OUTSIDE SUPPORT TO AVOID FISCAL CLIFF
11/13/2012
Bloomberg: “President Barack Obama is working to enlist outside support for his position that high-income people pay more taxes as he heads into negotiations with House Speaker John Boehner on how to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff.” http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-12/obama-seeks-outside-support-for-fiscal-cliff-negotiations.html
ON THIS DAY IN US HISTORY
On May 21, 1881, Clara Barton and several supporters establish the American Red Cross in Washington, DC. Barton had learned of the Swiss-inspired aide movement while traveling in Europe after the Civil War and upon her return home, she worked for the advancement of the American Red Cross and the Geneva Convention, which was ratified in 1882.
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