Notable birthdays and facts for February 3, 2018
Highlights include birthdays of Felix Mendelssohn, Horace Greeley, Gertrude Stein, Norman Rockwell, James Michener, and Nathan Lane among others. Norman Rockwell’s body of work exceeds 4,000 pieces. Willie Shoemaker finished his career with 40,350 races. The Michener quote is cited. Mendelssohn’s overture was written at 17. Moon phase noted. Nathan Lane turns 62.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Horace Greeley
Gertrude Stein
Norman Rockwell
James Michener
Fran Tarkenton
Blythe Danner
Morgan Fairchild
Nathan Lane
Maura Tierney
Isla Fisher
Willie Shoemaker
Shakespeare
FBI lessons Trump should learn from history
A columnist argues the FBI resists political attacks and recalls Hoover’s era, Watergate, and past presidents’ uneasy relationships with the bureau. It notes James Comey’s firing, Mueller-era investigations, and leaks by Trump allies, warning that attempts to undermine the FBI backfire.
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Washington
FBI
Donald Trump
Congress
Trump
Capitol Hill
Devin Nunes
D-Calif
Echo Chamber
America
Dr. Evil
Snake
Hillary Clinton
Nunes
J. Edgar Hoover
Martin Luther King
Franklin Roosevelt
Richard Nixon
Hoover
Harry Truman
Gestapo
Truman
Nixon
Major Crimes
Daniel Bledsoe
Bled
George W. Bush
Robert Mueller
Weiner
Mueller
Bush
James Comey
Michael Flynn
Comey
Bureau
Peter Strzok
CNN
Strzok
Clinton
Letters to the Editor Guidelines from The Chronicle Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram outlines submission rules for letters to the editor. Letters should be 250 words or fewer and may be edited for brevity accuracy and taste. Include signature full address and phone number. submissions by mail fax or email are listed.
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Chronicle-Telegram
The
Chronicle- Telegram
Elyria
Letters
Chroniclet.com
Trump’s State of the Union glances at a new presidential image
The address portrays a more presidential Trump aiming to unite Democrats on key issues. He defends the 1.8 million pathway to citizenship for dreamers and outlines border, visa, and security policies while signaling domestic and foreign priorities. Kennedy’s Democratic reply follows with a cautious, negative contrast.
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Trump
George H.W. Bush
Jim Wright
Texas
Wright
Bush
Chicago
Queen Latifah
America
White House
Guantanamo
Friends of America
North Korea
Joe Kennedy III
D-Mass
Fall River Massachusetts
Kennedy
Congress
Memo Clash: Nunes Pushes Faulty Russia Dossier Claims
Jennifer Rubin analyzes Republican claims about Devin Nunes and the Russia memo. The piece argues the four page document miscasts the FISA process and Steele dossier, omits key context, and does not prove Trump’s obstruction or collusion.
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House Intelligence Committee
Devin Nunes
R-Calif
Donald Trump
Trump
Christopher Steele
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
FISA
Carter Page
Nunes
Fusion Gps
Steele
Hillary Clinton
FBI
George Papadopoulos
Adam Schiff
Dcalif
Papadopoulos
Lisa Page
Peter Strzok
Special Counsel
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Washpost.com
EV Salem Tibne
Cal Thomas
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Russia
Jennifer Rubin
MI6
Rod J. Rosenstein
Robert S. Mueller III
Christopher A. Wray
Rosenstein
Oval Office
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