1980

What Gingrich Learned From Reagan's Playbook: Go After the Moderators

John Blumenthal | Posted 03.21.2012

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John Blumenthal

Going after debate moderators seems to have become a key element of Newt's debating style. Arguably, it has also contributed to his rise in the polls.

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WATCH: Performance Art Madness: The Year-Long Performance

Posted 12.02.2011

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Do you ever have those nights where it feels like you wake up and look over at the clock every hour? That is how performance artist Tehching Hsieh fel...

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PHOTOS: The Birth Of Street Art?

Posted 06.26.2011

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In order to remain unaffected by the commercial and academic influences of the time, a new art movement took shape in New York in the 1970s. Art was s...

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December 8, 1980 in New York City: The Day Lennon Died

Binky Philips | Posted 05.25.2011

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Binky Philips

Within minutes of Cosell's announcement you could already feel everyone on the street was in a daze. It seemed like the news had traveled by osmosis.

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Convention "Bumps" in Context

Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Blumenthal

"Bounce" or "Bump?" The terminology is up to you, but this is certainly the season to consider the short term changes in polling numbers that frequent...

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Sam Stein

Reagan Advisers See A Bit Of Their Former Boss In Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barack Obama found himself under fire on Thursday for having compared his candidacy to Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential run. "I don't want to presen...

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