Almanac highlights for December 8
The entry notes today’s birthdays for figures such as Eli Whitney James Thurber Sammy Davis Jr and Nicki Minaj It recalls SpaceX’s 2010 milestone of launching placing in orbit and recovering a spacecraft It cites the 1940 NFL Championship score Bears 73 Redskins and cites cotton export figures from 1793 1810 and a moon phase window between December 3 and December 10.
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Eli Whitney
James Thurber
Sammy Davis Jr
David Carradine
Jim Morrison
Kim Basinger
Ann Coulter
Teri Hatcher
Kevin Harvick
Ryan Newman
Chicago Bears
Washington Redskins
NFL
United States
U.S
Chronicle Telegram Letters to Editor Guidelines
The Chronicle Telegram outlines letters to the editor. Submissions must be 250 words or fewer and may be edited for brevity accuracy and taste. Include signature full home address and telephone for verification by mail fax or email.
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Chronicle-Telegram
The
Elyria
Letters
Chroniclet.com
Trudy Rubin
Philadelphia Inquirer
P.O. Box
Philadelphia
Trubin
Phillynews.com
Trump bids for investigations but fends off scrutiny
Los Angeles Times columnist Doyle McManus surveys President Donald Trump pushing for probes into Clinton, Obama, lawmakers, media figures, and Mueller while clashing with Justice Department limits. He notes inaction by Sessions and Trump’s frustration at not directing investigations.
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Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton
Trump
Justice Department
FBI
Hillary
Dems
Clinton
Bill Clinton
John Podesta
Obama
Democratic Party
Congress
Charles E. Schumer
New York
Richard Blumenthal
Connecticut
Rep
Nancy Pelosi
California
CIA
Special
Robert S. Mueller III
CNN
ABC
NBC
MSNBC
Joe Scarborough
Congressional
Russia
Tony Schwartz
Schwartz
Washington Post
Ment
Kansas
Kris Kobach
Jeff Sessions
White House
John Kelly
Sessions
Clinton Foundation
United States
Washington
Doyle McManus
The
Los Angeles Times
Doyle. McManus
Latimes.com
OECD warns aging populations threaten pensions and democracy
The OECD report Pensions at a Glance 2017 warns aging populations will drive higher costs for Social Security as life expectancy rises. Retirement ages lag behind longevity, risking steeper taxes or cuts to other programs to fund retirees, with Germany Italy Greece Japan and the United States highlighted.
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Washington
United States
America
Japan
Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development
OECD
Paris
Italy
Netherlands
Denmark
Brazil
China
France
Germany
Greece
Russia
U.K
Trump recognizes Jerusalem amid peace plan uncertainty
President Trump declares Jerusalem Israel's capital and orders embassy move while offering no new peace strategy. Critics warn the move could thwart a two state solution, alienate Palestinians, and provoke regional violence as Kushner and aides pursue a broader peace plan.
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Trump
Jerusalem
Israel
State Department
U.S
Tel Aviv
Sheldon Adelson
Jared Kushner
David Greenblatt
Mideast
CIA
State and Defense
United States
West Bank
David Friedman
Kushner-Greenblatt
Friedman
Kushner
East Jerusalem
Jordan River
Mediterranean
Trump Jerusalem speech polarizes critics and advocates
Trudy Rubin argues the speech abandons a two state path and favors a one state outcome by endorsing Israeli control around Jerusalem. She notes settlements surrounding the city threaten Palestinian capital prospects and questions the plan’s impartiality and viability.
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