Raising Taxes and Hating Science: A Day in the Life of the President

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Celebration Excuse

Get Ready for Take-Off: It’s January 22nd.

1938

High school drama classes everywhere, rejoice: Our Town premiers in Princeton, NJ.

1968

SNL is so yesterday: Laugh-In premiers on NBC.

1970

Please make sure your tray table is in the full, upright, and locked position: The Boeing 747 goes on its first regularly scheduled commercial flight, from New York to London.

1973

Milestone alert: in its Roe vs. Wade decision, the Supreme Court legalizes abortions.

1997

You go, girl: The Senate confirms Madeleine Albright as the nation’s first female secretary of state.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

Tap the keg, light the candles, and find us a new priest, an old priest, and some holy water: The Exorcist’s Linda Blair, actor John Hurt, and bombshell Diane Lane all celebrate their birthdays today.

Daybook

THE PRESIDENT

Back to the grind: the President returns from his vacay at Camp David.

THE SENATE

1PM

Late start: the Senate meets for “morning business.”

2PM

The Senate considers HR 2, the Minimum Wage Bill.

THE HOUSE

12:30PM

Nothin’ like a little debate: the House meets for an hour of debate.

6PM

House Ways and Means: Health Subcommittee meeting to organize for the 110th Congress.