C. J. Cregg is a fictional character, played by Allison Janney
(pictured), on the American serial television drama The West Wing. From
the beginning of the series in 1999 until the sixth season in 2004, she
is White House press secretary in the administration of President Josiah
Bartlet. After that, she serves as the president's chief of staff until
the end of the show in 2006. The character is said to have been
partially inspired by real-life White House press secretary Dee Dee
Myers, who worked as a consultant on the show. Aaron Sorkin, the show's
creator, designed Cregg to be assertive and independent from the show's
men. She is portrayed as a smart, strong, witty, and thoughtful
character, although she is frequently patronized and objectified by her
male coworkers. Initially, she is portrayed as politically inept, but
she quickly becomes one of the most savvy characters on the show. For
her performance, Janney received four Primetime Emmy Awards and four
Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._J._Cregg>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1309:
Reconquista: Aragonese forces led by King James II landed on
the coast of Almería, beginning an ultimately unsuccessful siege of the
city, then held by the Emirate of Granada.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Almer%C3%ADa_%281309%29>
1786:
Francis Light founded George Town, the first British settlement
in Southeast Asia and the present-day capital of the Malaysian state of
Penang.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Town,_Penang>
1952:
King Talal of Jordan was forced to abdicate due to mental
illness and was succeeded by his eldest son Hussein (pictured).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussein_of_Jordan>
2012:
At least 306 people were killed and 3,000 others injured in a
pair of earthquakes near Tabriz, Iran.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_East_Azerbaijan_earthquakes>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
vanity press:
(derogatory) A book publisher that lets the author pay the expenses of
publishing up front, leaving the risk of financial failure with the
author.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vanity_press>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
We will not forget that the Russian war against Ukraine began
with the occupation of Crimea. Russia has turned our peninsula, which
has always been and will be one of the best places in Europe, into one
of the most dangerous places in Europe. Russia brought large-scale
repression, environmental problems, economic hopelessness and war to
Crimea. … The presence of Russian occupiers in Crimea is a threat to
the entire Europe and to global stability. The Black Sea region cannot
be safe as long as Crimea is occupied. There will be no stable and
lasting peace in many countries on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea
as long as Russia is able to use our peninsula as its military base.
This Russian war against Ukraine and against the entire free Europe
began with Crimea and must end with Crimea — with its liberation.
Today it is impossible to say when this will happen. But we are
constantly adding the necessary components to the formula of liberation
of Crimea. … The history of the global response to Russia's seizure of
Crimea, or rather the lack of such a response, is now one of the best
arguments for strengthening sanctions against Russia. The world is
beginning to recognize that it made a mistake in 2014 when it decided
not to respond with full force to Russia's first aggressive steps. …
From the Kharkiv region to Kherson, from Donetsk to
Enerhodar, from
Stanytsia Luhanska to Yalta, from Berdyansk to Novofedorivka — these
are all parts of our country, this is Ukraine, which will be completely
free. … I thank everyone who defends Ukraine! Eternal glory to all
who fight for freedom! Glory to Ukraine!
--Volodymyr Zelenskyy
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy>