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| | Ed is what individuals call me and my spouse doesn't like it at all. Credit authorising is where my main earnings arrives from. I am really fond of to go to karaoke but I've been taking on new things recently. Mississippi is where her house is but her husband desires them to move.<br><br>Also visit my homepage ... psychics online ([http://cspl.postech.ac.kr/zboard/Membersonly/144571 http://cspl.postech.ac.kr]) |
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| | name = Bill Foster
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| | state = Illinois
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| | district = [[Illinois's 11th congressional district|11th]]
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| | term_start= January 3, 2013
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| | preceded=[[Adam Kinzinger]]
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| | state2 = Illinois
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| | district2 = [[Illinois's 14th congressional district|14th]]
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| | term_start2= March 8, 2008
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| | term_end2 = January 3, 2011
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| | preceded2= [[Dennis Hastert]]
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| | succeeded2=[[Randy Hultgren]]
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| | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|10|7}}
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| | birth_place = [[Madison, Wisconsin]]
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| | spouse = Ann Foster (?-1996), divorced<br>Aesook Byon (2008-)<ref>[http://voices.washingtonpost.com/sleuth/2009/01/three_house_members_wearing_ne.html]</ref>
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| | children = Billy Foster<br>Christine Foster
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| | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
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| | residence = [[Batavia, Illinois]] (2008-2011)<br>[[Naperville, Illinois]] (2011-present)
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| | alma_mater = [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]]<br>[[Harvard University]]
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| | profession = [[Physicist]]<br>Business Owner
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| | website = [http://foster.house.gov/ Representative Bill Foster]
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| '''George William "Bill" Foster''' (born October 7, 1955) is an [[United States|American]] [[physicist]], [[businessman]] and [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for {{ushr|Illinois|11}}, winning the seat in 2012.<ref name=cbs-6-11-2012>{{cite web | |
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| </ref> He was previously the U.S. Representative for {{ushr|Illinois|14}} from 2008 to 2011. He is a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]].
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| ==Early life, education, and business career==
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| Foster was born in 1955 in [[Madison, Wisconsin]]. He received his [[bachelor's degree]] in [[physics]] from the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] in 1976 and his [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] in physics from [[Harvard University]] in 1983. The title of his doctoral dissertation is "An experimental limit on proton decay: <math>p \rightarrow e + \pi^0</math>" and is available from University Microfilms International as document number [http://disexpress.umi.com/dxweb 8402995].
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| At age 19, Foster and his younger brother Fred started a business in their basement with $500 from their parents. The company, [[Electronic Theatre Controls]] (ETC), now has over 650 employees worldwide and manufactures over half of the theater lighting equipment in the United States. Installations include [[Broadway theatre|Broadway shows]], [[Rolling Stones]] tours, [[opera house]]s, [[Super Bowl halftime shows]], and at schools, churches, and community centers around the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.etcconnect.com/installations.aspx |title=Lighting Solutions from ETC |accessdate=2008-03-11 |author=Electronic Theatre Controls |year=2008| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080225105141/http://www.etcconnect.com/installations.aspx| archivedate= 25 February 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
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| ==Physics career==
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| After completing his Ph.D., Foster moved to the [[Fox Valley (Illinois)|Fox Valley]] with his family to pursue a career in [[Particle physics|high-energy (particle) physics]] at [[Fermilab]], a [[United States Department of Energy National Laboratories|Department of Energy National Laboratory]]. During Foster's 22 years at Fermilab he participated in several projects, including the design of equipment and data analysis software for the [[Collider Detector at Fermilab|CDF Detector]], which were used in the discovery of the [[top quark]], and the management of the design and construction of a 3 km Anti-Proton Recycler Ring for the Main Injector.<ref>{{cite web
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| | title =The Fermilab Permanent Magnet Antiproton Recycler Ring
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| | work =''The 1997 Particle Accelerator Conference Meeting Program'' Vancouver BC, Canada
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| | date =May 12–16, 1997
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| </ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0501/p02s01-stss.html |title=Physicists hope to win support for new subatomic smasher |author=Spotts, Peter N. |publisher=Christian Science Monitor |date=2004-05-01 |accessdate=2008-03-11}}</ref>
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| He has been elected a fellow of the [[American Physical Society]], was on the team receiving the 1989 [[Bruno Rossi Prize]] for [[cosmic ray]] physics for the discovery of the [[neutrino]] burst from the [[supernova]] [[SN 1987A]], received the Particle Accelerator Technology Prize from the [[Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers]], and was awarded an Energy Conservation award from the [[United States Department of Energy]] for his invention and application of permanent [[magnet]]s for [[Fermilab]]'s [[Particle accelerator|accelerators]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aas.org/head/rossi/rossi.recip.html#E |title=HEAD AAS Rossi Prize Winners |author=American Astronomical Society - High Energy Astrophysics Division |year=1989 |accessdate=2008-03-11| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080406082614/http://www.aas.org/head/rossi/rossi.recip.html| archivedate= 6 April 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
