Almanac June 6 2014 highlights and birthdays
Today lists notable birthdays including Diego Velazquez and Natalie Morales. It notes that basketball racquetball and volleyball originated at YMCA facilities and recalls the 1946 founding of what became the NBA in New York City. It also marks the first drive in theater opening in 1932 and the current moon phase.
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Diego Velazquez
Nathan Hale
Alexander Pushkin
Karl Braun
Thomas Mann
W.C. Andrews
Robert Englund
Harvey Fierstein
Bjorn Borg
Jason Isaacs
Paul Giamatti
Natalie Morales
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YMCA
Basketball Association of
United States
Camden
N.J
Letters to the Editor Guidelines from The Chronicle Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram invites letters up to 250 words and notes they may be edited for brevity and clarity. Include signature full home address and telephone number for verification. Mailing address fax and email contact details provided for submissions.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Chroniclet.com
Ben Carson: hero and disappointment in politics
Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist Bob Ray Sanders examines Ben Carson's rise from a poor upbringing to a renowned neurosurgeon and his later shift toward politics. The piece notes Carson’s landmark 22 hour separation of conjoined twins, his National Medal of Freedom, and his controversial remarks on the Affordable Care Act, ending with a personal ambivalence about his public role.
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Ben Carson
United States
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Carson
Yale
University of Michigan
Johns Hopkins
George W. Bush
Barack Obama
Bob Ray Sanders
The
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Bobray
Star-Telegram.com
Great Moderation Returns or Just a Fluke
A Washington column questions if the Great Moderation is back after the 2009 recovery. It notes stable data since mid 2009, but warns the pattern may fade with more years of evidence. The piece links mass psychology, cautious behavior, and Fed policy to slower yet steady growth and calls for skepticism about a renewed phase of stability.
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Washington
Jason Furman
White House
Federal Reserve
Fed
Obama signals cautious shift on Syria with growing risk focus
In a West Point address, President Obama frames restraint as default but warns of using force against terrorism. He backs ramping up modest weapons to rebels, and possibly deploying troops to train fighters near Syria, amid rising extremist groups and foreign fighters. Doyle McManus notes the change stems from security threats not improved rebel prospects.
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Barack Obama
West Point
Middle East
Obama
U.S
United States
Iraq
Afghanistan
Africa
Syria
Hillary Clinton
Bashar Assad
Jordan
Congress
Assad
al-Qaida
Florida
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