Almanac Briefs For October 28 2016
Birthday list notes Evelyn Waugh through Frank Ocean with dates and ages. Fact recalls 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis end and DEFCON 3 status until Nov 20. Sports mention Red Sox World Series win over Rockies in 2007. Includes a Waugh quote, a Statue of Liberty steps fact, and moon phase.
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Evelyn Waugh
Francis Bacon
Jonas Salk
Charlie Daniels
Jane Alexander
Dennis Franz
Caitlyn Jenner
Annie Potts
Bill Gates
Lauren Holly
Andy Richter
Julia Roberts
Brad Paisley
Joaquin Phoenix
Frank Ocean
U.S
Boston Red Sox
Colorado Rockies
Deadline for Letters to Editor on Nov 8 Election
The Chronicle-Telegram invites letters for the Nov 8 general election. Limit 250 words. letters may be edited for brevity. Include signature, full home address, and phone number. Submissions by mail, fax, or email to the Editorial Page Editor.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Chroniclet.com
GOP must nominate a Republican to win in 2020
The piece argues that the GOP faces a challenging path in 2020 and must nominate a Republican. It discusses past election trends, minority popular-vote losses, and historical precedents, noting that majorities are not always required and party dynamics have shifted over time. It cites Lincoln, Cleveland, and presidential win patterns.
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GOP
Washington
New England
Jimmy Carter
Walter Mondale
Mondale
Abraham Lincoln
Ronald Brownstein
The
Atlantic
Andrew Jackson
Franklin Roosevelt
Lyndon Johnson
George H.W. Bush
Ross Perot
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Jefferson
Republican Party
U.S
Virginia
Madison
Monroe
John Kennedy
Harry Truman
Johnson
James Buchanan
Clinton
John C. Fremont
Economists Propose Unified Measure of National Welfare
Stanford economists Jones and Klenow set a four-factor method to gauge welfare: consumption per person, inequality, health via life expectancy, and leisure from work hours. The approach yields a single welfare score contrasting with per capita income, with U.S. leading in income but Europe closer in welfare due to longer life, less work, and greater equality.
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Washington
United States
U.S
America
Stanford University
Charles L. Jones
Peter J. Klenow
Jones and Klenow
Norway
Singapore
Stanford
Jones
Klenow
Chile
US S
Federal Reserve
Ben Bernanke
Peter Olson
Bernanke
Olson
Campaign ads fall short as Trump reshapes political imaging
A Los Angeles Times analysis notes that campaign commercials have been largely uninspiring this cycle. It contrasts Clinton and Trump strategies, cites UCLA and Vandert University researchers, and highlights negative ads' impact and ad quality as key factors shaping voter opinions.
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Ronald Reagan
John G. Geer
Vandert University
Donald Trump
Trump
Lynn Vavreck
UCLA
Clinton
Varreck
Arizona
Geer
Vavreck
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Spotcheck Project
National Rifle Association
Americas
Captain Khan
Khizr Khan
Iraq
Senate
Jason Kander
Missouri
Joni Ernst
Iowa
Washington
Kander
Texas
Gerald
Gerald Daugherty
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Washpost
Robert Samuelson
France
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Japan
Germany
Ireland
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Doyle McManus
Los Angeles Times
Doyle.mcmanus
Latimes.com
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