January 28 2012 Daily History Flashcard
Today features a compact set of historical notes and facts from 1847 1871 1915 1986. It lists notable birthdays including Jose Marti Colette Pollock Alan Alda Sarkozy Sarah McLachlan Elijah Wood and sports facts about Vince Lombardi and a Fort Keogh snowflake record It also notes the human genome gene estimate and the moon phase dates.
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England
Henry Will
France
Germany
U.S. Coast Guard
Christa McAuliffe
Jose Marti
Colette
Jackson Pollock
Alan Alda
Nicolas Sarkozy
Sarah McLachlan
Mary
Elijah Wood
Vince Lombardi
Green Bay Packers
Fort Keogh
Mont
Buffett Tax Debate Frames Obama Rebuttal On Shared Duty
President Obama decried tax breaks for the rich as Congress hones in on Warren Buffett's secretary as a symbol. Republicans struggle with Cantor’s line while Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum resist adopting it. Mitch Daniels offers a calmer GOP alternative.
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Buffett
Bosanek
Warren Buffett
House
Eric Cantor
R-Va
CNN
Newt Gingrich
Rick Santorum
Cantor
Mitt Romney
Romney
Switzerland
Cayman Islands
Obama
America
Times
Indiana
Mitch Daniels
Daniels
Ayn Rand
Media rush to judgment against Yale athlete widens debate
A Washington Post column argues the New York Times relied on anonymous sources to charge Yale quarterback Patrick Witt with sexual assault. It urges due process, noting lack of official inquiry, unknown details, and potential harm from public accusation before facts are known.
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Washington
New York Times
Patrick J. Witt
Yale University
Rhodes
Harvard
Rhodes Trust
Witt
the Times
Yale
Richard C. Levin
University
Times
Investi
Duke Lacrosse
Rerun attack on Obama in State of the Union critique
Cal Thomas argues in a Tribune Media Services column that Barack Obama’s State of the Union address offered a campaign speech, blaming higher taxes on the rich and opposing the Keystone XL pipeline. He accuses the president of mismanaging debt, failing to create jobs, and neglecting self-reliance, calling government dependence the issue.
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Washington
Barack Obama
State of the Union
White House
Obama
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Warren Buffett
Debbie Bosanek
Michelle Obama
Andy Griffith
Mitt Romney
Congress
Bosanek
Buffett
Canada
China
America
Readers Debate Abortion Views and Third-Party Call
In letters to the editor, Carole Warren argues abortion reflects divine restraint and urges letting God judge. Brian Hopkins urges a third party to end party entitlements, cut Pentagon spending, raise Medicare age to 67, and rebuild infrastructure with jobs. The Chronicle Telegram notes letters must be under 250 words and provides submission details.
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Pentagon
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Eugene Robinson
Eugenerobinson
Washpost.com
Kathleen Parker
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Washpost
Cal Thomas
Jeremiah Wright
Tribune Media Services
Kenmore Ave
Buffalo
Tmscaitors
Tribune.com
Theodore Dowdell
Carole Warren
Henrietta Township
Dem
Brian Hopkins
Elyria
Chronicle-Telegram
the Chronicle- Telegram
Letters
Chroniclet.com
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