Almanac highlights for November 24 2010 and notable events
This almanac entry notes Venus transit observations by Jeremiah Horrocks in 1639, Darwin's Origin of Species in 1859, and JFK assassination on live TV in 1963. It lists birthdays for figures like Toulouse-Lautrec and Buckley, plus Buckley’s quote on government and a Madagascar moth discovery in 1903. The moon phase is between the Nov 21 full moon and Nov 28 last quarter.
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Jeremiah Horrocks
Venus
Charles Darwin
Jack Ruby
John F. Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
William F. Buckley Jr
Madagascar
Darwin
Be patient with the TSA and the underwear bomber debate
Washington column argues for TSA full body scanners and thorough pat downs to prevent terrorist threats from AQAP. It critiques privacy complaints and defends profiling concerns as impractical, noting risky ink-cartridge bombs and urging patience during security upgrades.
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Washington
Transportation Security Administration
TSA
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab
Homeland Security
Janet Napolitano
Abdulmutallab
AQAP
al-Qaida
Saudi Arabia
U.S
Granny
Palin and Obama clash over race and history
Richard Cohen argues that Michelle Obama’s 2008 remark reflected a common experience of awakening to Black history in America. He rebukes Palin and Beck for denying that history and urges respect for Obama family experiences from slavery to Harvard Law.
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White House
Jefferson Memorial
Baltimore
United States
Sarah Palin
Michelle Obama
Cindy McCain
Palin
Evan Thomas
Newsweek
Princeton
Obama
Michelle
Jim Robinson
South Carolina
South
Heaven
America
Glenn Beck
Washington
Is the American dream over and a warning for renewal
Cal Thomas argues liberalism has eclipsed the original American dream through overtaxation over-spending and over-regulation. He blames government dependence for failed schools and reduced self reliance, urging return to personal responsibility and traditional values to restore America's promise.
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America
Jimmy Carter
New York Times
Bob Herbert
Herbert
Indefensible Senate stance on New START and inspections
The piece argues Republicans block ratification of New START, warns it would end US and global arms control progress. It notes inspections at Teykovo and Whiteman, cites reduced nuclear warheads and launch vehicles, and defends treaty merits while criticizing partisan delay. Feinstein is named as a Democrat supporter.
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Teykovo
Moscow
Whiteman Air Force Base
Missouri
Senate
U.S
United States
Obama
Prague
Czech
Dmitri Medvedev
James Cartwright
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U.S. Strategic Command
Russia
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