On This Day in History July 21 2012 Highlights
Highlights include the 1861 Battle of Bull Run Confederate victory the 1925 Scopes trial conviction the 1954 French surrender in North Vietnam and the 2007 release of J K Rowling’s final Harry Potter book.
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Isaac Stern
Don Knotts
Janet Reno
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Raspberry remembered as pioneering voice of American journalism
William Bill Raspberry died at 76, leaving a pioneering legacy in The Washington Post and national outlets. Amentor to many, he taught at Duke, led Baby Steps in Okolona Mississippi, and inspired generations to hear voices often unheard in a white male dominated press.
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Baby Steps
Obama Campaign Accuses Romney of Felony Allegations
The Obama team circulated insinuations that Mitt Romney was a felon over Bain Capital ties. FactCheck.org and The Washington Post later rebutted the claims, noting Romney left Bain in 1999 to run the Salt Lake Olympics and had no active management after that date.
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Mitt Romney
Stephanie Cutter
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Mika Brzezinski
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Bain Capital
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Bain
Washington Post
Massachusetts State Ethics Commission
Annenberg Center For Public Policy
FactCheck.org
Seven Habits of Highly Ineffective Government
Cal Thomas contrasts Stephen Covey’s efficiency ethic with Obama’s claim that individuals are not solely responsible for success. The piece lists seven government bad habits including high taxes, overregulation, overspending, foreign adventures, bureaucracy, healthcare, and ignoring the Constitution. It argues private initiative beats government aid and urges a return to constitutional boundaries.
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Benjamin Franklin
America
Abe Lincoln
Covey
Barack Obama
Roanoke
David Brinkley
Frank McGee
Sander Vanocur
Tom Johnson
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Mitt Romney
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Readers question Obama transparency over records and actions
A letter asks Obama to disclose Harvard admission details and college financing, asks if ObamaCare is a tax, questions EPA rules bypassing Congress, and cites Fast and Furious, UN treaties, and Keystone as transparency failures. It quotes a second letter ridiculing associational inferences and ends with Chronicle-Telegram submission guidelines.
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EPA
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