by tyler | Apr 1, 2024 | CNN, us
Here’s a look at the life of former Texas Congressman Tom DeLay.
Birth date: April 8, 1947
Birth place: Laredo, Texas
Birth name: Thomas Dale DeLay
Father: Charles Ray DeLay
Mother: Maxine (Wimbish) DeLay
Marriage: Christine (Furrh) DeLay (1967-present)
Children: Danielle
Education: Attended Baylor University, 1965-1967; University of Houston, B.S., 1970
Nicknamed “The Hammer.”
Lived in Venezuela as a child.
Owned a pest control company before getting involved in politics.
1979-1984 – Member of the Texas House of Representatives.
1984-2006 – United States Representative for the 22nd District of Texas.
November 13, 2002-September 28, 2005 – House Majority Leader.
September 28, 2005 – Steps down as the House majority leader after a Texas grand jury indicts him on a conspiracy charge stemming from a campaign finance investigation. DeLay is accused of improperly steering corporate donations to Republican candidates for the Texas legislature.
October 3, 2005 – A second indictment is brought against DeLay, charging him with money laundering.
October 19, 2005 – An arrest warrant is issued for DeLay in connection with his indictment for conspiracy and money laundering. He turns himself in the next day.
December 5, 2005 – A judge dismisses the conspiracy charge against DeLay, but upholds the money laundering charges.
January 7, 2006 – Announces he will not try to reclaim the House majority leader post, but he will seek reelection when his term expires in November.
March 7, 2006 – Wins the primary election in his Texas district.
April 4, 2006 – Announces he is dropping his bid for reelection and will resign from Congress in June.
June 8, 2006 – Delivers his farewell address to Congress.
2007 – His memoir, “No Retreat, No Surrender: One American’s Fight,” is published.
2009 – Competes in the ninth season of “Dancing with the Stars” on ABC. He drops out due to stress fractures in both feet.
November 1, 2010 – Money laundering trial begins.
November 24, 2010 – Is convicted of money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
January 10, 2011 – Is sentenced to three years in prison for the conspiracy charge and five years for the money laundering charge. But the judge will allow DeLay to serve 10-years on probation with community service on the laundering charge in lieu of the prison sentence, and the two sentences will be served concurrently. DeLay remains free on bond while he appeals his conviction.
2012 – Founds the First Principles PAC.
July 2012 – Registers as a lobbyist on sex-trafficking issues.
September 19, 2013 – Delay’s conviction on money laundering charges is overturned by a court in Texas. The court opinion says that “the evidence was legally insufficient to sustain DeLay’s convictions.”
March 19, 2014 – The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals agrees to hear the case.
October 1, 2014 – By a vote of 8-1, Texas’s criminal appeals court upholds the lower court’s ruling to throw out DeLay’s 2010 convictions of money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
by tyler | Apr 1, 2024 | CNN, world
Here is a look at the life of the Princess of Wales, the former Catherine (Kate) Middleton.
Birth date: January 9, 1982
Birth place: Reading, Berkshire, England
Birth name: Catherine Elizabeth Middleton
Father: Michael Middleton, former airline pilot, now mail-order business owner
Mother: Carole (Goldsmith) Middleton, former flight attendant
Marriage: Prince William, The Prince of Wales (April 29, 2011-present)
Children: George Alexander Louis, Charlotte Elizabeth Diana and Louis Arthur Charles
Education: University of St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, 2005, MA, Art History
Is the eldest of three children of self-made millionaires.
Her engagement ring belonged to Princess Diana.
2001 – Meets Prince William at University of St. Andrews.
2002-2005 – Shares living quarters with William and several other college students.
2003 – Begins dating Prince William around Christmas.
April 1, 2004 – First public sighting of the couple, a ski trip in Switzerland, is reported.
2006-2007 – Works as an accessories buyer for British ladies’ fashion chain store Jigsaw.
March 2007 – Ends relationship with Prince William, but within months they are on again.
October 2010 – Becomes engaged to Prince William during a trip to Kenya.
November 16, 2010 – Prince Charles officially announces the engagement to the world.
April 19, 2011 – The Middleton family coat of arms is unveiled.
