April 26 2014 almanac highlights historic birthdays
Today marks the 116th day of 2014 with notable births including Eugene Delacroix Frederick Olmsted Ludwig Wittgenstein Charles Richter Bernard Malamud I M Pei Carol Burnett Giancarlo Esposito Jet Li Kevin James Tom Welling Channing Tatum and Carol Burnett celebrated. The USA operates 104 nuclear reactors the most of any nation and the 64 000 square miles near Chernobyl remains highly contaminated. The Cubs lost 6 2 to the Cardinals at Wrigley Field in 1941 as baseball added the organ to stadium play. The moon sits between last quarter and new. Bernard Malamud quotes accompany today.
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Michigan Race Affirmative Action Ruling Faces Backlash
Washington. The Supreme Court upholds a Michigan constitutional amendment banning race in public university admissions, seen as a blow to affirmative action and a prompt for states to follow suit. Justice Sotomayor’s dissent argues the ruling dims minority rights and may affect voting rights, urging a more level political process.
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Stevens Proposes Six Amendments to the Constitution
In an interview with USA Today former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens 94 outlines six amendments to align the Constitution with his liberal view He targets the Second and Eighth Amendments and argues free speech does not bar campaign finance limits while Mark Levin promotes constitutional convention to rein in federal power.
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Bundy remarks stain GOP as critics distance themselves
Kathleen Parker criticizes Republicans for tolerating Bundy linked racism and armed standoffs with federal authorities. She notes pundits like Sean Hannity Rand Paul and Rick Perry distanced themselves from Bundy while failing to condemn his anti government stance. The piece questions GOP complicity and urges repudiation of racist rhetoric and lawless protest.
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