he rose up to accomplish significant improvements for veterans returning from war. Youngest administrator ever of the Veterans Administration, and Senator from Georgia for six years, he has earned respect for his work in health care, bio-terrorism preparedness, and homeland security.



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Max Cleland

, former U.S. Senator and American war hero, lost both legs and his right arm when a grenade exploded during his service in Vietnam. Drawing on his own experience of pain, depression, and frustration, he rose up to accomplish significant improvements for veterans returning from war. Youngest administrator ever of the Veterans Administration, and Senator from Georgia for six years, he has earned respect for his work in health care, bio-terrorism preparedness, and homeland security.
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Power Briefing: Trump invites Vladimir Putin and Shinzo Abe to visit ...
Politico
April 3, 2018
The full interview on Klein's podcast (42 minutes) http://bit.ly/2GOzbwf. SPOTTED: former Sen. Max Cleland (D-Ga.), Ret. Col. Frank Gleason and DoD alum Michael Duga at Easter services on Sunday at the Northside Church, a United Methodist congregation in Atlanta. ****** A message from Postmates: ...

The Jolt: Metro Atlanta gets commuter rail and something called 'the ...
MyAJC (blog)
March 31, 2018
Max Cleland had recommended Ekonomou for a federal judgeship during Bill Clinton's administration. But the president never nominated him and more than a year later Ekonomou withdrew his name from consideration. ***. Watching a Georgia lawmaker's workout class isn't exactly something we were ...
Zell Miller, Feisty Democrat Who Sided With GOP, Is Dead at 86
New York Times
March 23, 2018
Zell Miller, a cantankerously independent politician from the mountains of northern Georgia who disdained backslapping and baby-kissing as he snarled at journalists and battled fellow Democrats in his four years as a United States senator, died on Friday morning at his home in Young Harris, Ga. He was ...
The Jolt: What's on Karen Handel's mind? 'Pennsylvania'
MyAJC (blog)
March 16, 2018
Rob Woodall this fall, scooped up the endorsement of former U.S. senator Max Cleland on Thursday. Cleland touted Bourdeaux's health care and economic platform in his endorsement. The GSU professor also has the backing of U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Lithonia, and former U.N. ambassador Andrew ...
Former US Sen. Max Cleland endorses Carolyn Bourdeaux in 7th ...
Gwinnettdailypost.com
March 15, 2018
Seventh Congressional District candidate Carolyn Bourdeaux has received a high-profile endorsement from a former Georgia secretary of state and U.S. senator in her bid to unseat Rep. Rob Woodall, R-Ga. Former Sen. Max Cleland is backing Bourdeaux in the election. It's one of the highest profile ...
Torpy at Large: Cleland's fight to make peace with 'The Vietnam War'
MyAJC
September 14, 2017
Max Cleland, a Georgia Democrat, lost both legs and an arm in the Vietnam War. He suffers from post-traumatic stress ... Max Cleland said he tried to talk his friend Ken Burns out of making his opus on the Vietnam War, which will premiere Sunday night. “This series is going to kick up dust,” Cleland told the ...
Ex-governors lead state funeral for Zell Miller
Atlanta Journal Constitution
December 31, 1999
The Capitol Rotunda was crowded with dignitaries who wanted to give Miller a last sendoff. U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson and former Sens. Sam Nunn and Max Cleland were there. So were former aides and advisers to Miller. Dozens of others in the quiet halls of the statehouse craned their necks to take in the ...
Atlanta's Andrew Ekonomou Rises on Trump Team as DC Lawyers ...
Law.com
December 31, 1999
Max Cleland, a Democrat, recommended Ekonomou to President Bill Clinton for a federal judgeship in Atlanta in 1997. He was predicted to have an easy confirmation, and Ekonomou said then that the position would be “a jewel in the crown” of his career. But Clinton never nominated Ekonomou, who ...
Georgia attorney to assume key role on Trump's legal defense team
MyAJC
December 31, 1999
Still others praised Ekonomou's work. During President Bill Clinton's administration, former Sen. Max Cleland recommended Ekonomou for a federal judgeship. Ekonomou later withdrew his name from consideration. “Andy Ekonomou has been a fixture in security litigation in Georgia for years,” former U.S. ...

 

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