Almanac Highlights and Notable Birthdays for 2016
Today marks the 71st day of 2016 and the 81st day of winter with notable birthdays for Lawrence Welk Rupert Murdoch Sam Donaldson Antonin Scalia Douglas Adams Terrence Howard Johnny Knoxville and Anton Yelchin. Forbes lists Rupert Murdoch’s net worth at 11.4 billion in 2016 and a sports note recalls Randy Holt’s 67 minutes in penalties for the Los Angeles Kings in 1979. The moon phase lies between March 8 new moon and March 15 first quarter.
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Sam Donaldson
Antonin Scalia
Douglas Adams
Terrence Howard
Johnny Knoxville
Anton Yelchin
Forbes
News Corp
Randy Holt
NHL
Los Angeles Kings
GOP strategy to stop Trump runs long odds
Doyle McManus argues the GOP anti Trump plan is late and flawed. Romney and McCain urge voting for rivals to deny Trump a delegate majority before Cleveland, but voters loyal to Trump may ignore pleas and push the front runner toward a likely convention win.
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John McCain
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Marco Rubio
Florida
John Kasich
Ohio
Ted Cruz
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Cruz
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New Hampshire
Georgia
Massachusetts
Hillary Clinton
Letters to the Editor Guidelines for March 15 Primary
The Chronicle-Telegram announces guidelines for letters to the editor about the March 15 primary. Editors underline brevity with a 250 word limit, and require signature full address and phone number for verification by mail fax or email.
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Elyria
Letters
Chroniclet.com
Internet not culprit in lost GDP debate
Washington analysis questions why strong job growth coexists with weak output gains. Critics argue GDP undercounts Internet activity like free services from Facebook and Google. A Brookings paper rejects mismeasurement, saying much Internet value comes from private home production or is captured via advertising. The verdict remains inconclusive.
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Facebook
Google
Twitter
David Byrne
John Fernald
Federal Reserve System
Marshall Reinsdorf
International Monetary Fund
Brookings Institution
Syria conflict will haunt the next U.S. president
Trudy Rubin outlines how any winner will confront a carried conflict in Syria and Iraq. Putin’s strategy underpins a de facto partition, pressuring the West while backing Assad, as negotiations risk cementing gains and prolonging the war. The piece argues ceasefires mainly aid Moscow and the humanitarian crisis will shape policy long after inauguration.
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Mideast
John Kerry
Russia
Bashar Assad
Assad
Vladimir Putin
Jennifer Cafarella
Institute For the Study of War
Aleppo
Smith College
Steven Heydemann
Putin
European Union
Ryan Crocker
Moscow
ISIS
Cafarella
Crocker
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