Almanac entry for 200th day in 2012 highlights history and birthdays
Almanac notes 200th day of 2012 on June 18 with history including Fort Wagner attack in 1863 and Hitler's Mein Kampf in 1925. Birthdays listed include Mandela Glenn Thompson Brolin Torre Forbes Branson Bell. Mandela and Tambo opened first black South African law practice in 1952. Quote by Hunter S. Thompson reflects journalism. Moon phase between last quarter July 10 and new moon July 19.
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Fort Wagner
South Carolina
Robert Gould Shaw
54Th
Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
Adolf Hitler
Francisco Franco
Nelson Mandela
John Glenn
U.S
Hunter S. Thompson
James Brolin
Joe Torre
Steve Forbes
Richard Branson
Kristen Bell
Oliver Tambo
Romney secrecy sparks political backlash and doubt
Washington political opinion column argues Mitt Romney’s reluctance to release multiple years of tax returns fuels voter suspicion about offshore accounts and Bain Capital ties. It pins the stance on misstatements about when he left Bain and notes conservative unease as questions about hidden wealth rise.
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Washington
Mitt Romney
Romney
Obama
Bain Capital
Bain
Staples
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
George Romney
John McCain
Weekly Standard
Bill Kristol
U.S
Offshore it. A voter letter on jobs and robots
Richard Cohen argues that outsourcing and robot labor threaten American jobs more than presidential politics. He critiques Mitt Romney and Barack Obama for focusing on Bain and campaign rhetoric, urges education reform, and warns of economic instability and a degraded national tone. He ends with the call to offshore the campaign itself.
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Mitt Romney
India
Thailand
America
Romney
Bain Capital
Barack Obama
Democracy
Washington Post
Zachary A. Goldfarb
Bain
Great Ocean
Obama
Peo
Ple
Europe
China
United States
Oval Office
Romney speech at NAACP draws mixed reactions in Houston
Cal Thomas notes Romney's NAACP address sparked boos and praise, framing the speech as a political maneuver to reach white voters while advocating school choice and job creation. He argues Obama era policies fail Black communities, cites voucher study, and questions NAACP loyalty to Democrats over Black advancement.
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Mitt Romney
NAACP
Houston
Nancy Pelosi
Rush Limbaugh
America
Romney
Democratic Party
Obama
Patrick Wolf
University of Arkansas
Wolf
Charlotte Stokes-Manning
Women
Stokes-Manning
Black Enterprise Magazine
Ben Jealous
Joe Biden
Romney Justice Department
Biden
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