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November 19, 2008 Konstandinos Goumenidis, Photojournalist: Honoring Leo J. Ryan

Patricia Ryan, left, and U.S. Rep Jackie Speier, D-San Mateo, embrace at the end of "The Legacy of Leo J. Ryan" video presentation. A Ceremony was held on Monday to rename the U.S. Post Office on Ellsworth Ave. in San Mateo after the ...

November 19, 2008 LexisNexis News - Latest News from over 4000 sources, including ...

U.S. Representative John Campbell. U.S. Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard. U.S. Representative Doris Matsui. U.S. Representative Jane Harman. U.S. Representative Lynn Woolsey. U.S. Representative Jackie Speier ...

November 19, 2008 Jonestown memorial for victims is unveiled - KFTY TV50

On Monday, a post office in San Mateo was renamed after Ryan - the first congressman slain in the line of duty - as a result of legislation sponsored by Jackie Speier, who was severely wounded in the airstrip shooting. ...

November 19, 2008 Alyson Love: Obama-Biden Transition Team announces more White ...

From 1997 to 2005, he was Deputy Chief Counsel to Rep. Henry A. Waxman on the Democratic staff of the House Government Reform Committee (now the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee). A graduate of Princeton University and ...

November 19, 2008 The Hill Blog» Blog Archive » I Think We’re Still Playing a ...

I Think We’re Still Playing a Guessing Game (Rep. Jackie Speier). November 19th, 2008. I’m very dismayed by the arrogance of Secretary Paulson in basically snubbing Congress. We wanted the TARP funds to be used to buy mortgages, ...

November 19, 2008 Remembering the Jonestown massacre in Guyana - 11/19/08 - Fresno ...

"When I think back to the experience, I never want to forget it because it's what has given me the strength to do what I've done with the rest of my life," said Rep. Jackie Speier (D) San Mateo. Speier is now a Congresswoman. ...

November 19, 2008 KCBS - Auto Industry’s Skeptical Reception on Capitol Hill

But Detroit’s Big Three have offered no indication they will change their business model, said Rep. Jackie Speier, who sits on the House Financial Services Committee. “Where does it end?” she said. “There isn’t an industry in this

November 18, 2008 Election NEWS: The RCP Blog

Rep. Speier Remembers Jonestown. Posted: 17 Nov 2008 12:43 PM CST. Not many, if any, members of Congress have a story like that of Rep. Jackie Speier, who was just elected to a full term in the House with 75% of the vote in California's ...

November 18, 2008 Today’s Congressional odds and ends - Political Blotter - Politics ...

Tauscher remains regional whip: Democratic House members re-elected Rep. Ellen Tauscher, D-Alamo, as regional whip for Northern California, meaning she’ll remain the primary liaison between the House Democratic Leadership and her fellow ...

November 18, 2008 By The Fault » Blog Archive » Jonestown, Guyana 30 Years Later

Five, including Ryan and San Francisco Examiner photographer Greg Robinson, were slain; 10 others, including Ryan aide Jackie Speier, Chronicle reporter Ron Javers and San Francisco Examiner reporter Tim Reiterman, were wounded. ...

November 18, 2008 Newsweek’s 1978 Jonestown issue - The Insider - The juicier side ...

Rep. Jackie Speier, who was then one of Ryan’s aides, drafted a will in advance of the trip. Speier, who earlier this month won her first two-year term in her late mentor’s congressional seat, updated Ryan’s will as well. ...

November 18, 2008 kdka.com - Horror Of Jonestown Cult's 1978 Mass Suicide, Murder ...

And Ryan aide Jackie Speier, who would go on to a long career as a California lawmaker before being elected to his seat in Congress this year. Some survivors had fled into the jungle but most took refuge in a cramped rum shop, ...

November 18, 2008 Bay Area events mark 30th anniversary of Jonestown - KFTY TV50

Ryan, his legislative aide at the time and current U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-San Mateo/San Francisco, another staff member, a group of journalists and a group of concerned relatives traveled to the jungle of Guyana as part of a ...

November 18, 2008 Boxer, Feinstein and California Delegation Call for Disaster Relief

U.S. Representative John Campbell U.S. Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard U.S. Representative Doris Matsui U.S. Representative Jane Harman U.S. Representative Lynn Woolsey U.S. Representative Jackie Speier ...

