Notable birthdays and facts for June 7 in 2013
On this date in 2013 the calendar marks the 166th day of the year and the 88th day of spring. It lists birthdays like Edvard Grieg Mario Cuomo Waylon Jennings Mike Holmgren Jim Belushi Helen Hunt Courteney Cox Ice Cube Andy Pettitte Neil Patrick Harris Tim Lincecum and others. It notes a 3 987 mile U S Canada border length excluding 1 538 miles in Alaska and recalls Ty Cobb stealing home for his 54th time in 1928. It also cites a quote from Waylon Jennings and notes two US presidents buried at Arlington and the moon phase between June 8 and June 16.
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Edvard Grieg
Mario Cuomo
Waylon Jennings
Mike Holmgren
Jim Belushi
Helen Hunt
Courteney Cox
Ice Cube
Andy Pettitte
Neil Patrick Harris
Tim Lincecum
Alaska
U.s.-Canada
Scalia Right DNA ruling sparks constitutional debate
Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson weighs Maryland v King. He calls the 5-4 ruling helpful for solving rapes but warns it risks broad warrantless DNA collection and possible future misuse. He notes Scalia’s dissent and urges constitutional safeguards for arrestees and those imprisoned.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Antonin Scalia
Maryland
Scalia
Stephen Breyer
Alonzo King
Wicomico County
King
Anonymity and surveillance in the Google era
Kathleen Parker argues that anonymity is obsolete in the post Snowden world as online habits, shopping, and personal data are tracked by corporations and government. She reflects on public figures, privacy debates, and the illusion of moving away from surveillance. She illustrates this with anecdotes from media figures and political leaders.
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Washington
McQueen
Harry G. Brown
National Security Agency
Olina
Thompson
CNN
Parker Spitzer
Google
Eric Schmidt
Edward Snowden
Obama
Foreign affairs stain U S moral standing amid scandal ties
Cal Thomas criticizes government misconduct from Clinton era to current State Department probes. He cites reports of misconduct by Secret Service and embassy staff, alleging coverups and a wider pattern of impropriety. The columnist urges accountability and warns of eroding national values.
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Bill Clinton
Miss Lewinsky
Secret Service
Cartagena
Colombia
Barack Obama
Dania Londono Suarez
CBS News
State Department
ABC News
Jen Psaki
U.S
Baghdad
Beirut
Hillary Clinton
Bloomberg pushes gun reform drive amid donor pressure
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg urges hundreds of top donors to back only Democrats who support universal background checks. He singled out four red state Senate Democrats who opposed Manchin Toomey. The move widens a long term fight to reshape Democratic stance on gun policy despite GOP opposition.
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National Rifle Association
New York
Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg
Senate
Manchin-Toomey
Mark Pryor
Heidi Heitkamp
Mark Begich
Max Baucus
NRA
New York Times
Harry Reid
Mitch McConnell
Howard Wolfson
Mary Landrieu
Kay Hagan
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Doonesbury
Ty Cobb
Arlington National Cemetery
William H. Taft
John F. Kennedy
Eugene Robinson
Anthony Kennedy
Kennedy
Eugenerobinson
Washpost.com
Kathleen Parker
Cheetah
Aldous Huxley
Joseph Heller
Snowden
Huxley
George Orwell
Google Earth
Health and Human Services
Tommy Thompson
Kathleenparker
Washpost
Cal Thomas
William Lederer
Eugene Burdick
Southeast Asia
United States
Irving Berlin
Tribune Media Services
Kenmore Ave
Buffalo
Tribune.com
Greg Sargent
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