Almanac Today Highlights From 2010 Autumn 322nd Day
The piece lists today in 2010 as the 322nd day and 58th day of autumn. It notes time zone standardization in 1883, Steamboat Willie in 1928, bishops lifting meat Fridays in 1966, Calvin and Hobbes first appearance in 1985, and birthday honorees such as Weber Gallup Mann Mercer Shepard Atwood Perkins Wilson Ortiz Sevigny. It also cites per year beef and chicken consumption and lunar phase between November 13 and 21.
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United States
Walt Disney
U.S
Calvin and Hobbes
Chagrin Falls
Bill Watterson
Carl Maria von Weber
George Gallup
Klaus Mann
Johnny Mercer
Alan Shepard
Margaret Atwood
Elizabeth Perkins
Owen Wilson
Chloe Sevigny
David Ortiz
Envisioning the 2012 GOP Field and Palin’s Role
Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Dick Polman surveys the crowded 2012 Republican field led by Sarah Palin. He considers stage dynamics, base reactions to tax hikes, and the clash between Palin’s popular appeal and establishment fears as rivals vie for the nomination.
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Hollywood Squares
Washington
Mitt Romney
Mike Huckabee
Sarah Palin
Newt Gingrich
Tim Pawlenty
Haley Barbour
John Thune
Mike Pence
Mitch Daniels
Bobby Jindal
Rick Perry
Jim DeMint
Rick Santorum
Iowa
Obama
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Fox News
Romney
Wall Street
New Hampshire
Gingrich
Jindal
Perry
DeMint
Facebook
Fox
Huckabee
MSNBC
Palin
Peggy Noonan
Wall Street Journal
Dick Polman
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
P.O. Box
Philadelphia
Dpolman
Phillynews.com
Dickpolman
Faces on cigarette packs a bold proposed warning
A columnist urges cigarette executives to have their faces on packs to shame them for selling a product that harms health. He cites Philip Morris International and others, notes Indonesia advertising and revenues, and argues for public accountability by leaders like Pellegrini Orlowsky Kessler Adams Carpenter.
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Jonathan Swift
Louis C. Camilleri
Philip Morris International
Louis
Richard Burrows
British American Tobacco
Daniel M. Delen
R.J. Reynolds
Grim Reaper
New York Times
Indonesia
Mr. Pellegrini
Matteo Pellegrini
Philip
Morris
Asia
Mr. Orlowsky
Martin L. Orlowsky
Lorillard
Murray S. Kessler
Paul Adams
Walton T. Carpenter
Haiti needs ongoing aid as cholera worsens
In a warning column Bob Ray Sanders urges continued global relief for Haiti after the January earthquake and escalating cholera outbreak. He notes 200000 plus dead, 300000 injured, over 1 million homeless, and calls for sustained support from the international community and groups like the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders.
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American Red Cross
Doctors Without Borders
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Alcon Laboratories
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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