November 18, 2008 Alan Colmes’ Liberaland » Blog Archive » On Tuesday’s Radio Show…

... talks with Alan about Obama’s election and the troubled economy. • Thirty years after the Jonestown massacre, one survivor has made it all the way to Capitol Hill. Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) shares the gripping story of her escape. ...

November 18, 2008 State Senators send letter to President about Freeway Complex Fire ...

U.S. Representative John Campbell. U.S. Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard. U.S. Representative Doris Matsui. U.S. Representative Jane Harman. U.S. Representative Lynn Woolsey. U.S. Representative Jackie Speier ...

November 18, 2008 Post office in San Mateo renamed for slain congressman Ryan - PE ...

The post office in downtown San Mateo was christened in Ryan's name Monday morning. The ceremony was attended by Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier, of San Mateo, who was working as Ryan's aide when he was killed. Speier was shot five times ...

November 18, 2008 The Peoples Temple

Current California Senator Jackie Speier was with him, an aide to Ryan, and survived the massacre. Speaking of politics, Jim Jones had served as Chairman of the San Francisco Housing Authority Commission under San Francisco Mayor George ...

November 18, 2008 Jackie and November 18th

Representative Jackie Speier posted an article commemorating the event and the herstory around it HERE. Any one who was alive at the time and especially, living in California, remembers this event. The memory is seared into those who ...

November 18, 2008 30 years have passed, but memories of Jonestown remain painful

Ryan, right, with congressional staff member James Schollaert, left and Ryan aide Jackie Speier, center, aboard the aircraft carrying them to Guyana in 1978. Ryan was killed and Speier was injured in the Nov. 18, 1978 tragedy. ...

November 18, 2008 Jonestown Remembered

Rep. Jackie Speier in the San Francisco Chronicle I was afraid to move for quite some time after the silence resumed. Slowly, I looked around. Bodies lay crumpled on the tarmac. The wounded moved slowly, assessing their injuries. ...

November 18, 2008 Congress Today, November 18

The delegation consisted of Representative Ryan, family members of those in the cult, reporters, and Ryan’s staff assistant Jackie Speier. With a reputation as an investigator, Ryan became involved when some of his constituents joined ...

November 18, 2008 Rep. Jackie Speier, survivor

At the age of 28, Jackie Speier was an aide to Congressman Leo Ryan when he went to Guyana to investigate Jim Jones. He was assassinated, she was shot five times and left for dead on an airstrip. She survived that, ten surgeries, ...

November 18, 2008 One More Thing Before We Go: Thought Chuck for Nov. 18 | Fierce ...

Jackie Speier, aide to Congressman Ryan, survived after having been shot at point blank range by drinking Guyanese rum all night to quell the pain. At a very early age Jim Jones showed a fascination with death, and enjoyed performing ...

November 18, 2008 Bernanke, Paulson testify before House Banking Committee - 11/18 ...

Of Paulson's comments, San Mateo Congresswoman Jackie Speier who sits on the House Banking Committee thought, "Well he spoke like a man who is out of a job in a couple of months and doesn't much care what we think." ...

November 18, 2008 It's Not a Lecture: The OTC Painkiller Who Must Not Be Named

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November 18, 2008 Rep. Jackie Speier, survivor (://URLFAN)

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November 18, 2008 Drinking Liberally in New Milford: Single Payer Health Care Would ...

Politics in the Zeros. Anti-war, global warming, peak oil, progressive politics · Rep. Jackie Speier, survivor - At the age of 28, Jackie Speier was an aide to Congressman Leo Ryan when he went to Guyana to investigate Jim Jones. ...

November 17, 2008 Peninsula Politics: Obama Election May Cause Political Shifts in ...

San Jose man gets 80 to life for killing two - San Jose Mercury News - Nov 17, 2008; San Mateo post office to renamed in honor of US Rep. Leo Ryan - KESQ - Nov 17, 2008; Redwood City teen sheds gang past for youth development - Tri ...

November 17, 2008 San Mateo post office to renamed in honor of U.S. Rep. Leo Ryan ...

A San Mateo post office where assassinated US Rep. Leo Ryan once had his congressional offices is set to be renamed in his honor. ... San Mateo post office to renamed in honor of U.S. Rep. Leo Ryan ...