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Monday, September 19, 2016
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People of the Book
In a semi-autobiographical novel, a former editor for The Washington Post and United Press International reveals the media's myopic denial of a Middle East mess they so enthusiastically helped create
FYI
The next time a rabid secularist claims "religion is worthless" . . .
Passionate Parenting
Yes, it can be done. Here's how
Wellness
There's more to the diet than fish and olive oil
Ess, Ess/ Eat, Eat!
Cheesy Panade with Swiss Chard, Beans and Sausage: Not quite a soup and not quite a casserole, it's something more --- the best of both worlds
Informed Voter
The policies that Democrat Hillary Clinton or Republican Donald Trump say they'll bring to the White House could have a dramatic impact on your wallet, your job, your health care and your retirement. Here’s where the two candidates stand on major economic and financial issues, with key differences in their approaches. We also threw in a few campaign quotes that help illustrate their views
Innovation
Inspired by cling wrap, the plastic nanoPE textile could cut down on air-conditioning usage
[ W O R T H 1 0 0 0 W O R D S ]
• Chip Bok
• Michael Ramirez BONUS!
[ T O D A Y I N H I S T O R Y ] • 1676, Jamestown is burned to the ground by the forces of Nathaniel Bacon during Bacon's Rebellion.
• 1778, the Continental Congress passes the first budget of the United States
• 1796, George Washington's farewell address is printed across America as an open letter to the public
• 1870, having invaded the Papal States a week earlier, the Italian Army lays siege to Rome, entering the city the next day, after which the Pope described himself as a Prisoner in the Vatican
• 1881, U.S. President James A. Garfield dies of wounds suffered in a July 2 shooting
• 1934, Bruno Hauptmann is arrested for the kidnap and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr.
• 1939, during World War II: The Battle of Ke;pa Oksywska concludes, with Polish losses reaching roughly 14% of all the forces engaged
• 1945, Lord Haw Haw (William Joyce), an Irish-American fascist politician and Nazi propaganda broadcaster to the United Kingdom, is sentenced to death in London
• 1946, the Council of Europe is founded following a speech by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich
• 1952, the United States bars Charlie Chaplin from re-entering the country after a trip to England
• 1957, first American underground nuclear bomb test (part of Operation Plumbbob)
• 1959, Nikita Khrushchev is barred from visiting Disneyland
• 1976, two Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom II jets fly out to investigate an unidentified flying object when both independently lose instrumentation and communications as they approach, only to have them restored upon withdrawal
• 1981, Simon & Garfunkel reunite for a free concert in New York's Central Park
• 1982, Scott Fahlman posts the first documented emoticons :-) and :-( on the Carnegie Mellon University Bulletin Board System
• 1985, Tipper Gore and other political wives form the Parents Music Resource Center as Frank Zappa and other musicians testify at U.S. Congressional hearings on obscenity in rock music. ALSO: The Mexico City area was struck by a devastating earthquake that killed at least 9,500 people
• 1995, The Washington Post and The New York Times publish the Unabomber's manifesto
• 2006, the chief judge in Saddam Hussein's genocide trial was replaced amid complaints he was being too easy on the deposed Iraqi leader
• 2010, the BP oil well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico was declared "effectively dead" by retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the government's point man on the blowout disaster, after it was sealed with a permanent cement plug
• 2013, a Texas appeals court tossed the criminal conviction of former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, saying there was insufficient evidence for a jury in 2010 to have found him guilty of illegally funneling money to Republican candidates
Glenn Reynolds: We should elect Supreme Court justices (THOUGHT PROVOKING)
News of the Weird by Chuck Shepherd: The Passing Parade
Argus Hamilton: The News in Zingers (SUPER-SIZED)
Noah Feldman: A loophole ends privacy of Social Security numbers
Abby D. Phillip & Ed O'Keefe: Among Democrats, deep concern about Clinton's Hispanic strategy
Ed Rogers: Trump's economic plan is a good start
David M. Shribman: Voters demand change (just not too much)
Ramesh Ponnuru: Trump frees Republicans from rigid litmus tests
Dan Balz: Pity the election forecasters trying to bring some order to a chaotic political year
Bruce Bialosky: Republicans, Are You Really Big Saps?
Dick Morris: Trump Is Right: Clinton Stooge Sid Blumenthal Spread 'Birther' Rumor In 2008
George Will: This year's most consequential Senate race
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