Eliot Spitzer
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Eliot Spitzer, New York State's 63rd attorney general, born in New York on June 10, 1959 has distinguished himself as one of the most activist attorneys general in the country, earning a reputation as a 'giant slayer' and a 'people's lawyer'. During his term in 1999 he filed unprecedented lawsuits against 17 energy companies for unacceptable amounts of pollutants, leading to smog and acid rain and worsening the quality of New York's air.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2003
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Jean Kilbourne, educator and author
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The life and work of Jean Killbourne, an educator, author, filmmaker and social activist, public speaker is discussed. Killbourne, a recognized public speaker is internationally famous for her criticism of tobacco and alcohol advertisers, and advertisements aimed at degrading women spreading wrong eating habits and use of cosmetic products for attempting unachievable ideals of beauty.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2004
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Romenesko, Jim
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Jim Romenesko created Gossip.com and featured in the Forbes magazine as 100 most powerful people working in the media. Jim set up a website dedicated exclusively to news stories about media, posting a round up of every day's top media news stories and linking them to variety of publication making his site a influential one.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2004
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