chilkoot

Name
James Carder
Last Seen
Fri, 11/14/2008 - 8:26pm
Political Affiliation
Democrat
Profession
International Contract Teacher
About Me
Born in Alaska in 1950. Ethnic background is a mixture of Alaska Eskimo and Irish on mother's side; French and English on father's side. Mother is a local girl from Skagway, Alaska. Father is from Fort Monroe, Virginia formerly employed with the old U.S. Army Petroleum Division out of Fort Richardson, Alaska, at the Haines PDO. Was raised up on pump stations and pipelines at 'Lutak' near Chilkoot Lake where father maintained a homestead under the old Homestead Act. Attended Alaska's First Annual Boy's State in 1967. Served in Viet Nam between 1969-1972, with the U.S. Army. Past political affiliations are: RNC, U.S. Defense Committee, U.S. Republican Senatorial Inner Circle. Left Republican Party in 2003 in protest of the invasion of Iraq and became a Democrat. Having a belly full of the Democrats, have decided to return to the Republicans. Hold a BA degree in Management and Marketing from Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage and an AA degree in Liberal Arts from the University of Alaska, S.E. Occupation: International Contract Teacher/Corporate Trainer. Currently under contract with Qatar Petroleum/IMTIAZ Management Training Center at Doha, Qatar (In the Middle East).
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  • Shelby favors changing automaker management teams (AP) Wed, 11/19/2008 - 7:53am
    AP - The senior Republican on the Banking Committee, said Wednesday he doesn't believe there will be a turnaround in the troubled U.S. auto industry until its top management is ousted and its manufacturing operations are revamped.
  • Dem sources: Clinton to help Hillary get State job (AP) Wed, 11/19/2008 - 7:44am

    US president-elect Barack Obama (L) and New York Senator Hillary Clinton address supporters during a rally at Amway Arena in Orlando, Florida, in October 2008. Signs that Barack Obama may make once bitter foe Hillary Clinton his secretary of state are provoking a flurry of questions over the president-elect's motivation and vision for foreign policy.(AFP/File/Emmanuel Dunand)AP - Former President Bill Clinton has offered several concessions to help Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, his wife, become secretary of state, people familiar with President-elect Barack Obama's transition vetting process said Wednesday.


  • Clinton bumps up against Senate seniority rules (AP) Wed, 11/19/2008 - 5:23am

    Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks at a New York Public Transit Association conference in Albany on Friday, Nov. 14, 2008.   Clinton said she would not comment on speculation that she may be selected to become President-elect Barack Obama's secretary of state..  (AP Photo/Tim Roske)AP - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton drew about 18 million votes as a presidential candidate. But that doesn't necessarily count for much in the Senate, where seniority rules, and so far not in her favor.


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