Today in History 2008 Blizzards and Birthdates
The entry notes the Great Blizzard of 1888 lifting over Americans and lists dates and figures from 1941 Lend-Lease signing to birthdays of Lawrence Welk Mercer Ellington Rupert Murdoch and Antonin Scalia. It records NHL penalties in 1979 and a Scalia quote on constitutional privacy. It mentions 44 countries receiving $50 million in funds and goods and moon phases between new and first quarter.
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Roosevelt
Cans Rc
Lawrence Welk
Mercer Ellington
Secunia Wean
Rupert Murdoch
Antonin Scalia
U.S. Supreme Court
NHL
Randy Hold
Guantanamo trials compared to Nuremberg sparks critique
The piece argues Guantanamo military commissions fail the Nuremberg test with high level detainee trials and evidence from waterboarding. It notes resignations and internal pressure, contrasts with Nuremberg procedures, and questions Bush administration assurances of due process.
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Guantanamo
Thomas Hartmann
Bush
Guantanamo Bay
Morris Davis
Los Angeles Times
Davis
Defense Department
William J. Haynes
Haynes
The
Nation
Navy
Charlie Swift
Defense
Robert M. Gates
Donald Rumsfeld
Michael Mukasey
Military Commissions
Nuremberg
Hermann Goering
Albert Speer
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Rudolf Hess
Sen
Christopher Dodd
Crown
Thomas Dodd
Bush Administration
Economist
State Department
Condoleezza Rice
Financial Times
U.S. Congress
Supreme Court
Hamdan
Rumsfield
Iraq tilts toward Iran in a troubling Middle East realignment
Washington Times columnist Diana West argues that Iraq secretly courts Iran as U.S. policy remains mired in flawed alliances. She notes Ahmadinejad’s Baghdad visit, Iraqi officials’ signals, and Iran’s growing influence through loans and security ties, urging a reconsideration of U.S. partnerships in the region.
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Iraq
Iran
Middle East
Hezbollah
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Baghdad
U.S
Tehran
United States
Israel
America
Gaza
Hamas
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Washington Times
Qatar
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Garry Trudeau
Nat Hentoff
Hentoff
Diana West
USA Today
Saddam Hussein
Ayatollah
Ali al-Sistani
Ahmadinejad
Jalal Talabani
Jalal
Mr. Talabani
West
Dianawest
Verizon.net
FirstMerit Bank
FirstMerit
First Merit
Atteror
Firstmerit. Bank
Wall Street Journal
Ohio
Pennsylvania
FirstMerit Home Equity
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