April 29, 2011 – Marries Prince William at Westminster Abbey and becomes Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge.
June 2011 – The Duke and Duchess make an apartment on the grounds of Kensington Palace their London home.
June 30-July 8, 2011 – The couple’s first official trip to a foreign country, Canada.
July 8-10, 2011 – Visits Los Angeles, where she and William visit a job fair for veterans and an arts center in a low-income neighborhood. It is her first trip to the United States.
July 22, 2011 – Her wedding dress is put on display at Buckingham Palace.
January 5, 2012 – Announces the four charities she will support as a patron: the Art Room, which helps disadvantaged children express themselves through art; the National Portrait Gallery, which houses a famous collection of royal paintings and photographs; East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices, which helps children with life-threatening conditions; and Action on Addiction, which assists those with addiction issues.
March 19, 2012 – Gives her first official public address at East Anglia’s Children’s Hospice facility in Ipswich, England.
September 2012 – The French magazine Closer runs photographs of the Duchess privately sunbathing topless. The pictures also run in the Irish Daily Star newspaper.
September 17, 2012 – The Duchess and William file a complaint in France against the photographer who took the topless sunbathing pictures. They are seeking damages and would like to prevent further publication of the photos. The French magazine Closer, the Irish Daily Star and the Italian magazine Chi have each published some of the topless photos.
December 3, 2012 – The royal household announces that the Duchess is pregnant. According to the announcement, she is admitted to hospital with acute morning sickness.
July 22, 2013 – The Duchess gives birth to the couple’s first child, a son weighing 8 lbs., 6 oz. The baby is named Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge.
May 2, 2015 – The Duchess gives birth to the couple’s second child, a daughter weighing 8 lbs, 3 oz. The baby is named Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge.
February 17, 2016 – Guest edits Huffington Post UK as part of her Young Minds Matter initiative.
April 30, 2016 – As part of a partnership with the British National Portrait Gallery, the Duchess will appear on the cover of the centenary issue of fashion magazine British Vogue, and have two of her portraits hung in the gallery.
September 4, 2017 – Kensington Palace issues a statement that the Duchess is pregnant. The baby will be her and Prince William’s third child.
September 5, 2017 – A French court rules that the topless sunbathing pictures of the Duchess were an invasion of privacy, awarding her and William 100,000 euros (about $119,000) in damages.
April 23, 2018 – The Duchess gives birth to the couple’s third child, a son weighing 8 lbs., 7 oz. The baby is named Prince Louis Arthur Charles of Cambridge.
November 27, 2020 – The Duchess and the Royal Foundation release the findings of a study on how Covid-19 has impacted parents and caregivers of those raising children under the age of five. The study relied in part on a survey of more than half a million people about the early childhood years in the UK.
June 18, 2021 – The Duchess launches The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood. In a video announcing the center’s creation, the duchess says the goal is to “raise awareness of why the first five years of life are just so important for our future life outcomes.”
September 8, 2022 – Queen Elizabeth II dies, and Charles ascends to the throne.
September 10, 2022 – King Charles III announces William will be given the title Prince of Wales, making Catherine Princess of Wales.
January 17, 2024 – Kensington Palace says the Princess of Wales will spend up to two weeks recovering in hospital after undergoing abdominal surgery.
March 11, 2024 – Apologizes for an edited official photograph that was recalled by a number of international news agencies over concerns it had been manipulated. Catherine says she is sorry for “any confusion” caused by the image after her “experiment” with photo editing. The photograph, released to mark Mother’s Day in the UK, was the first official picture of Catherine since she underwent abdominal surgery in January.
March 22, 2024 – Reveals she has been diagnosed with cancer and is in the “early stages” of treatment.
by tyler | Apr 1, 2024 | CNN, us
Here’s a look at the life of Mitch Daniels, former governor of Indiana.
Birth date: April 7, 1949
Birth place: Monongahela, Pennsylvania
Birth name: Mitchell Elias Daniels Jr.
