Oklahoma land rush and landmark events in history
Almanac notes highlight Oklahoma land rush of 1889 and key bygone moments from 1954 hearings to 2000 Elian Gonzalez case. It lists notable figures born or linked to April dates, cites Kant, and marks today as April 22 with 69,898 square miles in state area.
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U.S. Senate
U.S
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Charles Mingus
Jack Nicholson
John Waters
Peter Frampton
Immanuel Kant
Washington books overdue highlight Mount Vernon project
Mount Vernon officials press forward with a Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington. The 41,000 square foot center, aiming for 2012 completion, seeks $20 million this year with $38 million already pledged, to house Washington’s books and scholarly work.
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Emmerich de Vattel
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House of Commons
Mark Bartlett
Washington
Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association
George
Fred W. Smith National Library
Ladies’ Association
Smith
Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
Spade
Jim Rees
American Revolution Center
Tea party poll shows race linked to outrage and demographics
A CBS News New York Times poll finds about 20 percent of Americans support the tea party, with supporters mostly white Republican men over 45. University of Washington research links racial resentment to tea party zeal, showing race remains a robust factor even after controlling for ideology and partisanship. Leonard Pitts Jr. discusses how this contrasts with other conservatives and the broader goal of an America that lives the creed of equality.
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New York Times
George W. Bush
Washington
University of Washington
Institute For the Study of Ethnicity
Barack Obama
Christopher Parker
Bush
Readers respond on war games church abuse and local politics
Letters attack video game depictions of combat by a Marine in Afghanistan as unreal and dangerous. Other correspondents reassess Catholic Church scandals and urge Lorain County votes on four school and city levies with figures on local police fire EMS calls and budget impacts.
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America
Lance Cpl
Daniel Patrick Grafton
Afghanistan
David Gillock
Lorain County
Dayle Noll
North Ridgeville
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