Today in History and Birthdays Highlight 2012 Date
Readout notes events on this day including the 1836 Texas victory at the Battle of San Jacinto and the 1918 death of Baron Manfred von Richthofen. Brasilia became Brazil’s capital in 1960, and 1992 marked California’s first execution in 25 years.
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Texas
Sam Houston
Sacinto
Germany
Red Baron
Manfred von Richthofen
Amiens
France
Brasilia
Brazil
Robert Alton Harris
California
Charlotte Bronte
John Muir
Anthony Quinn
Elizabeth
Extreme rhetoric and threats from Nugent and West
The piece contrasts extreme right wing rhetoric from Ted Nugent and Rep Allen West with the left, arguing right wing language is more damaging. It cites Nugent at an NRA event invoking violence against Obama opponents and West claiming communists run Congress, urging readers to question Romney Boehner.
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Washington
Ted Nugent
Allen West
Nugent
West
National Rifle Association
Secret Service
Barack Obama
United States
Braveheart
Nancy Pelosi
House of Representatives
Palm City
Fla
Congress
Mitt Romney
Obama
America
House
John Boehner
Dick Clark Remembered By Those He Rocked With
Cal Thomas recalls Dick Clark who died at 82 known as Americas oldest teenager He hosted American Bandstand from 1956 to 1989 and later TV bloopers and New Years Rockin Eve Clark influenced a generation of teens and helped shape early rock n roll with stars like Jerry Lee Lewis Freddy Cannon and Chuck Berry.
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Dick Clark
America
Philadelphia
Dickies
Clark
Jerry Lee Lewis
DMC
Freddy “Boom Boom
Cannon
Ed McMahon
ABC
NBC
New York
Renny Temple
the Highwaymen
Los Angeles
Chuck Berry
Danny
Euro zone crisis deepens with austerity risks and debt scares
The euro area faces a worsening cycle as austerity tightens economies and weakens tax receipts. Spain and Ireland praised for fiscal rectitude in 2008 now contend with bank fragility, rising unemployment, and slumping growth while Italy and Greece weigh bailout bets and political strain looms ahead of elections.
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Laura D’andrea Tyson
International Economy Magazine
Spain
Ireland
Italy
Greece
Madrid
Sarkozy
Portugal
Germany
Bernard Connolly
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Elaine May
Patti LuPone
Tony Danza
James McAvoy
Queen Elizabeth II
Great Britain
New Moon
Doonesbury
Garry Trudeau
Teke. Wer
Buti
Eugene Robinson
Democratic Party
Communist Party
Congressional Progressive Caucus
Comintern
Eugenerobinson
Washpost.com
UT San Pieg
Crertors
Cal Thomas
Tribune Media Services
Kenmore Ave
Buffalo
Tribune.com
Europe
Martin Neil Baily
Sweden
Finland
Mexico
European Central Bank
Lehman Brothers
David M. Smick
Kathleen Parker
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