Almanac note on 95th day of 2015 and notable birthdays
Almanac for Sunday April 5 2015 notes the 95th day of the year and the 17th day of spring. It lists birthdays including Thomas Hobbes Booker T Washington Spencer Tracy Bette Davis Gregory Peck Colin Powell Mitch Pileggi Pharrell Williams Hayley Atwell. It cites Civilian Conservation Corps wages Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s scoring record and Roosevelt veto totals. It also includes a Booker T Washington quote and moon phase data.
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Colin Powell
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Mitch Pileggi
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Hayley Atwell
Intolerance harms business in Indiana RFRA debate
Ruth Marcus argues that intolerance under Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act harms commerce and public life. She questions officials on discrimination by sexual orientation, urges stronger protections, and likens religious exemptions to broader civil rights debates.
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Debate on Medicare deal and rise of partisan divides
Washington notes a March 4 meeting produced a rare bipartisan Medicare payments compromise funded partly by means testing. The piece traces ideological sorting since the 1970s, polarization, and the rise of decentralized networks, arguing stronger parties are needed to overcome gridlock and urging renewals of collaborative norms.
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