History notes and birthdays on airmail launch and notable figures
On the 136th day of 2008 and HISTORY's 57th day in 1918 the United States launched its first airmail service. The text mentions DuPont nylon, various birthdays including Suhcen Gene and Pierre Curie, and figures like Richard Daley and Jasper Johns. It references the moon phase between first quarter and full moon.
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United States
DuPont
Pierre Curie
Richard Daley
Jasper Johns
Full-blooded Americans in a changing political landscape
Kathleen Parker discusses a growing patriot divide as in a nation of immigrants shifts toward heritage and core values. She contrasts views on race, religion, and guns with roots in American sacrifice and identity.
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Josh Fry
West Virginia
John McCain
Barack Obama
Fry
McCain
Obama
America
Howard Dean
Hillary Clinton
Clinton
Bubba
Bambi
Conch Rice
Living with injustice in the police state
Pitts Jr., a Miami Herald columnist, argues that the justice system’s bias against black people cannot be endured as a personal burden. He cites police brutality cases and wrongful imprisonment to urge systemic change rather than submission to discrimination.
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Philadelphia
Charles Manson
Timothy McVeigh
Osama bin Laden
New York
Abner Louima
Tulsa
Texas
Atlanta
Richard Pryor
KKK
Dream-team talks shape 2008 presidential race
Georgetown expert Stephen Wayne maps possible running mates for Barack Obama and John McCain. Potential Democratic choices include Joe Biden, Christopher Dodd, Sam Nunn, Kathleen Sebelius, Janet Napolitano, or others, while McCain could consider Rob Portman, Bobby Jindal, Tim Pawlenty, or Carly Fiorina. Powell is suggested as a powerful but unlikely option.
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Barack Obama
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Hillary Clinton
New York
John McCain
Arizona
California
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Obama
McCain
Clinton
Wayne
Joe Biden
Delaware
Christopher Dodd
Connecticut
Sam Nunn
Georgia
Kansas
Kathleen Sebelius
Janet Napolitano
Time Magazine
Rob Portman
Office of Management and Budget
U.S. Congress
Portman
Bush
Louisiana
Bobby Jindal
Minnesota
Tim Pawlenty
Obama Clinton
Colin Powell
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Carly Fiorina
Hewlett- Packard Co
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Kathleen Parker
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Miamiherald.com
John C. Bersin McClatchy
Tribune News Service
Bersia
Orlando Sentinel
Global Perspectives
University of Central Florida
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Msn
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