Almanac May 27 2010 highlights and birthdays
May 27 2010 marks day 147 of 2010 and day 69 of spring. Milestones include the Golden Gate Bridge opening to pedestrians in 1937 and Milosevic indictment in 1999. Notable birthdays span Dashiell Hammett Hubert Humphrey Henry Kissinger Frank Thomas Paul Bettany Jack McBrayer Jamie Oliver. The entry notes a full moon on May 27 and the 1.9 billion vehicles crossing the bridge since 1937.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
United Nations
Slobodan Milosevic
Java
Indonesia
Dashiell Hammett
Hubert Humphrey
U.S
Henry
Speak truthfully on defense and American exceptionalism debate
Kansas City Star columnist E Thomas McClanahan critiques political language around terrorism and patriotism. He argues conservatives and liberals struggle with clear terms for the enemy while praising American exceptionalism and the nation’s defense. He cites figures like Janet Napolitano, Eric Holder, and Paul Berman to illustrate linguistic evasions and urges straightforward language and unity.
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Eric Holder
Congressional
Obama
Holder
Lamar Smith
Texas
Janet Napolitano
Napolitano
Jane Fondas
Susan Sontags
Hanoi
Washington
Paul Berman
Dissent
Berman
Michael Totten
Vanishing Pistachio Trees Strain Afghan Families
In Badghis province Afghanistan farmers rely on pistachio forests for fuel as decades of deforestation shrink a crop once worth 100 million dollars a year. Officials cite poverty corruption and weak enforcement while programs seek to empower locals to protect and rehabilitate forests and plant saplings.
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Badghis
Afghanistan
Mullah
Samandar
Ministry of Agriculture
Gul Ahmad Arefi
Gholam Haidar Haidari
Arefi
Abdolmajid Shekib
Badghis Provincial Council
Abdorrazaq Atef
GOP extinction or evolution signals in modern politics
Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist Bob Ray Sanders argues that the Republican party risks dying off its veteran leaders as a new, hard line, tea party influenced breed seizes power. He cites Crist, Bennett, McCain, McConnell and Rand Paul as examples of party realignment and internal upheaval.
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Berman
Joel Kotkin
GOP
Florida
Charlie Crist
Barack Obama
U.S. Senate
Utah
Bob Bennett
Bennett
Arizona
Senate
John McCain
McCain
Ted Kennedy
Kentucky
Mitch McConnell
Capitol Hill
McConnell
Trey Grayson
Rand Paul
Texas
Ron Paul
Paul
Washington
Bob Ray Sanders
The
Fort Worth
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