Gemini IV spacewalk pioneer joins almanac notes
Today marks the 154th day of 2010 and the 76th day of spring. In 1965 Edward H. White II became the first American to walk in space aboard Gemini IV. Birthdays include Jefferson Davis and Raoul Dufy. The Ixtoc oil spill began in 1979. A quote from Allen Ginsberg appears. Census figures note slave majority in Mississippi and South Carolina. The tether length was 25 feet. Moon phase window runs May 27 to June 4.
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Anderson Cooper
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Nevada race turns on Reid aim as Angle backs tea party
Washington reports that Senate Leader Harry Reid prefers facing Sharron Angle in Nevada and not Sue Lowden. Angle enjoys tea party backing while Lowden faces criticism over past tax and healthcare remarks. Reid spends heavily on ads as the primary nears and the race features cross-aisle twists and outside-group spending.
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Patriot Majority
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Craig Varoga
State Senate
Nevada Taxpayers Association
Kosovo embraces America amid Muslim majority and NATO history
In Pristina Kosovars display overt affection for the United States while stressing their Muslim identity. They praise democracy and rule of law, resist extremist ideologies, and recall NATO intervention that helped secure independence. The piece notes Clinton Boulevard and mixed views on Israel.
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Bill Clinton
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Israel
Hashim Thaci
Kosovo Liberation Army
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Valentina
Lessons from Afghanistan A Major Reflects on 2009 Tour
J. Mark Jackson a U S Army Reserve major recounts eight months in Afghanistan from April to December 2009. He shares hard learned truths about combat life food culture fear mail and the outlook that stability in Afghanistan rests with the Afghan people.
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Megan Fox
Betty Grable
America
Dorothy
J. Mark Jackson
U.S. Army Reserve
Armenia debates English in schools amid language rights clash
In Yerevan opponents warn English classroom use would diminish Armenian, while billionaire Ruben Vardanyan backs a bill to allow English schooling for a future Dilijan financial center. Education minister says few private English schools would open, with Armenian remaining compulsory and many groups opposing the measure.
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United States
Vahan Ishkhanyan
Ankax
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Vardanyan
Dilijan
Armen Ashatyan
Union of Writers of Armenia
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Armenian National Congress
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