Almanac May 10 2014 Highlights and Birthdays
On May 10 2014 the almanac notes the 130th day of the year and spring’s 52nd day. It lists birthdays for John Wilkes Booth Fred Astaire David O Selznick Pat Summerall Donovan Bono Linda Evangelista Kenan Thompson Odette Annable. It cites Chamberlain Churchill 1940, Orr’s 1970 Cup winner, a Fred Astaire quote, 140000 miles of freight rail, and the moon phase. Bono turns 54.
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John Wilkes Booth
Fred Astaire
David O. Selznick
Pat Summerall
Donovan
Bono
Linda Evangelista
Kenan Thompson
Odette Annable
Neville Chamberlain
George VI
Winston Churchill
Buckingham
Obama shifts US course redefining fairness and power
In a broad assessment, Barack Obama updates the national agenda by pushing for fairness and regulation while broadening multilateral diplomacy. He champions health care as a right, pushes financial reform and a higher minimum wage, and redefines U.S. global leadership amid a transformed world balance.
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Washington
Barack Obama
Ronald Reagan
America
Obama
Reagan
George H.W. Bush
Harry Truman
Richard Nixon
ACA
Senate
Bill Clinton
Chronicle Telegram letter guidelines guide readers
The Chronicle Telegram welcomes letters to the editor and notes they may edit for brevity and accuracy. Letters should be 250 words or fewer. Include signature, full home address and phone number for verification. Mail to Editorial Page Editor, Elyria Ohio. by fax or email as listed.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Chroniclet.com
Private prayers more powerful than public rulings
The column discusses the Lemon test from Lemon v. Kurtzman and the 5-4 Supreme Court ruling allowing ceremonial prayers at government meetings. It argues private prayer is preferable and cites cases like Hobby Lobby and the Greece NY council to urge personal faith over state involvement. The author invites readers to email comments.
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Supreme Court
Take Lemon
Anthony Kennedy
Greece
N.Y
England
America
Just Ask
Hobby Lobby
Steve Green
Affordable Care Act
Congress
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus
Science and politics clash over climate and math
The piece argues science should be an arbiter of objective truth in climate debates led by Kerry and Cruz, drawing a historic parallel to 17th century mathematics battles over Euclidean geometry and indivisibles, and notes public claims outpace specialist consensus. Amir Alexander cautions against turning complex science into political theater.
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Indonesia
Ted Cruz
Texas
CNN
Kerry
Cruz
Truth
Europe
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