Fifty years ago today, on May 25, 1961, John F. Kennedy gave his historic speech challenging the United States to put a man on the moon and bring him safely back to Earth before the end of the decade. This speech initiated NASA’s Apollo program, and Kennedy’s goal was realized with the Apollo 11 moon […]
Christen Simeral
Christen Simeral is a Prospect Spring 2011 intern.
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The Little Picture: TEPCO President Resigns
Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Masataka Shimiz resigned Friday after numerous allegations that the utility has poorly handled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crisis since Japan’s March earthquake. His resignation is announced on the same day the company announced a $15.3 billion net loss in the last fiscal year as a result of the […]
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The Little Picture: Navy Reverses Same-Sex Marriage Decision
Late Tuesday, the U.S. Navy reversed its earlier decision to allow same-sex marriages on military bases in states where same-sex unions are legal, should the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy be repealed later this year. Supporters of the reversal argued that training Navy chaplains to perform such ceremonies would be a violation of the1996 Defense […]
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The Little Picture: A Thank You Is in Order
In Fort Campbell, Kentucky, today, President Obama will meet with the U.S. Navy SEALs that were directly involved in the killing of Osama bin Laden. The president will use this time to personally thank and congratulate elite SEAL Team 6 and allow them to relay details of Operation Neptune Spear. Above is a group of […]
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Jamelle Bouie writes that the top Republican players for 2012 have some advice for Congress on the debt ceiling.
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The Little Picture: Operation Desert Sky
Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona’s Maricopa County has created a collection of 30 private planes to track illegal immigrants and drug smugglers in what he calls Operation Desert Sky. Private pilots have been flying over central Arizona for two weeks, and though arrests have yet to be made, Sheriff Joe (above) says it will act […]
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The Little Picture: Japan’s Nuclear Threat
The severity level of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station crisis has been raised from 5 to the highest level of 7, Japan’s government announced yesterday, putting it on the same level as the Chernobyl meltdown of 1986. Though the radiation released was one-tenth that of Chernobyl, the increase in severity was based on recent […]