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William Henry Harrison catches fateful cold on inauguration day  America’s ninth president holds the record for the longest inaugural address, speaking for an hour and 40 minutes on March 4, 1841.   … [Read more...] about 4 of the most unusual presidential inaugurations

It was those events and the accompanying strategic ambiguity doctrine that precipitated China’s massive buildup, as Beijing mobilized to exploit the very U.S. “uncertainty” Sullivan and Campbell disparage earlier in their piece. The authors state: “The U.S. strategy of containment was built on the prediction that the Soviet Union would one day crumble under its own weight — that it contained ‘the seeds of its own decay,’ as George Kennan, the diplomat who first laid out the strategy, declared with conviction.”   … [Read more...] about The Biden team must beware of losing a US-China cold war

South Carolina expanded vaccine eligibility to those aged 70 and up last week, though the Trump administration, in a bid to speed up COVID-19 vaccination efforts, asked states to widen distribution to include people 65 and older. The federal supply of weekly doses for South Carolina will reportedly remain at about 63,000. McMaster hopes an uptick in manufacturers’ production pace, and other companies’ vaccines working down the pipeline toward approval, will bring some relief. … [Read more...] about To speed COVID-19 vaccinations, South Carolina mulls limiting elective surgeries again

He brought a gift. He had paid his neighbor to thread needles so that he could sew a Christmas stocking for Aidan. This nearly blind man stayed up night after night, piecing together a stocking, as he had done for his wife, for each of his three sons, his other grandchildren and even the dog. He was not going to let his biracial, drug-exposed, fost-adopted grandson feel left out. … [Read more...] about War hero dad inspired different kinds of courage

Newsom will have the opportunity to appoint someone to fill Vice President-elect Kamala HarrisKamala HarrisSenate majority offers Biden new avenues on Trump environmental rollbacks Empire State Building lights on eve of Biden inauguration to honor COVID-19 victims READ: Harris letter resigning from Senate ahead of inauguration MORE’s seat in the U.S. Senate, and he will get to pick the state’s next attorney general if the incumbent, Xavier BecerraXavier BecerraBiden rolls out group of deputy secretary nominees OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Groups sue EPA over 'backwards' lead rule | 12 states, green groups sue EPA over airline standards they deem insufficient | Biden taps Janet McCabe to serve as deputy at EPA 12 states, green groups sue EPA over airline standards they deem insufficient MORE (D), is confirmed as Biden's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Newsom may even get a third vacancy to fill if, as many expect, he chooses Secretary of State Alex PadillaAlex … [Read more...] about Biden appointments give Newsom chance to reshape California politics