Almanag Daily digest of notable births and events
Today marks the 125th day of 2016 and 46th day of spring. Notable birthdays include Horace Mann Jane Jacobs Hosni Mubarak Audrey Hepburn Roberta Peters Dick Dale Randy Travis Will Arnett Erin Andrews Lance Bass Rory McIlroy. Includes union stat 14.8 million in 2015, Bob Shaw balk record in 1963, Life magazine Hemingway excerpt note, and Moon phase data.
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Horace Mann
Jane Jacobs
Hosni Mubarak
Egypt
Audrey Hepburn
Unicef
Roberta Peters
Dick Dale
Randy Travis
Will Arnett
Erin Andrews
Lance Bass
Rory McIlroy
Milwaukee Brewers
Bob
Chronicle Telegram Letters to Editor Policy
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Chronicle-Telegram
Trump opens GOP vacuum with populist appeal
Washington column argues Trump exposes deep GOP incoherence and a working-class abandonment by establishment leaders. It notes his anti trade, anti entitlements tilt and scapegoating tactics, while warning the party risks choosing a nominee not aligned with core beliefs or voters.
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Washington
Donald Trump
Jeb Bush
Scott Walker
Marco Rubio
Rick Perry
John Boehner
Ted Cruz
GOP
Afghanistan
Iraq
Rick Santorum
Mike Huckabee
Trump
Obama
Senate
Republican Party
Trump mulls gender cards in Clinton clash
A Dan Cassino study is cited showing a gender role threat boosts Trump among men and hurts Clinton. The piece argues Trump uses the man’s card to widen male support while polarizing voters, framing Clinton and Fiorina as targets in a calculated strategy.
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Washington
Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton
Trump
Clinton
Dan Cassino
Fairleigh Dickinson University
America
Cassino
New Jersey
Bernie Sanders
Megyn Kelly
Carly Fiorina
Washington elites blamed for rise of Trump in essay
Cal Thomas argues elites and career politicians fueled Donald Trump’s rise, blaming debt, wars, over regulation, and a detached government. He contrasts Nixon era politics with today, cites Boehner, Sanders, and Noonan, and ends urging reader response.
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Trump
OSHA
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Ohio
Kitty Hawk
N.C
Wall Street Journal
Peggy Noonan
America
Boehner insults spark debate on civility in politics
Father Joshua J. Whitfield of St. Rita Catholic Church in Dallas weighs in on the longer battle over political discourse. He argues a toxic environment harms democracy while calling for leaders who rise above rhetoric and work to heal divisions.
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John Boehner
U.S
Ted
Cruz
Lucifer
Boehner
W. H. Auden
Washington
Vaclav Havel
Czech Republic
Joshua J. Whitfield
St. Rita Catholic Church
Dallas
Jwhitfield
Stritaparish.net
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Washpost.com
Dana Milbank
Milbank
Dr. Frankenstein
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
London
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Mark Twain
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