Evans, Janet
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Janet Evans won three gold medals in swimming events in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, and won a gold medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics. She will compete in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, GA. She holds several world records and has been swimming competitively since age 4.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 1996
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Moore, Michael C
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Michael C. Moore, the attorney general of Mississippi, is known for creating the important public health litigation of the compensation by tobacco companies for state tax money spent on smoking-related illnesses. Despite criticism, he persuaded 39 states to file similar litigation.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 1997
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Reno, Janet
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Janet Reno became the first woman to be appointed attorney-general in Mar 1993 following a successful tenure as the chief prosecutor of the Greater Miami, FL, area. Her life and career are profiled.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 1993
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