De Mistura seeks local freezes to ease Syria crisis
U N special envoy Staffan de Mistura pursues a bottom up action plan to freeze violence in key sites like Aleppo as a step toward broader dialogue. He argues a city wide halt could spur humanitarian relief and later talks, while skeptics warn Assad's regime and allies may resist.
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Syria
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Iran
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Afghanistan
Rome
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Homs
Bashar al-Assad
Sergey Lavrov
Fred Hof
State Department
Atlantic Council
Joshua Landis
University of Oklahoma
Isle of
Capri
Landis
Sisyphus
Almanac December 8 2014 notable birthdays and facts
Almanac entry lists notable birthdays including Eli Whitney James Thurber Sammy Davis Jr and Nicki Minaj. It recalls the 1940 NFL championship score Bears 73 Redskins 0 the largest margin in league history. Also notes a Thurber quote and 2013 trade total with Canada and Mexico and the moon phase between December 6 and 14.
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James Thurber
Sammy Davis Jr
David Carradine
Jim Morrison
Kim Basinger
Ann Coulter
Teri Hatcher
Kevin Harvick
Dominic Monaghan
Washington Redskins
NFL
U.S
Canada
Mexico
The New Class Conflict and the Rise of the Clerisy
George Will critiques progressive governance and the Clerisy, a powerful elite in academia media and government. He contrasts wealth and state power with a plunging birth rate and stagnating growth, urging a shift toward economic expansion over regulation.
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Elizabeth Warren
D-Mass
America
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Kotkin
Barack Obama
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Google
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The
Progressivism
Michael Bloomberg
Walter Russell Mead
New York
New York City
Bloomberg
California
Staving off Obsolescence Ends With Printer Blues
A humorous tale of failed printing after upgrading router and phone. The narrator battles obsolete gear from smartphone to printer, contemplates buying a new printer, and ends with a self deprecating note about aging and obsolescence. Contact details for D L Stewart appear at the end.
Letters to the Editor Guidelines from The Chronicle-Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram outlines submission rules for letters to the editor. Letters must be 250 words or fewer and may be edited for brevity accuracy clarity and taste. Include signature full address and phone number for verification with mail fax or email options provided.
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