Almanag 2011 Historical Highlights and Birthdays
Highlights note Civil War Battle of Bull Run confederate victory in 1861 and Tennessee teacher John Scopes conviction in 1925. Mentions Harry Potter book release in 2007 and notable birthdays including Hemingway Stern Knotts Reno Trudeau Williams Lovitz. Also notes Pumpsie Green's 1959 Red Sox integration and Potter translations to 68 languages.
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Bull Run
Tennessee
John Scopes
J.K. Rowling
Ernest Hemingway
Isaac Stern
Don Knotts
Janet Reno
U.S
Garry Trudeau
Robin Williams
Jon Lovitz
Boston Red Sox
Pumpsie Green
Ahmed Wali Karzai and the Afghan trap in Kandahar
Trudy Rubin reflects on Ahmed Wali Karzai life and death in Kandahar. He was a powerful, corrupt figure with links to the drug trade, who argued that security and Pakistan shaped Afghan outcomes. His murder underscores unresolved challenges as the United States debates leaving Afghanistan.
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Ahmed Wali Karzai
America
Kandahar
Hamid Karzai
Afghanistan
Chicago
U.S
Awk
CIA
Taliban
Karzai
Mahmoud
Kandaharis
Kabul
Pakistan
Mexico
Obama
al-Qaida
United States
India
Russia
Mullah Omar
ISI
David) Petraeus
Betty Ford as a Catalyst of 1970s Change
A reflective portrait of Betty Ford’s impact during the 1970s as a candid, reforming first lady who challenged stigma on addiction abortion sexuality and women’s rights. The piece links her openness to broader shifts in politics media and societal norms while noting her influence on public discourse and privacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Betty Ford
60 Minutes
Susan
Michigan
Richard Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Nixon
Gerald Ford
White House
Betty
Ford
Martha Graham
Gaddafi investors face costly fees and mediocre gains
A leak of Libya's $1.4 billion third quarter fund report shows managers charging high fees for weak returns, with one fund losing nearly 40 percent while charging $27 million. The piece argues active funds rarely beat markets and suggests index funds as a cheaper alternative, citing potential gains if Libya had invested in an S&P 500 index fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Libyan Investment Authority
Muammar Gadhafi
Gadhafi
Libya
Gaddafi
Global Witness
Joe and Jane
Standard & Poor
NATO
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Susan Reimer
Barack Obama
Charlie Sheen
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