Almanac December 11 2002 Almanac history and birthdays
Today includes historic events from 1889 Washington state admission through 1921 Tomb of the Unknown Soldier dedication. Birthdays cited include Dostoyevsky Patton Vonnegut Winters Demi Moore. Also notes 1964 Kelso win and Dostoyevsky quote. Moon phase is first quarter.
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Washington
U.S
Germany
Arlington Cemetery
Virginia
Warren G. Harding
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
George Patton
Kurt Vonnegut
Jonathan Winters
Demi Moore
Kelso
Washington, D.C
Republicans win big as voters prize grown ups at the polls
Kathleen Parker argues the Republican sweep was straightforward not mysterious, crediting voters for choosing adults over partisan theater. She notes Democrats’ responses and memorials like Wellstone’s highlighted a national drift toward steadier leadership and a focus on real people and issues over showmanship.
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Jesse Jackson
Wellstone
Wellstone Memorial
Kennedy reaches 40 years in Senate among rare company
The Baltimore Sun notes Edward Kennedy hits four decades in the Senate, joining a small elite including Hayden Stennis Byrd and Thurmond. Kennedy, born 1932, hints at continued campaigns into 2006 2012 and 2018 as Byrd lines up for potential further terms. It traces seniority records and reflects on aging in the chamber with Kennedy expressing confidence about future reelection bids.
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Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Carl Hayden
Arizona
John Stennis
Mississippi
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
Kennedy
Hawaii
Daniel Inouye
Thurmond
Senate
Hayden
Byrd
Abraham
Ernest Hollings
Hollings
la Thurmond
Inouye
White House
Winona Ryder avoids jail in Beverly Hills verdict
Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts Jr notes Winona Ryder was spared prison after a grand theft and vandalism conviction for stealing over 5500 dollars in goods. He critiques media forgiveness, race and wealth factors, and calls for some remorse and accountability before she resumes acting.
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Winona Ryder
Ryder
Beverly Hills
John Srednicki
Elvis Presley
Tupac Shakur
Saks
11Th Avenue
Hollywood
Keisha Jones
L.A
Film Factory
Leonard Pitts Jr
Miami Herald
Herald Plaza
Miami
Fla
Herald
Call for urgent national homeland security reform
Warren Rudman and Gary Hart urge immediate creation of a National Homeland Security Agency and a coordinated federal plan. They press Congress and the White House to fund, protect, and empower security duties across federal, state, and local agencies to prevent terrorist attacks and safeguard civil liberties.
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U.S. Commission On National Security
Bush
Congress
White House
Council On Foreign Relations
National Guard
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