Moments in History From February Twenty Seventh Events
On February 27 1960 the U S Olympic hockey team beat the Soviets 3 2 at Squaw Valley securing the gold. In 1922 the Supreme Court upheld the 19th Amendment. In 1933 the Reichstag fire led to civil liberty suspensions. In 1951 the 22nd Amendment was ratified. In 1973 the American Indian Movement occupied Wounded Knee, lasting until May.
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Supreme Court
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Germany
Reichstag
Adolf Hitler
Wounded Knee
South Dakota
Towns accuses Toyota of hiding vehicle design data in lawsuits
House Oversight Chair Edolphus Towns says internal Toyota documents reveal deliberate withholding of key design and testing evidence in crash litigation. He charges Toyota shielded data by settling to avoid disclosing a database dubbed the Books of Knowledge. Toyota defends its handling and says it will address concerns.
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Toyota
Oversight Committee
Edolphus Towns
Towns
Yoshimi Inaba
Record $35.3 Million Rough Diamond Shatters Price
A 507 carat rough diamond, weighing about 100 grams and among the world’s top 20 high quality roughs, sold for $35.3 million, a new record. Discovered at Cullinan in South Africa, the gem was bought by Chow Tai Fook Jewelry Co. Ltd. for Hong Kong. Petra Diamonds Ltd. said the buyer is Chow Tai Fook. The sale occurred as U.S. jobs talks stalled in Congress with Obama’s plan facing partisan debate and a potential loss of federal aid for over a million people by March.
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South Africa
Cullinan Mine
Petra Diamonds Ltd
Chow Tai Fook Jewelry Co. Ltd
Ex-leader Thaksin supporters denounce $1.4B verdict
Supporters of former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra denounce a court ruling to seize 1.4 billion dollars of his assets and vow nonviolent struggle for a people’s democracy. Analysts say the court’s partial seizure may ease four years of political conflict while Thaksin’s ousting followed a 2006 coup over corruption and abuse of power.
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Thaksin Shinawatra
Supreme Court
Thaksin
Democrats push ahead with health care overhaul effort
Democrats press to revive Barack Obama's health care overhaul despite long odds. White House cites a forthcoming "way forward" next week with input from Republicans amid talks on reconciliation and fraud- reduction ideas. Party leaders rally to push legislation through, while some moderates resist, fearing budget impacts and process use.
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Barack Obama
Obama
White House
Robert Gibbs
Capitol Hill
Rahm Emanuel
David Axelrod
House
Nancy Pelosi
D-Calif
Tom Coburn
R-Okla
Pennsylvania
Pelosi
Senate
Richard Durbin
Illinois
Stephanie Hereeth Sandlin
Gibbs
Stroke study finds neck stents safe and effective
The largest study on neck artery treatments shows stents can safely treat stroke risk with less invasive options than surgery. If Medicare covers them, hundreds of thousands could receive artery opening with stents instead of surgical plaque removal, though some doctors remain unconvinced due to differing risks.
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Medicare
Tute
Thomas Brott
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville
Fla
Local staff directory for Ijworld.com listed editors and contacts
Dennis Anderson managing editor Caroline Trowbridge assignment director Ann Gardner editorial page editor Tom Keegan sports editor Jon Niccum entertainment editor Jonathan Kealing online editor.
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Danderson
Ijworld
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Drowbridge
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Ljworld
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Jniccum
Ljworld.com
Jonathan Kealing
Jkealing
Jworld.com
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