June 29 2013 Daily Digest Highlights Notables
June 29 2013 marks the 180th day of the year with notable birthdays including Harry Frazee Alan Blumlein Leroy Anderson Harmon Killebrew Gary Busey Richard Lewis Matthew Weiner and Joe Johnson. The day notes the 2012 US execution rank fifth globally behind China Iran Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
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Red Sox
Alan Blumlein
Leroy Anderson
Harmon Killebrew
Gary Busey
Richard Lewis
Matthew Weiner
Joe Johnson
United States
China
Iran
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Deen’s apology clash with shifts in public views
Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson critiques Paula Deen amid a depictions scandal and corporate fallout. He argues Deen’s defense misses the broader issue of race in America and urges restraint while noting nerve of backlash from sponsors and media.
Cracker Not As Bad As N Word Says Kathleen Parker
Kathleen Parker argues in The Washington Post that the term cracker, used by Trayvon Martin in a conversation with Rachel Jeantel, differs from the N word in historical weight and impact. She notes Zimmerman’s crime and race debates center on interpretation, not a clear, racist act by Martin.
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Paula Deen
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Supreme Court
Matt Lauer
Food Network
Smithfield Foods
Wal-Mart
Target
Cae
Sars Entertainment
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Company
Bubba
Tennessee
North Carolina
Dean
America
George Zimmerman
Trayvon Martin
Zimmerman
Rachel Jeantel
Martin
Jeantel
Don
CNN
Merriam-Webster
Florida
Georgia
Janis Owens
Owens
Panhandle
Alabama
Riviera
Eve Ensler
Court debates on Voting Rights Act and Roe v. Wade prompts reform talk
Cal Thomas discusses the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling striking part of the Voting Rights Act and a related affirmative action decision. He notes mixed reactions from civil rights groups and conservatives, and urges reexamination of Roe v. Wade in light of modern medical advances and abortion protections.
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Supreme Court
South
New York Times
Cain
Washington Post
U.S
John Lewis
D-Ga
Brooklyn
Bronx
Manhattan
Project 21
Black Leadership Network
Cherylyn Harley LeBon
U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee
America
Curt Levey
Committee For Justice
Texas
Selma
University of Texas
Abigail Fisher
ABC
Rove credits Shelby ruling while urging GOP outreach efforts
In a Aspen Ideas Festival Q A Karl Rove urged the GOP to broaden minority support to win the White House. He praised the Shelby County v Holder decision for minority turnout but warned that immigration reform and nonwhite votes will shape the party’s future. Keli Goff reports.
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Bush
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Shelby
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Mitt Romney
George W. Bush
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