Today in History and Birthdays
The item lists notable events from past years including Furman v Georgia and the first stereo recording by Leopold Stokowski. It also notes birthdays of figures like Harmon Killebrew and Gary Busey and features a quote by James McDonnell. The moon phase is given as between last quarter and new moon.
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Furman
Georgia
Supreme Court
United States
Harry Frazee
Red Sox
Alan Blumtein
Leroy Anderson
Harmon Killebrew
Gary Busey
Richard Lewis
Johnson
Leopold Stokowski
Philadelphia Orchestra
Scriabin
Bell Labs
James McDonnell
Not to worsen economy by deadlock on budget and debt
Eugene Robinson argues for a controlled path to deficits and a raised debt ceiling. He urges firm caps on debt, phased spending cuts, and a national long term debate on government size while warning against tax increases that would shrink demand. He compares the US to a financially bloated health insurer.
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Washington
John Maynard Keynes
Milton Friedman
United States
Greece
Congress
Obama
Aetna
Prudential
Cuomo’s unlikely comeback and same sex marriage victory
Richard Cohen treats Andrew Cuomo as a dramatic political revival. He describes Cuomo’s rise from housing secretary to governor, his mastery of the Legislature and unions, and his pivotal same sex marriage victory against opposition. The piece weighs Cuomo’s ambitions and the lasting impact on civil rights in New York.
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Andrew Cuomo
Cuomo
New York
Carl McCall
State Senate
Andrew Mark Cuomo
Democratic Party
Mario Cuomo
Kerry Kennedy
Robert E Kennedy
White House
McCall
George Pataki
Statehouse
Elizabeth Taylor
Larry King
Larry Kramer
Barack Obama
Obama
E Scott Fitzgerald
Gates
Naval Academy
New Jersey shifts pension and health costs to curb debt
A Democratic legislature and a Republican governor agreed on a wide package cutting pension and health benefits for 750,000 state and local workers. The plan raises employee contributions, suspends cost-of-living raises, raises retirement ages, and curbs union bargaining. Christie administration says the deal saves about 132 billion over 30 years. The move echoes pension reform debates nationwide amid rising debt, slower growth, and calls for broader entitlement changes.
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New Jersey
Wisconsin
Richard Perez-Pena
New York Times
Chris Christie
Obama
Joshua Rauh
Northwestern University
Robert Novy-Marx
University of Rochester
Nonpartisan
Congressional Budget Office
CBO
Federal Reserve
U.S
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Democratic National Committee
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Congress
White House
Gates leaves Pentagon with hard act to follow
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes Robert M. Gates departs as defense secretary after a tenure starting December 2006 amid Iraq and Afghanistan turmoil. He praises service and responsibility toward troops while acknowledging budget tensions and calls Panetta to continue hard power priorities.
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Robert M. Gates
Defense
Gates
Pentagon
U.S. Naval Academy
Afghanistan
Iraq
Osama bin Laden
Mark of
George W. Bush
Washington
Annapolis
Barack Obama
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Garry Trudeau
Eugene Robinson
Alan Greenspan
Eugenerobinson
Washpost.com
Richard Cohen
Cohenr
Washpost
Cal Thomas
Tribune Media Services
Kenmore Ave
Buffalo
Tribune.com
Kevin Ferris
Philadelphia Inquirer
Lawrence J. Korb
Center For American Progress
National Interest
Mackenzie Eaglen
Heritage Foundation
Defense Department
Eaglen
American Enterprise Institute
Leon Panetta
Kevin Farris
The
P.O
Philadelphia
Phillynews.com
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