Father: Mitchell Daniels Sr., drug company salesman
Mother: Dorothy Mae (Wilkes) Daniels
Marriage: Cheri (Herman) Daniels (1997-present and May 20, 1978-1994, divorced)
Children: Margaret, Meredith, Melissa and Meagan
Education: Princeton University, B.A., 1971; Georgetown University, J.D., 1979
Religion: Presbyterian
Daniels is a motorcycle enthusiast and rides a Harley Davidson.
Daniels has worked in the presidential administrations of Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush.
He is known for being fiscally responsible, balancing Indiana’s budget in his first term as governor, cutting expenditures wherever possible and having a surplus over multiple years.
1971-1976 – Serves as aide and later adviser to Indianapolis Mayor Richard Lugar.
1977-1983 – Serves as chief of staff to Senator Lugar (R-Indiana).
1983-1984 – Executive Director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC).
1985-1987 – Serves as senior adviser to President Reagan.
1987-1990 – Chief Executive Officer, Hudson Institute.
1990-2001 – Executive at Eli Lilly.
2001-2003 – Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
2004 – Is elected the 49th governor of Indiana.
January 10, 2005-January 14, 2013 – Two-term Republican governor of Indiana.
May 22, 2011 – Announces he will not be running for president in 2012.
June 21, 2012 – Purdue University announces Daniels has been unanimously elected to be the school’s next president. His term begins on January 15, 2013.
January 27, 2015 – Daniels writes a Wall Street Journal opinion piece, “How Student Debt Harms the Economy.” He writes that there is “evidence that it’s not just consumer spending that these debts are denting, but also economic dynamism.”
November 28, 2016 – Is elected as a member of the Board of Directors for Norfolk Southern Corporation.
June 10, 2022 – Purdue announces that Dr. Mung Chiang will replace Daniels as president of Purdue University on January 1, 2023.
January 31, 2023 – In a statement, Daniels says he has decided against a 2024 Indiana Senate bid.
March 28, 2023 – The Liberty Fund announces that Daniels will join the private educational foundation as a distinguished scholar and senior adviser, beginning on April 1.
by tyler | Apr 1, 2024 | CNN, us
Here’s a look at the life of environmental and human rights activist Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy.
Birth date: April 11, 1928
Birth place: Chicago, Illinois
Birth name: Ethel Skakel
Father: George Skakel, businessman
Mother: Ann (Brannack) Skakel
Marriage: Robert F. Kennedy (June 17, 1950-June 6, 1968, his death)
Children: Rory, 1968; Douglas, 1967; Matthew, 1965; Christopher, 1963; Mary, 1959; Michael, February 27, 1958 – December 31, 1997; Courtney, 1956; David, June 15, 1955 – April 25, 1984; Robert Jr., 1954; Joseph II, 1952; Kathleen, 1951
Education: Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart, 1949 (now called Manhattanville College)
Established an organization called Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, which supports the causes championed by Robert F. Kennedy.
Met Robert Kennedy though his sister, Jean.
Her nephew, Michael Skakel, was convicted in 2002 of the 1975 murder of his neighbor, Martha Moxley. In 2018, the Connecticut Supreme Court vacated Skakel’s conviction and ordered a new trial. Prosecutors announced they would not retry Skakel in October 2020.
1955 – Ethel’s parents, George and Ann Skakel, are killed in an airplane accident.
1959 – Campaigns for Robert’s brother, John F. Kennedy, during his run for the presidency.
1961-1964 – Robert Kennedy serves as attorney general of the United States.
1964 – Robert Kennedy is elected to the US Senate to represent New York.
March 16, 1968 – Robert Kennedy announces he will run for the Democratic presidential nomination.
June 5, 1968 – Robert Kennedy is shot while campaigning in Los Angeles. He dies on June 6 at the age of 42.
2012 – Daughter Rory Kennedy’s documentary, “Ethel,” premieres.
November 24, 2014 – Receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama.
September 20, 2016 – Ethel attends a ceremony held by the US Navy as they announce the naming of a Navy refueling ship in honor of Robert F. Kennedy.
by tyler | Apr 1, 2024 | CNN, cnn10
March 28, 2024
Today on CNN 10, we head to London where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange continues to battle extradition to the US in an effort to avoid espionage charges. We explain why his case is a battle between free speech and national security and what the UK High Court’s recent decision means. Then, we cover the latest out of Haiti as both local and foreign citizens try to leave the Caribbean country that continues to face gang violence and political instability. And we travel to Paris, where Notre Dame Cathedral’s renovation efforts are nearly complete after a devastating fire five years ago. All that and more on this episode of CNN 10.
