JIMMY CARTER
Jimmy Carter: Troy Davis execution evidence U.S. death penalty is 'unjust, outdated' 
Prosecutors and the family of a slain police officer, in turn, say justice has finally been served. But Troy Davis' supporters were many, including former President Jimmy Carter, Pope Benedict XVI, a former FBI director, the NAACP, several conservative figures and many celebrities, including hip-hop star Sean "P. Diddy" Combs.
By Greg Bluestein , September 22, 2011
'Resolute pursuer of peace'
N.D. NATIVE WARREN CHRISTOPHER, SECRETARY OF STATE UNDER CLINTON, DIES AT AGE 85• Carter: Scranton native, Rough Rider Award recipient was 'best public servant I ever knew'
When he took over as secretary of state in the Clinton administration at age 68, Warren M. Christopher, son of a Scranton, N.D., bank cashier, said he didn't expect to travel much. He went on to set a four-year mark for miles traveled by America's top diplomat. Former President Jimmy Carter, in his memoirs, called Christopher "the best public servant I ever knew."
By Barry Schweid , March 19, 2011
- Warren Christopher (1996)
- President Bill Clinton listens to Secretary of State Warren Christopher (1996)
- Rough Rider Award painting of Warren Christopher
- Christopher negotiates Iran hostage freedom (1981)
- Christopher signs Dayton peace accord with Bosnian, Croatian presidents (1995)
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- HERALD ONLINE EXTRA: Christopher impresses those who knew him (Nov. 7, 1992)
- ONLINE EXTRA: Scranton welcomes Christopher back (AP, June 21, 1998)
- ONLINE EXTRA: Clinton accepts Christopher's resignation (Nov. 8, 1996)
- ON THE WEB: North Dakota Rough Rider Award, public service, for Warren Christopher
- Dorgan: Christopher loved talking about N.D. boyhood
- Dalrymple: Christopher was 'true statesman,' 'source of pride' for N.D.
Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter visiting Minnesota for Habitat for Humanity
Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn are visiting the Twin Cities to pitch in for Habitat for Humanity project.
By Associated Press , October 06, 2010
Recently ill Jimmy Carter helps build D.C. homes
Former President Jimmy Carter is helping build and rehabilitate homes in Washington just days after a viral infection landed him in an Ohio hospital.
By Associated Press , October 04, 2010
Jimmy Carter lands in DC after hospital stay
UPDATED 7:19 P.M.Jimmy Carter was preparing to leave an Ohio hospital where he spent two days recovering from a viral infection doctors say likely gave him stomach problems.
By Nafeesa Syeed , September 30, 2010
Former President Carter leaves Ohio hospital after 2-day stay
Former President Jimmy Carter has left an Ohio hospital where he spent two days recovering from a viral infection doctors say likely gave him stomach problems.
By Thomas J. Sheeran , September 30, 2010
Grandson: Carter 'doing fine' at Ohio hospital
Former President Jimmy Carter, on a trip promoting his new book, developed an upset stomach on a flight to Cleveland today and was taken to a hospital, officials said. But Carter's grandson, Georgia state Sen. Jason Carter, said his 85-year-old grandfather was doing fine.
By Meghan Barr , September 28, 2010
Jimmy Carter sees tea party parallels to his 1976 run
UPDATED 11:05 A.M. Former President Jimmy Carter sees parallels between today's tea party movement among conservative Republicans and his own election to the White House in 1976.
By Greg Bluestein , September 20, 2010
North Korea releases Boston man held since January
A spokeswoman says North Korea has granted amnesty for a Boston man jailed in the communist country since January after former President Jimmy Carter worked to negotiate his freedom.
August 27, 2010
North Korea releases Boston man held since January
A spokeswoman says North Korea has granted amnesty for a Boston man jailed in the communist country since January after former President Jimmy Carter worked to negotiate his freedom.
By Associated Press , August 26, 2010
Carter lands in North Korea to bring home American
UPDATED 1:37 P.M.North Koreans welcomed Jimmy Carter back to Pyongyang with smiles, salutes and hearty handshakes today as the former American president arrived on a mission to bring home a Boston man jailed in the communist country since January.
By Jean H. Lee , August 25, 2010
OBIT: Frank Jestrab, 96, N.D. lawyer served in Carter administration
The North Dakota Supreme Court said Jestrab was instrumental in the drafting and adoption of the North Dakota Rules of Civil Procedure in the 1950s.
By Associated Press , May 18, 2010
Carter to volunteer in Minn. on housing rehab
Former President Jimmy Carter plans to roll up his sleeves and get to work on two neighborhoods in the Twin Cities hit hard by foreclosures.
By Associated Press , April 13, 2010
Jimmy Carter to visit Twin Cities to work on housing rehab
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is coming to the Twin Cities in October to help two areas hit hard by foreclosures.
By Associated Press , April 12, 2010
OBIT: William Safire, 79, Pulitzer Prize-winning conservative columnist and word warrior
Safire spent more than 30 years writing on the Op-Ed page of The New York Times. In his "On Language" column in The New York Times Magazine and more than a dozen books, Safire traced the origins of words and everyday phrases such as "straw man," 'under the bus" and "the proof is in the pudding."
By Associated Press , September 28, 2009
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