Almanac Highlights and Birthdays for April 25 2012
April 25 2012 marks day 116 of 2012 with notable events and birthdays. Suez Canal construction began in 1859 and New York enacted license plates in 1901. Edward R Murrow and Tim Duncan are among today’s notable birthdays.
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Edward R. Murrow
Ella Fitzgerald
al Pacino
Hank Azaria
Renee Zellweger
Jason Lee
Tim Duncan
Chuck Cooper
NBA
Boston Celtics
Roscoe
eurozone crisis may dominate 2012 campaign says robinson
Eugene Robinson argues Europe’s turmoil may shape the election more than U S events. He notes the eurozone crisis, North Korea, China politics and Middle East violence could test Obama and Romney, with stock markets reacting to Europe rather than U S actions. He highlights Sarkozy's weak re election bid and Dutch austerity fallout as indicators.
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Mitt Romney
Seoul
North Korea
Kim Jong Eun
Kim
Kim Jong Il
Atlantic
Pacific
China
U.S
Bo Xilai
Communist Party
Chongqing
South China Sea
United States
Afghanistan
Romney
Bashar al-Assad
Syria
Iraq
Libya
Iran
Europe
Nicolas Sarkozy
Luxury sanctions fail to halt Assad regime violence in Syria
Richard Cohen argues that European Union luxury bans on Syria, including Asma Assad, have not stopped the regime's brutal crackdown. He notes arms flows from Russia and Iran, UN observers' limited impact, and calls for air power and organized opposition support while warning of further suffering for civilians and the Assad clan.
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Bashar al-Assad
Asma
Europe
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Dior
Armani
Prada
Assad
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Syria
New York Times
Montblanc
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Daraa
Damascus
U.S
Jordan
Iran
United Nations
U.N
Bosnia
Hama
John McCain
Lindsey Graham
Joe Lieberman
United States
America
Washington
The New Charles Colson a Contrasting Path to Redemption
Charles W Colson, once Nixon’s hatchet man and a key Watergate figure, died at age 80. He served seven months in prison for obstruction of justice in 1974, converted to faith, founded Prison Fellowship and Justice Fellowship, and advocated criminal justice reform. President Bush awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal in 2008.
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John F. Kennedy
California
Nixon
Charles W. Colson
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James Rosen
Fox News
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Washington, D.C
United States
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Prison Fellowship
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Prisonfellowship.org
Justice Fellowship
Jeb Bush
Florida
George W. Bush
God
The
Boston Globe
Charles Colson
Romney shifts stance on student loan extension
Mitt Romney moves toward supporting a low interest rate extension for student loans, aligning with President Obama on this policy. He previously opposed government help, but now backs continuing the 2007 provision to avoid doubled rates for about 8 million students, signaling a break with hardline House Republicans.
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Romney
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Michael Steel
John Boehner
Cincinnati
Steel
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John Kline
Minnesota
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