In 1885, a British relief force arrived in Khartoum following its capture by the Mahdi and the killing of British General Gordon two days earlier.
Former pupils of the school include the distinguished US Air Force pilot, General Gordon Graham, the American football player Russell Letlow and the television actress Jeanne Cooper.
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On Wednesday, the US Senate approved General Gordon as security supremo, an appointment which has been held up by Democrats in a bureaucratic row over his exact role.
Age Concern Director General Gordon Lishman called the decision "scandalous".
President Clinton has nominated General John Gordon (USAF), who is presently the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, to head it up.
Baroness Scotland was appointed attorney general by Gordon Brown when he became prime minister in June 2007, becoming the first woman to hold the post.
The latest example is that of General Humberto Gordon, the former head of the national intelligence agency, who on September 14th was charged with possible involvement in the death of a union leader.
Sir Paul Nurse - director general of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Professor Gordon McVie - director general of the Cancer Research Campaign and Dr John Seffrin, president elect of the International Union Against Cancer, said action needed to be taken now to ensure all patients get the drugs they need wherever they live.
That could, at a stretch, drag things out until next spring, and a British general election (though Gordon Brown can wait until June 2010 if he wants to).
Gordon Lishman, director general of Age Concern England, said the findings were "extremely worrying".
Gordon Lishman, Director General of Age Concern England, said hip operations were hugely important for elderly people.
There are an expected 70 to 80 days of parliamentary business remaining before Gordon Brown calls a general election.
Gordon Lishman, director general of Age Concern, said the findings were "shocking".
Gordon Lishman, director general of Age Concern England, backed the principles but said ministers should not spend too long talking when clear ideas for lasting change were already available.
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Gordon Lishman, director general of Age Concern, said they were fearful that the new framework alone would not result in the cultural change in PCTs needed to reduce the variation.
Gordon Lishman, Director General of Age Concern, said: We are absolutely delighted by this decision which will give thousands of older women the opportunity to build up a better state pension.
Ever since Labour won Britain's general election 15 months ago, Gordon Brown, the chancellor of the exchequer, has been sticking grimly to the tight spending plans left behind by his Tory predecessor, while setting taxes and building fiscal frameworks to prove his prudence.
He recently returned to the limelight advising Labour on its general election strategy and was among those coaching Gordon Brown ahead of the leadership debates.
But speaking on behalf of the parliament's Justice 1 Committee, which has welcomed the general principles of the Bill, Labour MSP Gordon Jackson criticised the stance taken by the Conservatives.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has to call the next general election by next June.
Such an image is further illuminated in the acclaimed account of Operation Desert Storm, The Generals' War, written by retired Marine General Bernard Trainor and New York Times correspondent Michael Gordon.
Gretchen Kalonji, Assistant Director General for Natural Sciences in UNESCO, and Mr. Gordon Day, IEEE President, will highlight the role of their respective organizations to advocate for engineering as a key factor in sustainable development.
Lord Jones is a former Director General of the Confederation of British Industry and was appointed by Gordon Brown as a trade ambassador in the Department for Business in 2007.
The Conservatives say that if a general election is held in June 2010 - the latest date Gordon Brown can choose to do so - then next year's show would go out during the election campaign.
They want Gordon Brown to lead the party as prime minister into the general election whenever it takes place and they don't want to open the question of the leadership.
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Many would argue that Gordon Brown's "light-touch regulation" and general deregulation of banking, in the UK and around the world, did more to "unleash" the City than anything Margaret Thatcher did, and more to pave the way to the financial crisis.
Gordon Brown in his budget shelved Labour's commitment to remove general capping of council budgets.
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his predecessor Tony Blair.
The Secretary-General immediately headed to 10 Downing Street, where he had a working breakfast meeting with Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
He added one of his "fondest memories" had been meeting Gordon Brown when he was prime minister, in the build-up to the 2010 general election.
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