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| ==U.S. House of Representatives==
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| ===Elections===
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| ;2008 special
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| {{Main|Illinois's 14th congressional district special election, 2008}}
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| On November 26, 2007, former House Republican Speaker [[Dennis Hastert|J. Dennis Hastert]] resigned as the Representative from Illinois' 14th congressional district. Foster announced his candidacy to fill the vacancy on May 30, 2007.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:ECNB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=119D38CBB4CC8A60&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=AA98CDC331574F0ABEAFF732B33DC0B2 |title=Geneva man seeks position in Congress |publisher=Courier News (Elgin, IL) |date=2007-05-31 |accessdate=2008-03-11}}</ref>
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| In the March special election, Foster defeated Republican nominee and Hastert-endorsed candidate [[Jim Oberweis]] 53%-47%.<ref name="General Election">{{cite web |url=http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2008/by_county/IL_Page_0308.html?SITE=ILCHTELN&SECTION=POLITICS |title=General election results |date=2008-03-08 |publisher=Chicago Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
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| ;2008 general
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| {{Main|United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2008#District 14}}
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| In November, Oberweis ran against Foster again in a rematch. Foster won re-election to a full term 58%-42%.<ref>{{cite web
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| ;2010
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| {{Main|United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2010#District 14*}}
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| Foster was challenged by Republican nominee State Senator [[Randy Hultgren]] and Green Party nominee Daniel Kairis. Despite winning the endorsements from the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'',<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-congress-20101007,0,587673.story |title=For the US House |publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=2010-10-07 }}</ref> the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.suntimes.com/news/elections/endorsements/2775994,CST-EDT-edit06a.article |title=Foster for 14th District |publisher=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=2010-10-06 }} {{Dead link|date=May 2011|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> and ''[[Daily Herald (Arlington Heights)|The Daily Herald]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20101016/discuss/710179901/|title=Congress, 14th District: Foster |publisher=[[Daily Herald (Arlington Heights)|The Daily Herald]] |date=2010-10-16 }}</ref> Foster lost to Hultgren 51%-45%.<ref>http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=489038</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2010/11/debbie-halvorson-adam-kinzinger-dan-seals-robert-dold-bill-foster-randy-hultgren.html|title=Clout St. Democrat Foster concedes defeat in 14th District|date=2010-11-02 | work=Chicago Tribune}}</ref>
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| ;2012
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| {{Main|United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2012#District 11}}
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| In May 2011, Foster announced plans to run for Congress in the 11th District, which encompasses [[Aurora, Illinois|Aurora]], [[Joliet, Illinois|Joliet]], [[Lisle, Illinois|Lisle]] and [[Naperville]]. It also includes roughly a quarter of his old district.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2011/05/illinois_congress_2012_bill_fo_1.html |title=Illinois Congress 2012: Bill Foster running in new 11th district |author=Lynn Sweet |date=31 May 2011 |work=Chicago Sun Times |publisher= |accessdate=1 June 2011}}</ref><ref name="chitribmay">{{cite web |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chibrknews-in-wake-of-remap-plan-exlawmaker-to-run-again-20110531,0,1494745.story |title=In wake of remap plan, ex-lawmaker to run again |author=Katherine Skiba |date=31 May 2011 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|publisher= |accessdate=1 June 2011}}</ref> He faced [[U.S. Rep.]] [[Judy Biggert]] in the general election due to redistricting.<ref>{{cite web
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| On November 6, 2012, Foster won the election for the 11th district with 58% of the vote; his Republican opponent, Rep. Judy Biggert, conceded the race at 9:45pm.<ref>{{cite web
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| ===Tenure===
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| Although it was initially thought that Foster would not be sworn in until April due to the need to count absentee ballots before the first election would be certified, he took the oath of office on March 11.<ref name="hague_20080311">{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=151577&src=5 |publisher=Daily Herald |title=Foster sworn into Congress |date=2008-03-11 |accessdate=2008-03-12 |author=Hague, Leslie}}</ref>
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| Foster joined [[Vern Ehlers]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[Michigan|MI]]) and [[Rush D. Holt, Jr.|Rush Holt, Jr.]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[New Jersey|NJ]]) as the only [[physicist|research physicists]] ever to be elected to Congress.<ref>{{cite news
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| On his first day in office, he cast the deciding vote to keep from [[Table (parliamentary)|tabling]] an ethics bill that would create an independent outside panel to investigate ethics complaints against House members.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2008/roll121.xml | title=FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 121 | date=2008-03-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/politics/blog/2008/03/first_day_swing_vote_for_new_r.html | title=First day, swing vote for new Rep. Bill Foster | author=Jim Tankersley | publisher=[[Baltimore Sun]]}}</ref>
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| ;Fundraising
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| According to the Center for Responsive Politics, Bill Foster received $637,050 from labor related political action committees during his runs for Congress. $180,000 of this money came from PACs linked to public sector unions. $110,000 of these donations came from PACs linked to industrial labor unions.
