Lincoln Douglas Debate

Jason Linkins

Newt Gingrich's Diminished Debate Ambitions

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.01.2012

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According to Tuesday night's CNN exit polls, one of the few demographic segments that Gingrich won the Florida primary were voters for whom the debate...

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Newt Calls Obama 'Chicken'

AP | STEVE PEOPLES | Posted 02.12.2012

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MANCHESTER, N.H. — There were no time limits, formal rules or reporters asking questions. And if you ask Newt Gingrich and Jon Huntsman, they w...

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Controversial Topic Off Limits At Cain-Gingrich Debate

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 01.05.2012

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THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Republican presidential contender Herman on Saturday vowed to answer no more questions about decade-old sexual harassment...

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Jason Linkins

Herman Cain Will Help Newt Gingrich Realize His Dream Of Re-Enacting The Lincoln-Douglas Debates

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.25.2011

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In the last CNN debate, Newt Gingrich announced that he was interested in debating President Barack Obama in seven, three-hour long debates in the sty...

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Freemasonry Symbols Found In Lincoln-Douglas Debate Site, Book Reveals

Chicago Tribune | Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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According to book author and Knox professor Lance Factor, the 1856 building's design, geometry, windows, and interior decorations all show telltale si...

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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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The GOP and Race

Murray Fromson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Murray Fromson

If Obama's election is denied him because of a) racism or b) the electoral dishonesty of 2004, African Americans will be justified in believing the door to the White House will always be shut to them.

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Thomas B. Edsall

Obama's Dilemma: To Debate Or Not Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 05.25.2011

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When writing a story about a disputed issue - should, for example, Barack Obama debate Hillary Clinton before the Indiana and North Carolina primaries...

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Clinton Challenges Obama To Debate Without A Moderator, Lincoln-Douglas Style

AP | MIKE GLOVER and SARA KUGLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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MARION, Ind. — Democratic rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton turned up the rhetoric Saturday in their increasingly heated primary ba...

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