Almanac of Birthdays and Hale Bopp Visibility
Today highlights notable birthdays including Emil Jannings Raymond Chandler Pee Wee Reese Anthony Kennedy Don Imus Woody Harrelson Slash Philip Seymour Hoffman Alison Krauss Daniel Radcliffe. It also notes Comet Hale Bopp was naked-eye visible for 18 months from May 1996 to December 1997, surpassing the Great Comet of 1811.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Jannings
Raymond Chandler
Pee Wee Reese
Anthony M. Kennedy
Supreme Court
Don Imus
Woody Harrelson
Slash
Saul Hudson
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Alison Krauss
Daniel Radcliffe
July 23 2014 Daily Odds and Ends Snapshot
The note cites a July 23 2014 date with a visual nine month span and quotes Raymond Chandler. It lists Alison Krauss with 27 Grammy wins including six for a 2007 Plant collaboration and notes the moon between July 18 last quarter and July 26 new moon. Justice Anthony Kennedy is 78.
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Raymond Chandler
Alison Krauss
Robert Plant
Chronicle Telegram letter guidelines headline
The Chronicle Telegram invites brief letters to the editor under 250 words with signature, full address, and phone for verification. Submissions may be edited for brevity accuracy and taste and can be mailed faxed or emailed to the Editorial Page Editor.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Chroniclet.com
Lessons from downed airliners warn against arming rebels
The piece argues that supplying anti aircraft weapons to non state actors risks civilian lives and strategic fallout. It cites Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 as evidence Russia and its allies supplied such arms to Ukrainian separatists and warns the same risk applies to Syria. The author calls for accountability and criticizes both Putin and Obama policies.
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Washington
Barack Obama
Malaysia Airlines
Ukraine
U.S
Russia
Vladimir Putin
Putin
Obama
Bers
Syria
Bashar al-Assad
Assad
Iraq
al-Qaeda
Pentagon
Editorial stance on Hamas and U S aid policy
Cal Thomas argues U S funding to the Palestinian Authority supports Hamas and terrorism. He cites congressional bills seeking to end aid and calls for decisive action to stop funding terrorism. He contrasts Hamas ideology with Israeli security and condemns anti Israel bias in global press and opinion pieces.
Israel must be helped to defend its existence now
Richard Cohen argues the United States must back Israel as it fights Hamas in Gaza. He cites 1948 as a founding conflict, warns against regional instability, and urges Secretary of State Kerry to broker a peace by ending tunnels and rockets while supporting a Gaza reconstruction that aids Palestinians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
Hamas
New York Times
Nathan Thrall
International Crisis Group
Gaza
Jordan
West Bank
Thrall
Times of Israel
Berlin
Yes
Palestinian Authority
Mahmoud Abbas
Authority
Guardian
Seumas Milne
Jerusalem Post
Caroline Glick
United States
U.S
Congressional Research Service
Gaza Strip
Rand Paul
R-Ky
Congress
Egypt
Iraq
Lebanon
Syria
CIA
Saudi Arabia
Hezbollah
Tel Aviv
Haifa
Iron Dome
Muslim Brotherhood
John Kerry
Turkey
Qatar
Middle East
United Nations
Harry Truman
America
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Anthony Kennedy
Eugene Robinson
Eugenerobinson
Washpost.com
Putins
Cal Thomas
Tcaeditors
Tribune.com
Richard Cohen
Cohenr
Washpost
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