Almanac Highlights for October 8 2014
Highlights include birthdays of Otto Warburg Frank Herbert Paul Hogan Harvey Pekar and others. A historical note recalls the Peshtigo fire on the same day as the Great Chicago Fire with over 1200 lives lost. Frank Herbert quotes a thought on logic and the universe. The Manhattan Project cost is estimated at 26 billion dollars through 1945. A full moon occurs on October 8.
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Otto Heinrich Warburg
Frank Herbert
Paul Hogan
Harvey Pekar
Jesse Jackson
Chevy Chase
R.L. Stine
Sigourney Weaver
Jeremy Davies
Matt Damon
Nick Cannon
Bruno Mars
Angus T. Jones
Election Letters Guidelines For The Chronicle Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram invites letters to the editor about the November 4 election. Deadline is 5 p.m. Friday October 24. Letters must be 250 words or fewer and include signature full address and phone for verification by mail fax or email.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Chroniclet.com
Supreme Court silent on same sex marriage signals big shift
In a ruling that surprised many, the Supreme Court declined to hear five states challenges to gay marriage, reinforcing lower court victories and setting the stage for same sex marriage to expand across 24 states and the District of Columbia. The decision, while not decrying the practice, effectively allows broader recognition of marriages in future appeals.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Indiana
Oklahoma
Utah
Virginia
Wisconsin
John Roberts
District of Columbia
North Carolina
South Carolina
West Virginia
Kansas
Colorado
Wyoming
Loving
South
Antonin Scalia
Scalia
Courts of Appeal
Obama
Eric Holder
Salt Lake City
U.S. Supreme Court
Panetta’s critique shocks Jindal during Washington speech
In a USA Today interview, Leon Panetta harshly criticizes Obama over Iraq policy and Syria red lines, influencing Bobby Jindal who had planned a Monday Washington address. Jindal cites Panetta as a disloyal voice while Panetta promotes his forthcoming book and echoes GOP criticism of the president.
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Washington
Bobby Jindal
Louisiana
Obama
Leon Panetta
USA Today
Susan Page
Jindal
Panetta
CIA
Iraq
Hillary Clinton
Syria
American Enterprise Institute
Defense
George W. Bush
Paul O'Neill
John Dilulio
Bill Clinton
George Stephanopoulos
Dick Morris
Robert Gates
Afghanistan
MSNBC
Alex Seitz-Wald
Gates
Clinton
David Axelrod
NBC
Meet the Press
Biden
Harvard
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Dov Zakheim
Bush
Pentagon
Americans can handle the truth about Ebola and ISIS
Opinion piece questions trust in leaders and experts amid Ebola and ISIS coverage. It cites Dooms, quarantines, and unemployment data while arguing for transparent government truth telling and public accountability. Cal Thomas invites reader emails.
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America
Syria
Julia Pierson
Secret Service
Thomas Eric Duncan
Liberia
U.S
CNN
Anderson Cooper
David Quammen
West Africa
Quammen
Obama
Justinian
Labor Department
ABC News
Ted Koppel
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Chicago
Peshtigo
Wis
Eugene Robinson
Eugenerobinson
Washpost.com
Dana Milbank
Milbank
Cal Thomas
Tcaeditors
Tribune.com
Nuremist
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