Almanag Item: Birthdays and Facts from 2015 Almanac
Today marks day 105 of 2015 with spring in progress. Notable birthdays include Leonardo da Vinci Henry James Bessie Smith and Emma Watson. Titanic survived 2 hours 40 minutes after iceberg impact before sinking. Jackie Robinson broke MLB color barrier in 1947. Quote from Henry James. 24 hours after Poland invasion U S stores ran out of Rand McNally Europe maps. Moon phase follows last quarter on April 11 and new moon on April 18.
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Henry James
A. Philip Randolph
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Roy Clark
Elizabeth Montgomery
Michael Kamen
Evelyn Ashford
Emma Thompson
Arturo Gatti
Seth Rogen
Emma Watson
Maisie Williams
Germany
Poland
U.S
Rand McNally
Europe
Primary election letters guidelines from The Chronicle Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram invites letters to the editor for the May 4 primary election with a 250 word limit. Submissions require signature, full address, and a phone number for verification. Mail to Editorial Page Editor at Box 4010 Elyria Ohio or email to letters chroniclet com.
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Elyria
Letters
Chroniclet.com
Clinton’s inevitability grows as 2016 race opens
In a Slate style take, Eugene Robinson argues Hillary Clinton appears to have the Democratic nomination sewn up. He notes her 2008 comeback and warns allies to expect intensified Republican attacks, while predicting a rallying effect for progressives around Clinton as the inevitable nominee.
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Hillary Clinton
Clinton
Martin O'Malley
Elizabeth Warren
Jim Webb
Barack Obama
Obama
Warren
Iowa
John Edwards
New Hampshire
William Jefferson Clinton
Iran
Wall Street
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GOP
Republican National Committee
Benghazi
China
Whitewater
Hillary
House Judiciary Committee
Jerry Zeifman
Hillary Rodham
Zeifman
Clintons
Surf and turf bill targets Missouri poor in new EBT limits
Missouri state representative Rick Brattin proposes House Bill 813 banning food stamp purchases of cookies chips energy drinks seafood and steak citing luxury spending. The piece notes a broader trend of punitive welfare laws across states aiming to deter assistance use while highlighting related measures in Kansas Massachusetts and nationwide.
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Washington
Rick Brattin
Missouri
Brattin
Washington Post
Roberto A. Feldman
Kansas
Topeka Capital-Journal
National Conference of State Legislatures
Massachusetts
Congress
Washington State
American Civil Liberties Union
NPR
EBT
NCSL
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National Law Center On
Hillary Clinton Reinvention Echoes Nixon Strategy
A critique of Hillary Clinton's presidential bid argues her reinvention message mirrors Richard Nixon’s public relations ploy. The piece cites Nixon’s shifts, past ethics questions, and a Republican critique as evidence that Clinton’s reinvented image masks the same political core.
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Hillary Clinton
Clinton Foundation
Hillary
Richard Nixon
Washington Post
David Broder
Nixon
Broder
Stephen Hess
Wallace Henley
Tax Day and the case against tax reform explained
Washington argues that Tax Day shows little talk of reform as public opinion cools on income taxes. Bowman cites Gallup and Pew data. 1 percent see taxes as top problem, reform ranks 16th of 24. Explanations cover burden history, wealth concentration, invisibility of taxes, and IRS as welfare. Robert Samuelson notes limited reform prospects amid entrenched interests.
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Karlyn Bowman
American Enterprise Institute
Bowman
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Pew
Americ
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Treasury Department
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Internal Revenue Service
IRS
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