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by tyler | Apr 1, 2024 | CNN, us
Here’s a look at the life of Joseph Lieberman, former United States senator from Connecticut.
Birth date: February 24, 1942
Death date: March 27, 2024
Birth place: Stamford, Connecticut
Birth name: Joseph Isadore Lieberman
Father: Henry Lieberman, package-store owner
Mother: Marcia (Manger) Lieberman
Marriages: Hadassah (Freilich) Lieberman (1983-March 27, 2024, his death); Elizabeth Haas (1965-1981, divorced)
Children: with Hadassah Lieberman: Hani and Ethan (stepson); with Betty Haas: Rebecca and Matthew
Education: Yale University, B.A., 1964, Yale Law School, L.L.B, 1967
Religion: Jewish
Lieberman was Al Gore’s running mate in the 2000 presidential campaign. He was the first Jewish person to be nominated by a major party.
When Lieberman ran for state senate in 1970, one of the volunteers who worked on his campaign was future President Bill Clinton.
At Yale, his nickname was “Senator.”
He has said that he took time off from college in 1963 to spend a few weeks in Mississippi doing civil rights work.
1967-1969 – Works with the private law firm Wiggin and Dana.
1968 – Runs the Connecticut presidential campaign of Democrat Robert F. Kennedy.
1970 – Is elected to the Connecticut Senate, representing New Haven.
1972-1983 – Partner in the law firm Lieberman, Segaloff and Wolfson.
1975-1981 – Majority leader of the Connecticut Senate.
1980 – Runs unsuccessfully for a seat in Congress.
1983-1988 – Attorney general of Connecticut.
November 8, 1988 – Becomes the first Orthodox Jew to be elected to the US Senate.
1989-2013 – US senator from Connecticut.
1995-2001 – Chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council.
August 8, 2000 – Vice President Gore selects Lieberman as his running mate in the presidential race.
January 7, 2003 – Publishes the book, “An Amazing Adventure: Joe and Hadassah’s Personal Notes on the 2000 Campaign,” along with his wife Hadassah Lieberman.
January 13, 2003 – Declares he will run for president in the 2004 election.
February 3, 2004 – Drops out of the race for president.
August 8, 2006 – Is defeated in Connecticut’s Democratic Senate primary by Ned Lamont. Lieberman then announces he will run in the election as an Independent.
November 7, 2006 – Wins reelection as an Independent.
December 17, 2007 – Endorses Republican Senator John McCain during the primary campaign for the presidential nomination. The endorsement stirs up controversy and after the election, the Senate Democratic Caucus strips him of his spot on the Environment and Public Works Committee. Lieberman is allowed to keep his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
January 19, 2011 – Announces that he will not run for reelection.
January 2013 – Retires from the Senate.
June 6, 2013 – Joins the law firm Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP.
January 2, 2014 – Announces he will serve as executive board chairman of Victory Park Capital, a private equity firm.
January 12, 2015 – After the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris, Lieberman writes an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal and states that a global alliance is necessary to combat terrorists.
August 10, 2015 – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), an advocacy group that campaigns for sanctions against Iran, announces that Lieberman is its new chairman.
May 17, 2017 – White House Spokesman Sean Spicer says that Lieberman is a candidate to replace James Comey as director of the FBI.
May 25, 2017 – Withdraws his name from consideration for the position of FBI director.
September 9, 2019 – In an opinion piece for USA Today, Lieberman, representing UANI, writes that the 2020 democratic presidential candidates should support Donald Trump’s Iran policy and not pledge to rejoin the 2015 nuclear agreement.
October 19, 2021 – Lieberman’s book, The Centrist Solution: How We Made Government Work and Can Make It Work Again, is published.
December 4, 2023 – Yeshiva University announces the establishment of the Senator Joseph Lieberman Center for Public Service and Advocacy.
March 27, 2024 – Passes away at the age of 82.
