“One of the most curious things about Roe is that, behind its own verbal smokescreen, the substantive judgment on which it rests is nowhere to be found.”
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Pito Grotesco
Porter Johnston Goss is an American politician who served as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2004 to 2006. He was the last director of Central Intelligence (DCI) from 2004 to 2005, then became the first director of the Central Intelligence Agency following the passage of the 2004 Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, which abolished the DCI position and replaced it wit…
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business · American politician (born 1938) · politician · businessperson · investor · also Pito Grotesco, Porter Goss, Porter Johnston Goss, Grotesco
Born 26 November 1938 · Q455698
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2026· 3 entries
“In their quieter moments, many liberal scholars recognize that the decision is a mess.”
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“requiring it to permit inhumane abortion procedures which cause a fetus to experience pain — a factor the Supreme Court has never explicitly addressed.”
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2017· 1 entry
“Encyclopedia of American Civil Rights and Liberties”
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2016· 2 entries
Goss expressed his support for former Speaker Dennis Hastert in a letter to Judge Thomas M
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“Woman's Right to an Abortion: Roe v. Wade”
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2015· 1 entry
“Subverted: How I Helped the Sexual Revolution Hijack the Women's Movement”
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2013· 3 entries
“=== “Abuse of Discretion: The Inside Story of Roe v. Wade”
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“Roes Race: The Supreme Court, Population Control, and Reproductive Justice”
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“Law, Policy and Reproductive Autonomy”
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2012· 2 entries
“The Constitutional Right Not to Kill”
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“Roe v. Wade: Abortion and a Woman's Right to Privacy”
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2009· 1 entry
“From Choice to Reproductive Justice: De Constitutionalizing Abortion Rights”
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2006· 2 entries
In a sit-down press conference with President George W
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Goss's resignation was announced at a joint press briefing with President Bush at the White House
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2005· 2 entries
Career landmark: Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (2005–2006).
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“What Roe v. Wade Should Have Said; The Nation's Top Legal Experts Rewrite America's Most Controversial decision”
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2004· 3 entries
And on September 22 he was confirmed by the Senate in a 77–17 vote
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Goss described himself as "probably not qualified" for a job within the CIA, because the language skills the Agency now seeks are not languages he speaks and because the people applying today for positions within the CIA
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“American Constitutional Law: Essays, Cases, and Comparative Notes”
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2003· 2 entries
“Did Legalized Abortion Lower Crime?”
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Career landmark: United States representative (2003–2004).
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2001· 3 entries
Zaeef assured the US delegation that the Taliban would never allow bin Laden to use Afghanistan to launch attacks on the US or any other country
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Career landmark: United States representative (2001–2003).
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“Roe v. Wade: The Untold Story of the Landmark Supreme Court Decision that Made Abortion Legal”
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1999· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States representative (1999–2001).
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1997· 2 entries
“Won by Love: Norma McCorvey, Jane Roe of Roe v. Wade, Speaks Out for the Unborn as She Shares Her New Conviction For Life”
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Career landmark: United States representative (1997–1999).
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1995· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States representative (1995–1997).
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1993· 2 entries
“see ante at 492 U. S. 535 (concurring in part and concurring in judgment), JUSTICE SCALIA likewise implicitly accepts this holding. JUSTICE STEVENS, concurring in part and dissenting in part, [Footnote 3/13] === “A Question of Choice”
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Career landmark: United States representative (1993–1995).
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1991· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States representative (1991–1993).
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1990· 2 entries
“Forced Labor: A Thirteenth Amendment Defense of Abortion”
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1994, 1998, and 2002, and faced only third-party opposition in 1992 and 2000
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1989· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States representative (1989–1991).
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1988· 1 entry
Goss ran for Congress in what was then the 13th congressional district of Florida, which was located on the Gulf Coast and stretched from Sarasota to Naples
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1987· 1 entry
“Abortion and protection of the human fetus : legal problems in a cross-cultural perspective”
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1985· 1 entry
“Some Thoughts on Autonomy and Equality in Relation to Roe v. Wade”
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1984· 2 entries
“Judges as Medical Decision Makers: Is the Cure Worse than the Disease”
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“The Root and Branch of Roe v. Wade”
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1983· 1 entry
Bob Graham, then Governor of Florida, appointed Goss to the Lee County Board of Commissioners
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1979· 2 entries
“Roe v. Wade and the Lesson of the Pre-Roe Case Law”
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“The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court”
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1977· 1 entry
“Abortion and Constitution: United States and West Germany”
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1974· 1 entry
Was elected to the City Council and then was elected mayor by the council
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1970· 1 entry
Collapsed in his London hotel room because of a blood infection in his heart and kidneys
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1962· 1 entry
Telling The Washington Post in 2002 that he had done some "small-boat handling" and had "some very interesting moments in the Florida Straits"
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1960· 2 entries
Studied at Yale University (1960).
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With a Bachelor of Arts in ancient Greek
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1956· 1 entry
Graduated from the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut
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1938· 1 entry
Born 1938-11-26.
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1925· 1 entry
“Pierce v. Society of Sisters”
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