Almanac and History Highlights from 1863 to 1995
Almanac notes historic events on this date including Lincoln designating Thanksgiving Day in 1863 and Britain testing its first A bomb in 1952. It also mentions O J Simpson acquittal in 1995 and Teraphs Thomas Waite as a referenced author.
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Lincoln
Britain
Monte Bedo Islands
Australia
O.J. Simpson
Unite
Nicole Brown Simpson
Ronald Goldman
Topar
Bilis Jean Kong
Arab help urged to guide democratic Iraq reform
Adrian Karatnycky argues for a prominent Arab-led reform team to partner with UN and occupying powers in rebuilding Iraq. He cites the Arab Development Report on education, women's rights, media freedom, and economic liberalization as a blueprint, urging Arab expertise to ease fears of Western neocolonialism and push a genuine democracy.
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United Nations
U.N. Arab Development Report
Iraq
United States
Security Council
Trust and realities of life in parenting after tragedy
A San Francisco Chronicle columnist reflects on Holly Patterson a 18 year old who died after a late abortion in California. The piece weighs parental consent laws the limits of parenting and the need for trust between parents and teens. It argues for no notification laws to protect girls from abusive guardians while recognizing the pain and complexity of abortion debates.
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Talway
Finnera
Holly Patterson
Patterson
Livermore
Calif
Holly
California
Do-not-call registry proves political speech priority
Akhil Reed Amar argues that content based rules are common and sometimes essential in law. He contends the do-not-call registry can legitimately favor political discourse by allowing charities and political groups to call while barring commercial solicitors.
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Edward W. Nottingham
Denver
Supreme Court
Nottingham
House of Representatives
Iraq
Hector
Cincinnati
New Registry
September 2003 to 2004 election outlook by Dan Rather
CBS anchor Dan Rather reflects on a still early 2004 presidential race. He compares partisan chatter, Bush's vulnerability questions, and Dean Clark Kerry hopes with past campaigns, noting the press’s role and the long, uncertain road ahead for both parties.
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White House
Bush
Dean
Clark
Iraq
Kerry
Bill Clinton
Jerry Brown
Douglas Wilder
Bob Kerrey
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Gore Vidal
Garry Trudeau
Mii Ageat
Pogoood
Adrian Karatnycky
The
Washington Post
France
Freedom House
Soon Ryan
San Francisco Chronicle
Telemarketer
Akhil Reed Amar
Los Angeles Times
Congress
Federal
Yale
Yale University Press
New York
Yogi Berra
Dan Rather
CBS Evening News
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