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His kicking of the thimerosal anthill ought to be fit in somehow. ("You mean to tell me since 1929 we've been using thimerosal and the only test that you know of is the one that was done in 1929, and every one of those people got meningitis and they all died?" 19 Jul 2002) It was a service to mankind that made up for Helms-Burton. 142.177.169.163 21:26, 30 Aug 2004 (UTC)

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[edit] Actual first name

I am pretty sure that Congressman Burton's name is actually Danny and not Daniel. Every bit of material I have seen on the subject points to Danny. His congressional biography should be a good enough source. Harmon1630

I changed his name, but it was reverted back. I am not sure why it was reverted. Daniel Burton is not the first name of the congressman. It is actually Danny Burton. (Harmon1630 21:32, 26 October 2006 (UTC))

His congressional biography [1] just has "Dan". I have never seen him called "Danny", except perhaps by his critics who are making fun of him. If that is his legal name, he doesn't use it. --rogerd 23:10, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
Ok, I found proof where he actually signed his name as Danny Burton.[2] So he definitely has used the name before. I vote in his district and I will check in a few weeks, but he appears as Danny "Dan" Burton on the ballot. (Harmon1630)

On the congressional biography website he also refers to himself as Danny in his speech on CAFTA (Harmon1630)

[edit] Perhaps best known? Said to have?

I removed this:

"Burton is perhaps best known for his efforts to prove that former White House aide Vince Foster was murdered. He is said to have fired shots at a watermelon or pumpkin in his backyard to test a theory about Foster's death."

because it is unsourced opinion. By whom is he said to have shot a watermelon? I don't object to having the observation included as long as there is a reputable source for it. As to what he is best known for, I guess that's debatable; I do wonder; Of the people who know who Dan Burton is, how many know who Vince Foster was? Tom harrison 17:36, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

I'd have to say that his notoriety is due far more to having a child out of wedlock than being a promoter of the Vince Foster fracas.

[edit] History Merge of Dan Burton (U.S. Congressman) & Dan Burton

To repair the creation of the ill-advised Dab, i am merging the histories of both titles. The following will aid in decoding the confusingly interleaved histories.

[edit] Edits made to Dan Burton Dab page

  • 22:28, 28 December 2005 Folajimi
  • 22:26, 28 December 2005 Folajimi
  • 21:18, 28 December 2005 Folajimi
  • 19:27, 28 December 2005 Folajimi (moved Dan Burton to Dan Burton (U.S. Congressman): Disambiguation needed.)

[edit] Edits made to Dan Burton bio article its later title Dan Burton (U.S. Congressman)

  • 19:27, 28 December 2005 Folajimi m (moved Dan Burton to Dan Burton (U.S. Congressman))
  • 17:06, 6 December 2005 Jossi m (Reverted edits by 69.214.26.195 (talk) to last version by Elliskev)
  • 16:59, 6 December 2005 69.214.26.195
  • 16:58, 6 December 2005 69.214.26.195
  • 14:47, 30 November 2005 Elliskev (recat)
  • 22:02, 29 November 2005 Ombudsman m (→External link - touchups, Wikifications)
  • 21:35, 29 November 2005 Ombudsman (add autism section & links)
  • 17:36, 22 October 2005 Tom harrison (see talk page)
  • 17:07, 22 October 2005 Pasboudin (rv unexplained deletion of half the article)
  • 05:19, 20 October 2005 RobyWayne m (Popups-assisted disambiguation from Indiana University to Indiana University system)
  • 17:16, 12 October 2005 Tom harrison (rv - 'said to have' by who?)
  • 17:14, 12 October 2005 156.33.25.54
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  • 01:10, 12 October 2005 Stinerman m (possible vandalism)
  • 07:43, 8 October 2005 66.75.251.45
  • 15:28, 26 May 2005 68.33.112.26
  • 02:45, 26 April 2005 161.253.50.24
  • 03:28, 15 April 2005 Rogerd (added photo)
  • 03:31, 14 April 2005 Rogerd (IN-FedRep)
  • 14:05, 17 March 2005 Seth Ilys (link to congressional district map)
  • 04:09, 22 November 2004 Postdlf
  • 20:57, 16 October 2004 D6 m (adding Category:1938 births , see WP:People by year)
  • 00:20, 12 August 2004 Everyking
  • 15:21, 23 December 2003 Adam Carr
  • 15:17, 23 December 2003 Adam Carr
  • 15:09, 23 December 2003 Adam Carr (not a stub)
  • 03:21, 9 December 2003 Jiang (full name)
  • 03:20, 9 December 2003 Jiang
  • 03:25, 7 December 2003 Angela m (fmt#)
  • 01:10, 7 December 2003 Davodd (stub -- pub domain bio)

Keep unproven attacks out of the bios. Anyone can make a partisan accusation. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.224.67.23 (talk • contribs) .

Stop removing sourced information simply because it happens to reflect poorly on a person. older ≠ wiser 19:42, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
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