Today in History and Notes on Sports and People
The entry lists historical events and notable births and deaths. It notes the 132nd day of 2006, a Soviet blockade end in 8.c. era history, Jimmy Carter’s Cuba visit, Katharine Hepburn and Burt Carlin birthdays, Emilio Estevez birth, and Jane Biggs birth. It mentions Chris Evert’s 1979 clay-win streak ending and South Carolina’s 1860 status in state history. It also references Florence Nightingale nurses and the moon phase around May 13.
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Jimmy Carter
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Cuba
Eetecel Fidel Castro
Fornce Nang
Ase
Katharine Hepburn
Ae Burt Carlin
Emilio Estevez
Chris Evert
South Carolina
Leave Lieberman alone
Jonathan Chait analyzes the Connecticut primary drama as Ned Lamont challenges Senator Joseph Lieberman over the Iraq stance and party direction. He argues the fight tests a new left wing force while highlighting Lieberman’s bipartisan appeal and strategic GOP support, ending with concerns about martyrdom in defeat.
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Jonathan Chait
Joseph I. Lieberman
Connecticut
Bush
Lieberman
Ned Lamont
Iraq
Marshall Wittmann
Democratic Leadership Council
Joe Biden
Hillary Clinton
GOP
Arlen Specter
Lincoln Chafee
Divided we stand over 9 11 fallout and Ground Zero status
The piece argues Washington and New York show turf battles and political infighting over intelligence reform and Ground Zero memorial costs. It critiques CIA leadership, budgets, and authority struggles under Bush, Negroponte, Hayden, and Rumsfeld, urging clear priorities to prevent future attacks. It notes Memorial Foundation delays and rising costs near 1 billion dollars, and ends with a caution about national unity.
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Washington
New York
Osama bin Laden
Ground Zero
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Law
Iraq
Iran
Bush
Porter Goss
John Negroponte
Michael Hayden
Goss
Hayden
Uni
Negroponte
Donald Rumsfeld
Congress
Memorial Foundation Board
George Pataki
Michael Bloomberg
Pataki
Bloomberg
Port Authority
New Jersey
America
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Enron
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Terri Schiavo
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Sarden Village
Mom
Charles Behnke
New Guinea
Ageratum
Alyssum
Coleus Celesia
Dahlias Dianthas
Marigolds Petunias
Zinnias Portulaca
Garden Village Novocrosoboroy
Center Ridge
Tops
Michael Goodwin
West 33Rd Street
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Mgoodwin
Nydailynews.com
Elyria
Bill Grace
Gertrude Wirsham
Gertrude
St. Mary's
Gertrude Wirscham
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