Almanac highlights for January 26, 2017
Today lists notable birthdays including Douglas MacArthur and Eddie Van Halen and Ellen DeGeneres. A MacArthur quote, the Cullinan Diamond weight of 1 370 pounds, and the 3 106.75 carat gem discovery on January 26, 1905 are noted. Moon phase is between last quarter on January 19 and new moon on January 27.
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Douglas MacArthur
Maria von Trapp
Paul Newman
Jules Feiffer
Scott Glenn
Gene Siskel
David Strathairn
Eddie van Halen
Ellen DeGeneres
Wayne Gretzky
Vince Carter
No Escape for Blue States From Trump Policy Fallout
Washington warns that blue states will face fiscal pain from a GOP tax overhaul Medicaid block grants and unfunded pension liabilities. The piece notes top rate cuts would hit high tax states and that block grants could shift federal costs to states, with New York California and New Jersey likely to lose billions.
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Washington
Republican Front
Donald Trump
Congress
Trump
Connecticut
New Jersey
California
New York
Andrew Cuomo
White House
Kellyanne Conway
Feds
Nevada
District of Columbia
The
Urban Institute
John Holahan
Matthew Buettgens
Jeffrey Clemens
Benedic Ippolito
Texas
Oregon
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Joshua Rauh
Trump to face unprecedented litigation during presidency
The coming Trump era likely brings constant legal battles over emoluments and hotel leases with the federal government. The ACLU and CREW pursue FOIA requests and potential lawsuits from individuals, companies, and agencies concerned about conflicts of interest and constitutional questions.
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Donald Trump
Washington
Trump
Anthony Romero
American Civil Liberties Union
Citizens For Responsibility and Ethics
ACLU
Romero
Post Office
Trump International Hotel
China
USS
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Executive Branch
Labor Department
Environmental Protection Agency
Commerce Department
Office of Government Ethics
FOIA
George W. Bush
White House
CREW
House
Hillary Clinton
Letters to the Editor Guidelines for The Chronicle Telegram
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Chronicle-Telegram
The
Chronicle- Telegram
Elyria
Letters
Chroniclet.com
Miss Nelson and a White House liar
Connie Schultz recollects Miss Nelson a fifth grade teacher and links her memory to her judgment that Donald Trump is a chronic liar. She cites headlines from major outlets and argues that the president lies without accountability while urging clear public naming of misinformation.
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West Elementary
Ashtabula
Miss Nelson
White House
Donald Trump
New York Times
Trump
Washington Post
Boston Globe
Los Angeles Times
Sean Spicer
Chicago Tribune
The
Wall Street Journal
Kelly
Oxford English Dictionary
Jesus
Dad
America
Connie Schultz
Kent State University
School of Journalism
Sherrod Brown
U.S. Senate
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