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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Lawrence Wright, who has been awarded the 2007 Pulitzer |
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Prize for General Nonfiction for The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and |
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the Road to 9/11; and |
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WHEREAS, Lawrence Wright graduated from Tulane University in |
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New Orleans and earned a master's degree in applied linguistics |
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from the American University in Cairo; he began his writing career |
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at The Race Relations Reporter in Nashville, then wrote for |
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Southern Voices and Texas Monthly; he became a contributing editor |
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to Rolling Stone before joining the staff of The New Yorker; he has |
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written several screenplays and published six other books; and |
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WHEREAS, The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 was |
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released in August of 2006 to widespread praise; the book spent |
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eight weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, was nominated for |
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the National Book Award, and won the Lionel Gelber Award and the J. |
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Anthony Lukas Book Prize; and |
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WHEREAS, Among Mr. Wright's other books are In the New World: |
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Growing Up with America, 1960-1984, Remembering Satan, and God's |
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Favorite; he co-wrote the screenplay for The Siege, starring Denzel |
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Washington and Annette Bening; he truly deserves recognition for |
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his outstanding achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas
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hereby commend Lawrence Wright for his many achievements and extend |
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congratulations to him on winning the Pulitzer Prize for General |
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Nonfiction; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for him |
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as an expression of high regard from the Texas Legislature. |
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 70 was adopted by the Senate |
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on May 2, 2007. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 70 was adopted by the House |
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on May 18, 2007. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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