Almanac Highlights and Birthdays for August 4, 2010
August 4 2010 marks day 216 of the year with notable anniversaries including Anne Frank’s 1944 arrest and Carter’s 1977 DOE creation. Birthdays include Shelley Armstrong Thornton Obama Clemens Gordon. Quote and facts note energy use in Alaska and The Diary translations.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Jimmy Carter
Department of Energy
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Louis Armstrong
Billy Bob Thornton
Barack Obama
U.S
Roger Clemens
Jeff
Gordon
U.S. Department of Energy
Alaska
War aims blur as Obama weighs Afghanistan strategy
In Washington, debate over Afghanistan grows muddled as President Obama calls to finish the job while acknowledging limited gains. Critics argue no clear victory exists with al Qaida largely elsewhere and civilian harm undermining support for counterinsurgency. Senator Graham warns of uncertain outcomes as Gates emphasizes a security focus.
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Washington
Afghanistan
Obama
CBS
U.S
al-Qaida
Yemen
Somalia
Pakistan
Defense
Robert Gates
Gates
Sion
Lindsey Graham
R-S.c
Newt Gingrich warns radical Islam threat in public speech
In a Washington AEI talk Newt Gingrich calls radical Islam a clear and present danger and urges direct action not denial He questions Western leaders sleepwalking and cites Yoram Ettinger warning of Iran nuclear ambitions urging realism and disengagement from illusion The piece notes heightened concern over infiltration risks and calls for decisive response from policymakers Cal Thomas provides contact at tmseditors tribune.com.
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Newt Gingrich
America
American Enterprise Institute
Washington
Gingrich
Ground Zero
New York
Temecula
Calif
Yoram Ettinger
Mat
Ynetnews.com
Iran
Ettinger
U.S
NATO
Israel
August Signals End of Summer Break
A student frets about the approach of August indicating summer is ending and school would start again soon. The dialogue frames the countdown to the new academic year with implied dates and emotions.
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