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Hinckley

British  
/ ˈhɪŋklɪ /

noun

  1. a town in central England, in Leicestershire. Pop: 43 246 (2001)

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The Utah Republican is now considering a second term, and according to a poll released by the Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics, 52% of Utah voters approve of his performance, while 44% say otherwise.

From Washington Times

John: Carrie Hagen for Smithsonian Magazine: “The Media Learned Nothing After Misreporting the Reagan Assassination Attempt: As the shooter John Hinckley returns to life outside of imprisonment, it’s worth looking back at every thing the media got wrong that day”

From Slate

Then again, John Hinckley Jr. shot Ronald Reagan to impress Jodie Foster — the truth can be more banal than fiction.

From Los Angeles Times

Dennis O’Leary, a Washington hospital administrator who was thrust into the world spotlight in 1981 as the spokesman for medical teams treating President Ronald Reagan after he was shot by would-be assassin John W. Hinckley Jr., died Jan. 29 at a hospice center in Kansas City, Mo.. He was 85.

From Washington Post

In June, Hinckley was released from oversight by the legal and mental health systems.

From Washington Post