Ousted leaders and legislative actions in mid-20th century history
A fragmented note recounts events from 1964 Congress approving the Gulf of Tonkin resolution granting broad powers to President Lyndon Johnson amid Vietnam reports, plus later bombings in 1998 targeting U.S. embassies in Tanzania. It also lists birthdays and a 2007 reference to Barry Bonds.
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Tena Ae Ueda
Gulf O Tonkin
Lyn Johnson
U.S
Tanzania
Garrison Keillor
Mountaintop musings on politics and the family
Kathleen Parker reflects from Grandfather Mountain NC on taking thinking breaks amid political theater. She praises perspective and quiet time for ideas, cites Barack Obama and David Cameron, and highlights Sally Hughes Smith’s book The Circle about Alzheimer's care and family passage.
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Grandfather Mountain
N.C
Barack Obama
Britain
David Cameron
Obama
Sally Hughes Smith
Sally
Medical University of South Carolina
Center On Aging
Musc.edu
Circle
Lonecome Valley
Godspeed to Robert Novak amid online vitriol
Miami Herald columnist Pitts Jr defends compassion for Novak amid brutal online reactions after his brain tumor and retirement. He contrasts harsh posts with the need for humanity, urging readers to offer Godspeed rather than gloating at a public figure's illness.
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Robert Novak
CNN
CIA
Valerie Plame
Novak
Chicago Sun- Times
Tony Snow
Michael Savage
Dead Kennedys
U.S
Edward Kennedy
Osama bin Laden
Ronald Reagan
Tip O'Neill
Godspeed
Pitts Jr
Miami Herald
Miamiherald
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Csicney Crosby
Barry Bonds
San Francisco
Kathleen Parker
Tim
Barack
Britney Spars
Bruce Hardi
Loutlet
Pires
Medina
Lafayette
Reverare Wooster
Gleveland Rd
Leonard Pitts
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