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Headlines Tell The Story (April 24 – 30, 2011)

Week Beginning April 24, 2011 

At “Union of Americans” we offer a review of some of the previous week’s significant news. This is done by listing headlines of that week. If you would like to view an entire article, simply click on that headline. 

 The Palm Beach Post (4/24/2011) 
GOP Vow to Cut Government, Spur Private Jobs Likely to Raise Other Costs for Floridians

 Wall Street Journal (4/25/2011)
Fed Searches for Next Step
New Focus on Interest-Rate Plan as Controversial Bond-Buying Strategy Winds Up

Wall Street Journal (4/26/2011)
Financiers Switch to GOP
Hedge-Fund Titans Who Backed Democrats Open Their Wallets for Republicans

Wall Street Journal (4/27/2011)
Hacker Raids Sony Videogame Network

Wall Street Journal (4/29/2011)
Tornadoes Leave a Trail of Devastation
Nearly 300 Die in Six Southern States as City Neighborhoods and Farm Towns Are Leveled; FEMA Mobilizes for Cleanup

Apr 30, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

Headlines Tell The Story (April 17 – 23, 2011)

Week Beginning April 17, 2011

At “Union of Americans” we offer a review of some of the previous week’s significant news. This is done by listing headlines of that week. If you would like to view an entire article, simply click on that headline.

Wall Street Journal (04/18/2011)
South Picks Up the Pieces After a String of Killer Storms

Wall Street Journal (04/19/2011)
U.S. Warned on Debt Load
S&P Signals Top Credit Rating Is in Danger, Stoking Political Battle on Deficit

Wall Street Journal (04/20/2011)
Facebook Seeking Friends In Beltway

Wall Street Journal (04/21/2011)
Hurdles Confront Obama’s Campaign

Wall Street Journal (04/22/2011)
Apple, Google Collect User Data

Wall Street Journal (04/23/2011)
Dollar’s Decline Speeds Up, With Risks For U.S.

Apr 23, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

Headlines Tell The Story (April 10 – 16, 2011)

Week Beginning Apriil 10, 2011 
At “Union of Americans” we offer a review of some of the previous week’s significant news. This is done by listing headlines of that week. If you would like to view an entire article, simply click on that headline. 

 Wall Street Journal (04/11/2011) 
Obama Puts Taxes on Table 

Wall Street Journal (04/12/2011) 
Japanese Crisis Is Ranked Alongside Chernobyl 

Wall Street Journal (04/13/2011) 
BP Spill’s Next Major Phase: Wrangling Over Toll on Gulf 

Wall Street Journal (04/14/2011) 
Senate Report Lays Bare Mortgage Mess 
Panel Recommends a Range of Remedies for Financial Sector; ‘I Found White Elephant, Flying Pig’ 

Wall Street Journal (04/15/2011) 
In Florida, Interior Decorators Have Designs on Deregulation 
But Pros Say Scrapping Licensing Laws Won’t Be Pretty; Flaming Carpets, Staph 

Wall Street Journal (04/16/2011) 
GOP Passes Budget Cut 
Blueprint for $5.8 Trillion Reduction Clears House, Setting Up Clash With Democrats

Apr 16, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

Headlines Tell The Story (December 12 – 18, 2010)

Week Beginning December 12, 2010 

At “Union of Americans” we offer a review of some of the previous week’s significant news. This is done by listing headlines of that week. If you would like to view an entire article, simply click on that headline. 

Wall Street Journal (12/13/2010)
Court Strikes at Health Law
Judge Rules Mandatory Insurance Unconstitutional; First Round of Long Battle

Wall Street Journal (12/13/2010)
Firms Feel Pain From Health Law

Wall Street Journal (12/15/2010) 
Shopping Spree Fuels Surge 
Consumers Open Wallets, Sending Stocks to Two-Year High 

Wall Street Journal (12/15/2010)
Tax Deal is Shaping 2012 GOP Campaign

Wall Street Journal (12/16/2010)
North Korea Threatens New Attack

Dec 18, 2010 | 3 comments | View Post

Headlines Tell The Story (December 5 – 11, 2010)

Week Beginning December 5, 2010 

At “Union of Americans” we offer a review of some of the previous week’s significant news. This is done by listing headlines of that week. If you would like to view an entire article, simply click on that headline. 

 Sun Sentinel (12/08/2010) 
Senate Set to Vote on Repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ 

Wall Street Journal (12/10/2010)
Senate Unveils Tax Bill’s Price Tag

Dec 11, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

December 7: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy”

The Air Raid on Pearl Harbor occurred on December 7, 1941 when Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory. The attacks killed more than 2,300 Americans. 

