Notable events and figures across history and years
The text mentions pivotal dates such as 1979 peace talks between Begin and Sadat and the 1997 Egypt treaty, the Heaven's Gate deaths in California, and birthdays or ages of Diana Ross and Keira Knightley. It also notes Bill Walton’s UCLA winning streak, Oregon’s unique law, a 2006 Supreme Court appeal, and lunar phases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
So Say
Menachem Begin
Anwar al- Sadat
Heaven's Gate
California
Steven Eh
Keira Knightley
Bill Walton
UCLA
Oregon
United States
U.S. Sugreme Court
Barry Eichengreen
University of California, Berkeley
Federal Reserve
Recession debates and market turmoil in 2008
Washington Post columnist Samuelson examines the 2008 downturn, noting finance panic vs normal slowdowns. He cites Moody's Zandi forecasts, bear-market history, housing and lending dynamics, and argues policy stance risks, with uncertainty about the worst outcomes.
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Genghis Khan
New York Times
Mark Zandi
Moody's Economy.com
Zandi
Standard & Poor
Howard Silverblatt
S&p
Wall Street
Race, bias, and African American Lives HDTV series
The piece reflects on race, affirmative action, and Obama’s remarks. It highlights PBS’s African American Lives with Henry Louis Gates Jr, noting DNA tracing of celebs like Chris Rock and Tina Turner and the program’s aim to bridge racial divides through history and family roots. It cites statistics on Black household composition and suggests faith and family as stabilizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barack Obama
Jesse Jackson
Jackson
Sen. Obama
Obama
Harvard
Henry Louis Gates Jr
Oprah Winfrey
Whoopi Goldberg
Bishop T.D. Jakes
Quincy Jones
Mae Jemison
Ben Carson
Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot
Chris Tucker
Gates
Ireland
Chris Rock
Tina Turner
Morgan Freeman Jr
Rock
South Carolina
Turner
Dr. Gates
New York Times
Prince Georges County
No country for old women in Johnson column
Rheta Grimsley Johnson argues that aging women face extra challenges and less respect than men. She critiques media sexism, envisions female leaders, and imagines a world with prominent older women like Catherine Hepburn Barbara Jordan and Ann Richards. Her column ends noting distribution by King Features Syndicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rheta Grimsley Johnson
Cormac McCarthy
Coen Brothers
Katherine Hepburn
Ronald Reagan
Barbara Jordan
Jimmy Carter
Texas
Ann Richards
Oval Office
George W. Bush
Richards
Iraq
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Garry Trudeau
Robert Samuelson
Samuelson
Washington Post
Newsweek
Cal Thomas
Thomas
Tribune Media Services
Tribune.com
Bnunc NI Ehe Unifsal Press
Synd Cat
Sports Illustrated
Duke
Esquire
Rachel Hunter
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Jennifer Aniston
U.S
France
Paris
Catherine Deneuve
Sarkozy
Donald Trump
Johnson
King Features Syndicate
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