Almanac August 5 2010 Highlights and History
Today marks day 217 of 2010 with notable events including Marilyn Monroe death in 1962 and Reagan firing air traffic controllers in 1981. Birthdays span Maupassant Huston Armstrong Anderson Ewing and others. Norma Jeane Monroe origin and name change. average US flights 28,537. moon phase between last quarter and new moon.
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Marilyn Monroe
Los Angeles
Ronald Reagan
Guy de Maupassant
John Huston
Neil Armstrong
Loni Anderson
Patrick Ewing
Terri Clark
Carl
Crawford
Norma Jeane Baker
United States
Putting a human face on illegal immigration
Kaitlin Manry recalls volunteering as an English tutor in Aberdeen Washington guiding immigrant adults from Level 1 classes. Her piece traces the students daily efforts amid local tensions and a raid at a fish plant showing illegal immigration’s human side and resilience.
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Aberdeen
Wash
Kurt Cobain
Grays Harbor Community College
United States
Washington
Tricia Rae
Crystal Marie
Grays Harbor
Daily World
Safeway
U.S
Mexico
Catleen
Arizona
Reagan vacation plan sparks politics and punditry
Bloomberg columnist Margaret Carlson notes Obama plans to vacation on the Gulf coast and Martha’s Vineyard while facing critics. The piece recalls past presidents’ summer retreats, critiques political optics, and lampshades media coverage of presidential downtime.
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Washington
Shirley Sherrod
Barack Obama
Georgia
Sherrod
Associated Press
Shirley
Gulf Coast
Obama
Florida
Jimmy Carter
McCartney
Richard Nixon
White House
Key Biscayne
Fla
Ronald Reagan
Santa Barbara
Calif
Billy Dale
California
Reagan
George H.W. Bush
Clarence Thomas
Supreme Court
Kennebunkport
Maine
George W. Bush
Crawford
Texas
Dr Pepper Museum
Davidian
Margaret Carlson
George Bush
Time Magazine
Bloomberg News
Gingrich Attacks Mosque Clash With Demagogic Rhetoric
The essay criticizes Newt Gingrich for an op ed stance linking anti Islam sentiment to the debate over building a mosque near Manhattan's ground zero. It argues his logic sins by conflating private groups with the Saudi state and by labeling Muslims and their supporters as a vague powerful “they.”
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Newt Gingrich
Manhattan
Ground Zero
Sarah Palin
Gingrich
Saudi Arabia
Lower Manhattan
al-Qaida
United States
United Arab Emirates
Newt the Lionhearted
Controversy Over Cordoba House Mosque Debate Sparks Political Ripples
Richard Cohen critiques anti mosque critics and GOP figures including Palin Lazio and Gingrich. He argues broad Muslim blame is unfounded after 9 11 and notes Cordoba House aims at interfaith dialogue near ground zero, backed by the mayor and local board despite opposition.
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Gingrich
Rick Lazio
New York
Palin
Lazio
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