Wrights Flight to Simpsons Debut NAFTA Signaled
Almanac notes the Wright brothers first powered flight in 1903 and The Simpsons premiere in 1989. It cites NAFTA signing in 1992, notable birthdays, Terrell Owens’ 2000 receiving record, a 2003 Wright reenactment failure, Simpsons Emmy count at 27, and the moon phase between December quarter and full moon.
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Canada
Mexico
Ford Madox Ford
William Safire
Eugene Levy
Bill Pullman
Peter Farrelly
Sarah Paulson
Chase Utley
San Francisco
Terrell Owens
Chicago Bears
Wright Brothers
Moderates Rise As Tax Deal Bloomberg Speech No Labels Rally
Editorial notes a centrist surge from Biden McConnell tax compromise to Bloomberg address and No Labels rally. It praises bipartisanship, urges funding the cuts, and highlights centrists forming a dialogue network to counter extreme positions. William McKenzie.
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Michael Bloomberg
Joe Biden
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Mitch McConnell
Congress
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Bloomberg
Mark McKinnon
Dallas Morning News
McKinnon
American exceptionalism and its political uses
The piece analyzes how Republicans frame American exceptionalism as a core national trait and duty while Democrats worry about its implications. It traces historical usage by abolitionists, labor movements, and civil rights leaders who invoked the creed of equality, noting the tension between presenting America as exceptional and living up to its founding ideals.
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Sarah Palin
Mitt Romney
Newt Gingrich
Mike Huckabee
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Huckabee
the Liberator
William Lloyd Garrison
Garrison
Frederick Douglass
Douglass
Thomas Jefferson
Karl Marx
Socialist Labor Party of the
United States
American Republic
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Lee signs with Phillies shocking New York sports fans
DL Stewart notes Cliff Lee chose to join the Philadelphia baseball corporation over the New York conglomerate. He cites front page reactions in New York papers and a city eager to outbid rivals, while contrasting fan behavior across Cleveland Philadelphia and New York. Stewart hints the decision is Christmas fare for some and a personal blow to Yankees fans.
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Miami
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Texas Rangers
Browns
Jets
Santa Claus
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Yanks
Yankees
Goliath
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