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5 reasons why you should care about the Republican National Convention
Edit The Times Picayune 14 Jul 2016
TRENTON — It's a routine that happens every four years. Tens of thousands of people gather in a major American city for the Republican National Convention, where the party officially crowns its presidential nominee. ... 1 ... N.J ... 2 ... Could it be a repeat of the violence that broke out at the 1968 Democratic National Convention?. "I doubt the likely disruption is anything close to the enormous scale we saw in 1968," Sabato said. ....
Once upright IAS, now much criticized guv
Edit The Times of India 14 Jul 2016
GUWAHATI. Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa was known to be a no-nonsense bureaucrat during his service as an IAS officer (1968 batch) of the Assam-Meghalaya joint cadre.He retired as Assam chief secretary in 2004 ... The Congress now wants him dismissed ... The Speaker had locked it. Born in 1944 at Jorhat, Rajkhowa's first joined the IPS ... RELATED. From around the web....
Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa: The man in the eye of a political storm
Edit The Times of India 14 Jul 2016
Guwahati. Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa was known to be a no-nonsense bureaucrat during his service as an IAS officer (1968 batch) of the Assam-Meghalaya joint cadre. He retired as chief secretary of Assam in 2004 ... Congress is now demanding the dismissal of Rajkhowa, currently on leave on health grounds. Tripura governor Tathagata Roy holds dual charge of both states ... RELATED....
NRLC Press Release: Rebuke to Obama Administration refusal to protect rights (GLA - Georgia Life Alliance)
Edit Public Technologies 14 Jul 2016
(Source. GLA - Georgia Life Alliance) For immediate release. Wednesday, July 13, 2016. For more information. Tatiana Bergum, (202) 626-8825, mediarelations@nrlc.orgRebuke to Obama Administration refusal to protect rights ... Founded in 1968, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of 50 state right-to-life affiliates and more than 3,000 local chapters, is the nation's oldest and largest grassroots pro-life organization....
Sacco Sez: A mile high memory, "Cool Lou" (Denver Broncos)
Edit Public Technologies 14 Jul 2016
(Source. Denver Broncos). The Broncos made their first step toward respectability when then-owner Gerry Phipps hired Lou Saban to a 10-year contract as general manager/head coach in 1967 ... You get the idea ... On Nov. 24, 1968, Hall of Fame running back Floyd Little accounted for 295 all-purpose yards in a 34-32 win over the Buffalo Bills, but he had the misfortune of fumbling as he tried to run out the clock ... I will cut you tomorrow ... (noodl....
5 Times the Vice Presidential Pick Surprised Everyone
Edit Politico 14 Jul 2016
If at this late hour you still need confirmation that Newt Gingrich will be the Republican candidate for vice president, look no further. Yesterday, the former House Speaker officially cut his ties with Fox News, where for several years he has served as a contributor. Case closed. Unless you’re inclined to read anything into Chris Christie’s campaign swing through Virginia on Monday ... General Michael Flynn ... 1988 ... “The selection of Mr ... 1968 ... ....
Report skims surface of South Dunedin flood saga
Edit Otago Daily Times 13 Jul 2016
Flooding in South Dunedin around Tonga Park in June last year. Photo by Stephen Jaquiery ... . Readers of the Dunedin City Council-funded independent peer review of its post-flood reporting (ODT, 7.7.16) should be wary ... •Recognises the 1968 rainfall event was bigger than that of June 2015 (contrary to repeated council claims). •Fails to explore the reasons why the 2015 flood was a disaster, and the 1968 event was not ... ....
Life after the Olympics
Edit Vox 13 Jul 2016
"An entire way of life was gone — all at once." That’s how swimming gold medalist Donna de Varona describes her retirement after the 1964 Olympics. She’s not alone. We talked to eight Olympians, all of whom struggled when they came home from the games. Some wrestled with health problems and financial woes. Some faced public anger or disdain for their politics ... John Carlos. Track and field, bronze medal. Mexico City, 1968 ... Mexico City, 1968 ... ....
Commentary: In this crisis, who will lead us?
Edit Philadelphia Daily News 13 Jul 2016
By Michael Gerson. On April 4, 1968 - the day that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed by a sniper - Robert Kennedy gave (arguably) one of the greatest American speeches not given by a president ... Robert F. Kennedy Associated Press ... So, on April 5, 1968, Kennedy spoke in Cleveland, giving a brief speech, undeservedly neglected ... Our country is less riven than in 1968, but our leaders are not as skilled, at least when it comes to rhetoric ... ....
The United Arab Emirates co-hosts the Tidewater Development Cooperation Meeting in Abu Dhabi (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates)
Edit Public Technologies 13 Jul 2016
(Source. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates) ... This year, the meeting was attended by over 30 delegates from over 20 jurisdictions. The UAE was the first country in the Arab region to host the annual meeting, which dates back to 1968 when the first meeting was held at the Tidewater Inn in Maryland in the United States ... Since 1968, the DAC of OECD has co-hosted the Tidewater Meeting with a major donor country ... (noodl....
Scott Fagan will embark on his first ever European tour this year
Edit Skiddle 13 Jul 2016
The singer songwriter will come to five UK venues in October in support of the reissue of his 1968 debut album South Atlantic Blues. Last updated. 13th Jul 2016. Image. Scott Fagan. Following the reissue of his 1968 debut album South Atlantic Blues, Scott Fagan will tour Europe for the first time in his career ... Listen to it via Spotify below. Scott Fagan tickets ... UK tour dates below.. Brighton - Komedia Studio, Monday 10th October ... ....
Raising my fist at the Olympics cost me friends and my marriage — but I’d ...
Edit Vox 13 Jul 2016
At first, no one knew I was an Olympian who'd made international news for raising my fist on the medals podium in 1968 — not the district, and definitely not the students ... I ran after them, and I was right on their butts ... Peter Norman, Tommie Smith, and John Carlos on the medals podium at the 1968 Olympics (Universal History Archive/Getty Images) ... Were you in the Olympics?" ... That was the same attitude I had in 1968 in Mexico City ... ....
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