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John Wilkes Booth Bobbleheads Pulled From Lincoln Museum

Posted 03.15.2012

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Springfield, Ill.'s Abraham Lincoln Museum and Library this week pulled controversial John Wilkes Booth bobblehead dolls from their gift shop shelves ...

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Pardon Me, Mr. President

Alan Grayson | Posted 04.21.2012

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Alan Grayson

Today is Presidents Day. That makes it a good time to talk about one of the great anomalies in presidential history: Abraham Lincoln's mercy.

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Famed Mary Todd Lincoln Painting Actually A Fake

Posted 02.13.2012

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A long-celebrated portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln which hung for decades in the Illinois governor's mansion has been deemed a fake. James Cornelius, ...

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PHOTOS: Happy 203rd Birthday, Abraham Lincoln

Posted 02.13.2012

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Sunday marked the 203rd anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's February 12, 1809 birthday. Lincoln is, of course, often viewed as one of the greatest pre...

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WATCH: Man Sets World Record For Eyebrow Raises

HuffPost Weird News | Posted 03.28.2012

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To be fair, many world records raise eyebrows, but Harmon Leon of San Francisco has just set a record for actually raising his eyebrows -- 185 times t...

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Lincoln: "Labor Is the Superior of Capital"

Alan Grayson | Posted 02.02.2012

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Alan Grayson

During my two years in Congress, I heard an awful lot of speeches, but none of them was as profound and poignant as the one that I'm about to share with you.

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Can You Caption This Photo?

Posted 10.18.2011

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SCROLL DOWN TO READ ALL THE CAPTIONS! We spend most of our days coming up with funny things to say about ridiculous photos, so it's only fair that ...

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Lincoln's Birthday: 9 Essential Books On Our 16th President (PHOTOS, POLL)

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt and Philip B. Kunhardt III | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's Abraham Lincoln's birthday today, and to celebrate the life of our 16th president, we've collected some of the best, most essential books about L...

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"Lincoln, Life-Size": Abraham Lincoln's Fascinating Face (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Abraham Lincoln has fascinated people ever since his presidency, and is one of the most visually recognizable presidents in U.S. history. In a new boo...

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Beer Metaphor Becomes Frosty-Cold Reality

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Barack Obama is the first president to not just accept the premise of the "having a beer" test, but to embrace it and turn it into reality.

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Obama Lincoln Bicentennial Remarks (LIVE VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama and congressional leaders are celebrating the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth in a celebration at the Capitol Rotunda. ...

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Lincoln's Birthday Celebrations: Obama's Springfield Trip Highlights National Festivities

AP | JOHN O'CONNOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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Watch excerpts from Obama's Lincoln remarks in Springfield: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Folksy, melancholy Abraham Lincoln would have been dumbfound...

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New Lincoln Pennies Unveiled: See Pictures Of Each Penny

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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The first of four new pennies chronicling Abraham Lincoln's rise from a small Kentucky cabin will be put into circulation Thursday to honor the 16th p...

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Time Writer: Abe Lincoln Would Back Obama's Stimulus

Editor And Publisher | Posted 05.25.2011

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Coming from TIME magazine tomorrow is a major piece by Walter Isaacson on how to save newspapers. Excerpt below. Here is link online: http://www.time...

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How To Wish Lincoln A Happy 200th Birthday

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A "Happy 200th Birthday" card is tough to find. But that's just what the Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission i...

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Shirtless Obama Pic More than Media Goofiness

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Whether staged or not, the topless shot made the right political statement that a president with a body that exudes health and confidence will exude the same for the nation.

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Election Anxiety: Advice From Abraham Lincoln

Russell Bishop | Posted 11.17.2011

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By the time the votes are tabulated and our choice for President is confirmed, we will find ourselves standing at a critical fork in the road, one tha...

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Obama, Lincoln and The Encouraging Double Ds

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011

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Advisers with the same initials a century-and-a-half apart persuaded their gifted but obscure Illinois senator friends to run for the highest office in the land. The Obama and Lincoln Parallels multiply!

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