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| According to the Federal Election Commission, [[Nancy Pelosi]] gave $4,000 to Bill Foster’s 2012 campaign committee. PACs under the control of Pelosi have donated 10,000 to his 2012 campaign.
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| ;Taxes
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| Foster supports allowing the Bush tax cuts to expire. During a debate with his opponent in the 2012 election Foster said, “The tax cuts were promised to generate job growth, but did not. If you follow the money, when you give a dollar to a very wealthy person, they won’t typically put it back into the local economy.” He said the tax benefits ended up in overseas accounts and spent on luxury purchases.<ref>{{cite web
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| Bill Foster has opposed efforts to repeal the estate tax. On 31 August 2005, U.S. Newswire reported that Foster said, "The proponents of estate tax repeal are fond of calling it the ‘death tax’. It’s not a death tax, it’s a Rich Kids’ tax." In 2009, just before the estate tax was scheduled for a one-year repeal, Foster voted to permanently extend the then current estate tax rate of 45%.
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| According to the official Thomas website, Bill Foster co-sponsored the [[Employee Free Choice Act]] of 2009. On 25 February 2012, the Daily Herald reported, “Foster pointed to his support for the Employee Free Choice Act while serving at the congressman in the 14th District as proof of his union support."
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| Foster voted for the [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]]<ref>http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll046.xml</ref>
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| ;Health care reform
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| Foster voted for the [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]], commonly referred to as Obamacare.<ref>{{cite web
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| He also voted for the [[Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act]], with all ten of the amendments he proposed being added to the final bill.<ref>{{cite web
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| He voted against the [[American Clean Energy and Security Act]], which would create a [[Cap and trade]] system.<ref>{{cite web
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| ;Committee assignments
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| *'''[[United States House Committee on Financial Services|Committee on Financial Services]]''' (2008-2011; 2013–present)
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| **[[United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government-Sponsored Enterprises|Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government-Sponsored Enterprises]]
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| **[[United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade|Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade]]
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| ====Past====
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| *'''[[United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform|Committee on Oversight and Government Reform]]''' (2008-2011)
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| ==Personal life==
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| Foster and his wife live in [[Naperville, Illinois]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/dcdev/forms/C00435099/746348/ |title=Foster, Bill - Statement of Candidacy |publisher=Federal Elections Commission |date=2011-09-29 |accessdate=2011-10-04}}</ref> He has two adult children from his first marriage.<ref name="chitribmay" /> Foster has lived and worked in northern Illinois ([[Naperville, Illinois|Naperville]], [[Geneva, Illinois|Geneva]], [[Batavia, Illinois|Batavia]], and [[St. Charles, Illinois|St. Charles]]) since 1984.
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| ==References==
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| ==Further reading==
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| ;Congressional career
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| *{{CongLinks | congbio = F000454 | ballot = Bill_Foster | nndb = 446/000168939 | votesmart = 101632 | govtrack = 412257 | opencong = 412257 | rollcall = 27834 | politifact = | fec = H8IL14067 | opensecrets = N00029139 | assets = | legistorm = 910/Rep_George_William_Foster.html | followthemoney = | ontheissues = IL/Bill_Foster.htm | congress = bill-foster/1888 | worldcat = | c-span = billfoster | rose = | imdb = | bloomberg = | nyt = | wsj = | washpo = gIQAnjxyDP }}
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| ;2012 campaign debates and questionnaires
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| *[http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/politics&id=8846465 Biggert, Foster square off in 11th Dist. debate], [[ABC 7 Chicago]], October 13, 2012, complete video
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| *[http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120918/submitted/309189867/ 2012 candidate questionnaire] at the ''Daily Herald''
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| *[http://elections.nwherald.com/candidate/63/ 2012 candidate questionnaire] at the ''Northwest Herald''
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| *[http://www.suntimes.com/news/elections/questionnaires/2749584,14CDFoster.article 2012 candidate questionnaire] at the ''Chicago Sun-Times''
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| *[http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2012/02/23/bill-foster-q 2012 candidate questionnaire] at WTTW ''Chicago Tonight''
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| *[http://abclocal.go.com/wls/feature?section=news/politics/local_elections&id=8538936 2012 candidate questionnaire and video] at ABC 7 Chicago
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| ;Academic research
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| *[http://research.ieeexplore.ieee.org/AuthorNetwork/AuthorSearchResult.jsp?authorid=43604771 IEEE - G. William Foster] academic journal papers
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| *{{Worldcat id|np-foster,%20g%20william|G. William Foster}} academic papers
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| ==External links==
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| *[http://foster.house.gov/ Congressman Bill Foster] official U.S. House site
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| *[http://www.billfoster.com/ Bill Foster for Congress]
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| *{{Congbio|F000454|Bill Foster}}
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| *{{Ballotpedia|Bill_Foster|Bill Foster}}
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| *{{DMOZ|Regional/North_America/United_States/Illinois/Government/Federal/US_House_of_Representatives/Bill_Foster_%5BD-11%5D|Bill Foster}}
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