Archive for May 16th, 2011
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OMB Director Jack Lew, then Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform
May 16
Hour 1 As the August 2nd deadline for extending the federal debt ceiling approaches, lawmakers in Washington DC are huddling in heated conversations. The White House has advanced its deficit-reduction proposal, which called for $4 trillion in big-ticket [...]
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Sacred Trash: The Treasure Trove of the Cairo Geniza
May 16
Hour 2 In the late 1800s, in a Cairo synagogue, a remarkable discovery was made – hundreds of thousands of Jewish manuscripts from the Middle Ages filled a small windowless room. Letters, poems, trousseau lists, prayers, marriage contracts, [...]
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OMB Director Jack Lew, then Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform May 16
Hour 1 As the August 2nd deadline for extending the federal debt ceiling approaches, lawmakers in Washington DC are huddling in heated conversations. The White House has advanced its deficit-reduction proposal, which called for $4 trillion in big-ticket [...] -
Sacred Trash: The Treasure Trove of the Cairo Geniza May 16
Hour 2 In the late 1800s, in a Cairo synagogue, a remarkable discovery was made – hundreds of thousands of Jewish manuscripts from the Middle Ages filled a small windowless room. Letters, poems, trousseau lists, prayers, marriage contracts, [...]
