Exxon Valdez spill and historic notes mark March 24 2012
On March 24 2012 Almanac highlights 1882 Koch TB discovery 1989 Exxon Valdez spill Alaska 1999 NATO Yugoslavia air strikes. Birthday list includes Houdini Dewey McQueen Hilfiger Parsons Hannigan Manning and others. Notes savings 9.8 to 1.4 percent, Mead quote, oil 18 inches, moon phase.
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Robert Koch
Prince William Sound
Alaska
NATO Alliance
Yugoslavia
Andrew W. Mellon
Harry Houdini
Roscoe
Fatty
Margaret Mead
New Moon
Bull's-eye on blacks in Trayvon Martin case persists
Washington columnist Eugene Robinson argues the Trayvon Martin tragedy reveals a persistent bias that casts black men as suspect. He notes Zimmerman initiated contact, questions whether Florida stand your ground defenses matter, and says the danger lies in the recurring stereotype of “black male equals up to no good.”
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Washington
America
Trayvon Martin
George Zimmermans
Guardians of the Peace
Martin
Zimmerman
Sanford
Fla
Emmett Till
Till
Mississippi
South
White House
Ethiopia
Chicago
Florida
Bloomberg food rules trigger liberty debate in New York
Cal Thomas argues Mayor Bloomberg restricts city charity food donations citing nutrition rules and portion limits. He questions enforcement, impact on homeless recipients and restaurants, and frames it as government overreach threatening personal liberty.
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New York City
Michael Bloomberg
Panhandle
New York Post
Jeff Stier
National Center For Public Policy Research
Seth Diamond
Department of Homeless Services
Bloomberg
Stier
Ronald Reagan
Glenn Richter
Lenore
Upper West Side
Richter
Thomas Jefferson
Women and politics after 100 years of struggle
Gina Barreca reflects on the 1912 struggle for women’s voting power and modern gender politics. She contrasts early suffrage triumphs with ongoing inequities and uses satirical examples, including Oklahoma Senator Constance Johnson’s 2012 amend ment proposal, to spotlight enduring civic battles.
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United States
New Orleans Picayune
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Constance Johnson
Oklahoma
Senate
Johnson
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Jim Parsons
Alyson Hannigan
Peyton Manning
IBURY
Garry Trudeau
Humboldt
Eugene Robinson
Eugenerobinson
Washpost.com
Lotte Observer
Cal Thomas
Tribune Media Services
Kenmore Ave
Buffalo
Tribune.com
Kathleen Parker
Today
Rick Santorum
Ivy League
Supreme Court
Gina Barreca
University of Connecticut
The
Hartford Courant
Ginabarreca
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