Almanac Highlights for February 17, 2016
Births include Hans Morgenthau and Jim Brown. Jefferson Burr vote history marks a key presidential decision. Eagles Greatest Hits sales reach 29 million with platinum certification. Moon phase notes and Jim Brown’s 80th birthday rounding out the day.
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Hans Morgenthau
Red Barber
Hal Holbrook
Jim Brown
Rene Russo
Larry the Cable Guy
Michael Jordan
Michael Bay
Denise Richards
Billie Joe Armstrong
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Paris Hilton
House of Representatives
Thomas Jefferson
Aaron Burr
Recording Industry Association of America
Trump Debates GOP Myths Over 9/11 Record and Terror Policy
In a Saturday debate, Trump disputed the Bush 9/11 narrative and challenged GOP talking points on terrorism, immigration, and trade. He pressed for a factual history of the Bush era and urged Republicans to confront the party's orthodoxies while Democrats were blamed for terrorism risks.
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Washington
Donald Trump
Trump
George W. Bush
World Trade Center
Bush
Jeb Bush
Marco Rubio
Rubio
Bill Clinton
Osama bin Laden
GOP
Obama
Oval Office
Ted Cruz
Iraq
Abraham Lincoln
Refusal to consider Scalia successor erupts after death
News spread that Justice Antonin Scalia had died and Grassley faced pressure from conservatives to block any Obama nominee. McConnell urged waiting for a new president, while Democrats and Republicans debated whether to proceed, risking a record-long vacancy in the Supreme Court.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Antonin Scalia
Senate Judiciary Committee
Charles E. Grassley
Iowa
Grassley
Senate
Obama
Scalia
Ted Cruz
San Antonio Express-News
Mitch McConnell
Anthony M. Kennedy
Noble
McConnell
Richard Nixon
San Antonio
Sean Davis
the Federalist
Conn Carroll
Mike Lee
Utah
John Cornyn
Texas
Schumer
Bush Supreme Court
Charles E. Schumer
New York
March 15 Primary Election Letters Guidelines
The Chronicle Telegram invites letters to the editor about the March 15 primary. Deadline is 5 p.m. Friday March 4. Letters must be 250 words or fewer and include signature full address and phone for verification.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Letters
Chroniclet.com
Political critique on Sanders Clinton envy and hard work
The author argues that progressive Democrats promote envy over hard work, misusing the Founding ideals. They cite Sanders and Clinton as Robin Hood figures, claim liberal rhetoric undermines liberty, and warn against taxing success while praising traditional values of self effort and discipline.
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Dictionry.com
Bernie Sanders
Hillary Clinton
New Hampshire
Sanders
America
Clinton
Robin Hood
Vince Lombardi
Sanders Clinton
Pra
Envy and hard work shape political fortunes and national fate
Cal Thomas argues that envy and entitlements undermine the American work ethic. He critiques Sanders and Clinton for appealing to minority voters with promises of government aid, cites Booker T. Washington on hard work, and laments a shift from public to self-interest contributing to national debt and decline. Readers may email.
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Clinton
Wall Street
al Sharpton
White House
Booker T. Washington
America
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