Almanag 2010 History and Birthdays Snapshot
Almanac style item noting 2010 as day 365, winter day 11 with highlights including Guinness origin in 1759, West Virginia statehood 1862, Edison’s bulb demo 1879. Birthdays listed for Matisse Marshall Hopkins Denver Kingsley Summer Neuwirth Kilmer. Ice Bowl 1967 Packers over Cowboys 21 17. Kanawha named West Virginia recent history. Moon phase between last quarter and new moon.
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Abraham Lincoln
West Virginia
United States
Thomas Edison
Henri Matisse
George C. Marshall
U.S
Anthony Hopkins
John Denver
Ben Kingsley
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Dallas Cowboys
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Kanawha
Oil spill reshapes plan for sea turtle recovery efforts
Jane Lubchenco outlines how the Deepwater Horizon spill spurred NOAA and Gulf states to rescue and rehabilitate more than 400 oiled sea turtles, relocate 25 000 eggs, and tighten rules on turtle excluder devices. The effort binds recovery to Gulf restoration and stresses ongoing monitoring of deaths, injuries, and fisheries impacts.
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United States
Deepwater Horizon
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
NOAA
Gulf States
Gulf Coast
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Florida
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Mississippi
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
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Filibuster's fate in the 112th Senate debated
Jonathan Bernstein analyzes how a 60 vote rule shapes confirmations. He argues Republicans may continue delaying nominations via filibuster, even with fewer roadblocks, making rules reform crucial as the 112th Senate unfolds.
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Obama
Oregon
Jeff Merkley
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Lamar Alexander
R-Tenn
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112Th Senate
Alexander
Assange and the Press Free Speech Debate
Ann Woolner analyzes how WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange tests legal and ethical boundaries in publishing secret documents. The piece weighs press freedom against security claims, cites Holmes and Edison era precedents, and warns that prosecuting Assange could chill investigative journalism worldwide.
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Assange
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Bradley Manning
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Eric Holder
Barack Obama
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Geoffrey Stone
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Nixon
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Ellsberg
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Bebe Neuwirth
Val Kilmer
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Jane Lubchenco
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Jonathan Bernstein
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Greg Sargent
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Ann Woolner
Bloomberg News
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