Life magazine debut and Milosevic charge marked today in history
Almanac notes 1936 Life magazine first issue and 2001 U N Yugoslavia tribunal charges Slobodan Milosevic with genocide. It also recalls 2005 Liberia’s Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf as Africa’s first female president and 1919 first radio play by play of a football game. Celebrities born on this day include Franklin Pierce, Billy the Kid, Boris Karloff, Miley Cyrus and Joe Eszterhas. Moon phase between Nov 18 last quarter and Nov 25 new.
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Slobodan Milosevic
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
Liberia
Africa
Franklin Pierce
U.S
Billy the Kid
Boris Karloff
Eric
Paul Celan
Joe Eszterhas
Bruce Vilanch
Miley Cyrus
Breakthrough still needed in debt debate blamed on both sides
Washington column argues the congressional supercommittee failure stems from Republican insistence on no new tax revenue and Democrat willingness to trade. notes Toomey plan is a minor, symbolic shift amid a $1.2 trillion goal. Warns of deep cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security if revenues stay flat. Credits some GOP moderates for seeking balance, urges sustained funding for national security.
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Washington
John Boehner
Congress
U.S. Treasury
Sen
Patrick Toomey
R-Pa
Toomey
Puh-leeze
Pentagon
Iowa
New Hampshire
Florida
Arizona
Des Moines
Miami
Rotten Boroughs Come Alive in Iowa Caucuses
Richard Cohen argues the Iowa caucuses mimic historical rotten boroughs, concentrating power in a small, ideological GOP base. He contends early contests distort national influence, push candidates to the right, and marginalize moderates and opposing views.
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Politico
Maggie Haberman
GOP
Herman Cain
Iowa
America
Newt Gingrich under fire as GOP searches for a perfect candidate
Cal Thomas argues Republicans should resist chasing a flawless nominee. He critiques Newt Gingrich's Freddie Mac fees while urging voters to weigh imperfect candidates by their ability to deliver on promises, empower individuals, and reduce government size. He cites Obama’s faltering poll numbers and calls for self-reliance and personal responsibility.
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Freddie Mac
New York Times
Barack Obama
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Newt Gingrich
Washington
Herman Cain
Ron Paul
America
Jon Huntsman
China
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Michele Bachmann
Rick Perry
Gingrich
Department of Agriculture
Solyndra
Obama
Steven Chu
U.S
Climate reality deepens as extreme weather rises
Manish Bapna and Vinod Thomas warn that rising greenhouse gases drive more frequent and intense storms. NOAA reports ten billion-dollar disasters through August 2011, with impacts spanning Connecticut, Bastrop Texas, and Missouri farmland as families cope with outages, fires, and floods.
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NOAA
U.S
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