Almanac highlights from 2011 historical notes
Event recaps include Seymour Hersh breaking the My Lai Massacre story in 1969 and Ramzi Yousef's 1997 World Trade Center bombing conviction. Also notes Clinton 1999 banking merger bill, birthdays of notable figures, and the first paid professional football player in 1892. Moon phase noted between Nov 10 and Nov 18.
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Seymour Hersh
My Lai
Vietnam
Associated Press
Ramzi Yousef
World Trade Center
Clinton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Harry A. Blackmun
U.S. Supreme Court
Grace Kelly
Monaco
al Michaels
Neil Young
Megan Mullally
Nadia Comaneci
Anne Hathaway
Allegheny Athletic Association
William “Pudge
Heffelfinger
Pittsburgh Athletic Club
White House
America
Bill Clinton
Perry Meltdown Overshadows GOP Debate Night
Washington previews a failed Perry performance during the GOP presidential candidate debate as rivals Romney Gingrich Bachmann Santorum Huntsman Cain and Paul clash over health care and policy. The piece argues Perry’s three agency quip hurt his campaign while Romney benefits from the chaotic field.
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Romney
U.S
United States
Newt Gingrich
Freddie Mac
Gingrich
Tulane University
Congo
Africa
Michele Bachmann
Rick Santorum
Jon Huntsman
Ron Paul
Herman Cain
Perry
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy
Obama
Perry flounders on third agency as Romney lends aid
In a debate moment widely replayed, Rick Perry cannot name the third federal agency to cut, after suggesting Commerce and Education. Mitt Romney hints EPA or Energy as possibilities, sparking focus on Perry's campaign resilience and Romney's perceived kindness amid a harsh political season.
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Washington
Rick Perry
Perry
Texas
Austin
Commerce Department
Education Department
Department of Energy
Don Meredith
Rick
Commerce
Schadenfreude
John Harwood
RickPerry.org
Ron Paul
Mitt Romney
Romney
EPA
Harwood
Michael Medved
Medved
Iran nuclear threat eyed as IAEA report prompts warning voices
Cal Thomas argues the IAEA findings show Iran near nuclear capability and criticizes Western diplomacy. He cites Churchillian warnings, Landau on Palestine, and Sarkozy and Obama remarks, urging a decisive strategy to defeat Islamism like fascism and communism.
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Israel
Uzi Landau
Nicolas Sarkozy
Obama
Cannes
France
Arret Sur Images
Sarkozy
Benjamin Netanyahu
West
Daniel Pipes
National Review Online
Pipes
Middle East Forum
IAEA
World shifts erode male earning power in NAEP findings
Daniel Akst notes NAEP results show girls score on par with boys in math while boys lag in reading. He highlights long-term male job losses in construction and manufacturing, rising income inequality, and social strain, arguing women’s earnings and skills outpace men as the economy evolves.
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America
Nate
Hannah Rosin
Atlantic Monthly
U.S
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