The U.S.S. Arizona was completely destroyed and the U.S.S. Oklahoma capsized. A total of twelve ships sank or were beached in the attack and nine additional vessels were damaged. 

More than 160 aircraft were destroyed and more than 150 others damaged. 

A hurried dispatch from the ranking United States naval officer in Pearl Harbor, Commander in Chief Pacific, to all major navy commands and fleet units provided the first official word of the attack at the ill-prepared Pearl Harbor base. It said simply: AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR X THIS IS NOT DRILL. 

The next day President Franklin Roosevelt called December 7 “a date which will live in infamy” when addressing a joint session of Congress. 

   

Dec 07, 2010 | 1 comment | View Post

Headlines Tell The Story (November 21 – 27, 2010)

Week Beginning November 21, 2010

At “Union of Americans” we offer a review of some of the previous week’s significant news. This is done by listing headlines of that week. If you would like to view an entire article, simply click on that headline.

 Human Events (11/22/2010)
U.S. Must Combat Chinese Mercantilism

Wall Street Journal (11/22/2010)
Hedge Funds Raided in Probe
FBI Agents Seize Documents in 3 Cities as Insider-Trading Investigation Widens

Wall Street Journal (11/22/2010)
Ailing Ireland Accepts Bailout
Nation Asks EU, IMF for Tens of Billions to Boost Banks and Public Finances

Wall Street Journal (11/24/2010)
Europeans Clash on Bailout
EU Officials Propose Doubling $588 Billion Fund, But Germany Spurns Idea

Wall Street Journal (11/24/2010)
Shunned Profiling Technology On the Verge of Comeback

Wall Street Journal (11/26/2010)
China Warns U.S. as Korea Tensions Rise
Beijing Bears Rising Cost for Support of Pyongyang’ New Take on Exercises

Nov 27, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post

Headlines Tell The Story (November 14 – 20, 2010)

Week Beginning November 14, 2010
At “Union of Americans” we offer a review of some of the previous week’s significant news. This is done by listing headlines of that week. If you would like to view an entire article, simply click on that headline.

Wall Street Journal (11/14/2010)
Auto Giant GM Set to Roar Back This Week

Human Events (11/15/2010)
Will Obama Extend the Bush Tax Cuts?

Wall Street Journal (11/17/2010)
U.S. Sets 50 Bank Probes
FDIC Steps Up Investigations at Failed Lenders; ‘These Numbers Will Increase’

Human Events (11/17/2010)
Dude, Where’s My ObamaCare Waiver

Wall Street Journal (11/19/2010)
Insurers Test Data Profiles to Identify Risky Clients

Wall Street Journal (11/20/2010)
BP Faces New Hit Over Spill In Alaska

Wall Street Journal (11/20/2010)
Northern Mexico’s State of Anarchy
Texas Neighbor Tamaulipas is Caught in the Cross-Fire of Rival Drug Gangs

Nov 20, 2010 | 3 comments | View Post

Headlines Tell The Story (November 7 – 13, 2010)

Week Beginning November 7, 2010 

At “Union of Americans” we offer a review of some of the previous week’s significant news. This is done by listing headlines of that week. If you would like to view an entire article, simply click on that headline. 

Human Events (11/10/2010) 
Will the GOP Take a Timeout From Earmarks?

Nov 13, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Marine Corps Day

The United States Marine Corps was established on November 10, 1775, to augment naval forces in the Revolutionary War. The recruiting headquarters was set up by Capt. Samuel Nicholas in the Tun Tavern on Water Street in Philadelphia, which is considered to be the birthplace of the Marines. 

After success in many campaigns, the Corps was abolished at the close of the Revolutionary War for reasons of economy. On July 11, 1798, Congress ordered the creation of the Corps, named it the United States Marine Corps and directed that it be available for service under the Secretary of the Navy. 

The Corps celebrated its birthday, or Marine Corps Day, on July 11 from 1799 until 1921 when the date was permanently changed to November 10 to commemorate the establishment of the Corps to aid in the Revolutionary War. 

The day is still observed by U. S. Marines worldwide. Special exhibits, parades, drill team performances, and speeches typically mark the occasion. The Birthday Ball, which culminates in the cutting of the birthday cake, is held that evening in Washington, D.C. It is not possible to determine precisely when the first cake ceremony was held, but the first on record took place at Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., in 1937. Major General Thomas Holcomb, the Commandant, presided at an open house for Marine Corps officers, including the cutting of a huge cake in the shape of Tun Tavern.

Nov 10, 2010 | 1 comment | View Post
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