Notable births and historical facts for June 5
On June 5 2013 the day marks 156 days of 2013 and 78 days of spring. Births include Adam Smith John Maynard Keynes Bill Moyers Spalding Gray Kenny G Jeff Garlin Mark Wahlberg. Facts note Alzheimer’s 5.2 million in 2013 and Belmont Stakes 1993 jockey Julie Krone. Moon phase between May 31 last quarter and June 8 new moon.
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Adam Smith
John Maynard Keynes
Bill Moyers
Spalding Gray
Kenny G
Jeff Garlin
Mark Wahlberg
Julie Krone
Manning should receive plea deal for Bradley Mannings case
Column argues the government should offer a plea to Pfc. Bradley Manning, citing harsh treatment and secrecy in the court martial. It contrasts Manning with Ellsberg, notes WikiLeaks disclosures and 700000 documents, and suggests twenty years as a sufficient punishment to deter leaks.
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Washington
Army
Bradley Manning
Manning
Fort Meade
WikiLeaks
Julian Assange
London
Assange
Sweden
U.S
Denise Lind
Daniel Ellsberg
Pentagon
Ellsberg
Nixon
New York Times
Washington Post
Vietnam
al-Qaeda
Taliban
Pfc
Senseless Syrian deaths debate echoed in letters
A letter to the editor by Norman Birnbaum argues the Syria crisis stems from a crisis of masculinity and endorses humanitarian intervention to stop the killings. The piece contrasts with liberal antiwar sentiment and criticizes Obama for inaction while warning of consequences and regional fallout.
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New York Times Book Review
Syria
Norman Birnbaum
Georgetown University
New York Review of Books
David Bromwich
Yale
Iraq
Lawrence of
Hezbollah
Vewers
U.S
Assad
America
Oxford Union Debating Society
Britain
Hitler
Churchill
Baghdad
Barack Obama
Prince of
Denmark
Perseverance drives success in spelling bee and life lessons
The piece praises Arvind Mahankali winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee after overcoming three prior losses, and extols persistence as a civic virtue. It cites Abraham Lincoln and inventors, critiques a culture of greed, condemns reliance on government, and argues virtue like hard work persists as a model for the next generation.
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Scripps
Mahankali
Abraham Lincoln
Akeelah and
the Bee
Keke Palmer
Akeelah
Crenshaw
Los Angeles
Angela Bassett
Laurence Fishburne
Washington
Quinnipiac University
U.S
Max Baucus
D-Mont
Arvind Mahankali
Frank Lautenberg A Liberal Fighter From Newark
Carter Eskew recalls Frank Lautenberg a wealthy self funded candidate who rose from New Jersey streets to the U S Senate He championed the working class opposed the death penalty and authored a cabin smoking ban on airplanes The piece notes his 1982 campaign start and later races with anecdotes from his team and opponents
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Frank Lautenberg
Frank
U.S. Senate
Millicent Fenwick
Nixon
Doonesbury
New Jersey
Robin Carter
Pete Dawkins
Dawkins
West Point
James Carville
Paul Begala
Bob Squier
Newark
Bob
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