Today’s Oscars and historical notes compiled for Feb 4
A compact daily digest lists an honorary Academy Award in 1999 with one large statue and seven miniature ones, highlights Dennis Conner’s 1987 America’s Cup victory, notes Facebook’s 1.98 billion monthly users as of October 2014, and archives a birthday lineup of notable figures from Leger to DeGraw. It also recalls Snow White released in 1937 and the moon phase between February 3 full moon and February 11 fat quarter moon.
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Tory
Facebook
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Willade
America
Washington Post
Whitney Erin Boesel
Media Cloud
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MIT
Baga
Boko Haram
Niger
Syria
Obama budget makes case for tax to fund infrastructure
Obama champions a one time 14 percent tax on overseas corporate profits to fund a 478 billion multi year infrastructure program while slashing domestic corporate tax rates. He argues deficits are falling and investment is needed, urging Republicans to join in progressive tax reform and higher spending.
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Hingis
Obama
U.S
GOP
House of ‘Congress
White House
Pentagon
Obama’s DHS Budget Battle Sets Stage for 2016 Fight
Obama opened a condensed 14 minute address at a Homeland Security facility to press a budget plan amid a showdown with Republicans over DHS funding linked to immigration actions. He warned that funding cuts would end pay for tens of thousands of front line workers while highlighting DHS agents and officers guarding ports borders and security systems.
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Obama
Capitol Hill
Department of Homeland Security
White House
DHS
Coast Guard
Border Patrol
FEMA
Congress
George W. Bush
Republican Congress
Auways
Congressional Republicans
Homeland Security
Air Force Band
America
Ibar
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Elyria
Chroniclet.com
Faith testimony from candidates no qualification for presidency
One year from the Iowa caucuses, Republican candidates push faith to gain advantage. Walker, Huckabee, and Romney speak of religion, invoking prayer and scripture while critics argue moral progress did not follow faith leaders in past administrations. The piece cautions Christians against treating politicians as divinely inspired and urges discernment.
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Mitt Romney
Mike Huckabee
Arkansas
Scott Walker
Wisconsin
Des Moines
Walker
Auience
Jesus
America
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
George W. Bush
David
Israel
Jesus of Nazareth
James
Two Kingdoms
Boko Haram Overlooked Compared To Islamic State, Warns Expert
London based journalist Charlotte Lytton notes Americans focus on Islamic State while Boko Haram kills thousands and displaces millions in Nigeria. She cites media coverage gaps, calls for equal attention and international response to Boko Haram’s crisis.
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Charlotte Lytton
Washington Post
United States
ABC News
Barack Obama
House
John Boehner
Ohio
Boko Haram
U.S
America
Obama
U.N. General Assembly
Max Abrahms
Journalis
London
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Alice Cooper
Eugene Robinson
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Council On Foreign Relations
Iraq
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