Lincoln Bicentennial

As Obama Visits Springfield, Abraham (Yes We Can) Lincoln Was Here

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011

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Karen Dalton-Beninato

I like to think that the Lincoln of the Lost Speech is the one President Obama is paying tribute to in Springfield. The Lincoln filled with the quality the world needs now more than ever: avenging fire.

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Lincoln's Other Legacy

Hermene Hartman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hermene Hartman

Lincoln signed The Emancipation Proclamation and in so doing he saved the nation. But he also gave us the rationale for American racism.

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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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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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