Almanac highlights and historical notes for today
On the 110th day of 2012 and the 31st day of spring, entries recall battles at Lexington and Concord in 1775, the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, and Benedict XVI’s 2005 papacy. Birthdays include Moore, Curry, Judd, and Franco. The Boston Marathon began in 1897 won by McDermott. Mandarin and English are top world languages. Moon phase notes follow.
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Lexington and Concord
Mass
Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
Oklahoma City
Joseph Ratzinger
Benedict XVI
John J. McDermott
Pope Benedict XVI
Romney Seamus Doggate Sparks 2012 Campaign Debate
Kathleen Parker notes Seamus the Romneys’ dog on a car trip became a political flashpoint. She contrasts Bo with Seamus and cites online dog lover groups, Obama adoptions, and Romney’s pledge not to crate Seamus again.
Romney uses rhetoric to rally a gendered voter base
Pulitzer columnist Connie Schultz argues Romney exploits a divide among mothers to mobilize a base of men unconcerned with women, citing Rosen's comments and Romney's January speech on work and daycare. She highlights media neglect of working mothers and warns against pitting mothers against mothers in political discourse.
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Hilary Rosen
Ann Romney
Mitt Romney
Rosen
Romney
CNN
America
Mother
MSNBC
Chris Hayes
Connie Schultz
Parade Magazine
Sherrod Brown
U.S. Senate
Con Schultz
Yahoo
Romney faces uphill path in Obama appeal for 2012 race
Kansas City Star editorial urges Romney to fix his image and stress policy details. It notes Obama leads Romney in a May ABC poll 57 to 38 among women and 64 to 26 on likability, but argues Romney can win by focusing on ObamaCare, the stimulus, and entitlement reform while highlighting Obama’s economic record amid a sluggish recovery.
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Obama
Biden
Ann Romney
ABC
Diane Sawyer
Seamus
Mitt Romney
Massachusetts
Osawatomie
Kan
al Gore
John
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Dudley Moore
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al Unser Jr
Ashley Judd
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Ollie
Romneys
Ontario
Canada
Mitt
Kathleen Parker
Gail Collins
New York Times
Doberman
Collins
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Hud
Kathleenparker
Washpost
Francliticon- Com
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Jay Cost
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E. Thomas McClanahan
Kansas City Star
Grand Blvd
Kansas City
McClanahan
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