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What Obama Can Learn from Lincoln's Inaugural

John Stauffer | Posted 02.11.2009 | Politics

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John Stauffer

Why did Lincoln defend slavery so vigorously in his inaugural address, thus alienating abolitionists and progressives in his party?

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G-d/Allah Please Tell Us If Israel or Palestine is Right or Wrong?

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 02.11.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Jews, World News, Gaza Rockets, Politics News, Palestine, Obama, Israel Gaza Raid, Hamas, Israel Hamas, Barack Obama, Israel Gaza Invasion, Middle East Peace, Religion, Gaza, Muslims, Arabs, Middle East, Allah, Gaza Strip, Israel, Prayer, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Operation, Hamaa Gaza, G-D, Muslim World, Ben Gurion, Muslims and Jews, Gazans, Abraham Lincoln, Islamic World, World News
Yvonne R. Davis

Dear G-d/Allah, It's me Yvonne, are you there? As you know since December 27th, 2008, Hamas and Israel have been at war. Over 800 Palestinians and...

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James Fallows To Obama: Stop Saying "God Bless America"

The Atlantic | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

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This may be a small thing, but: I hate, hate, hate the lazy modern presidential habit of ending all major addresses with the phrase "And God bless th...

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Grace Bedell's Letter to Obama

Jerry and Joe Long | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

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Jerry and Joe Long

Perhaps you've noticed the incoming administration's attempts to identify with Abraham Lincoln. The following letter seems to indicate that things may be going too far.

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Lincoln Inaugural Bible (SLIDESHOW)

AP | Posted 02.07.2009 | Style

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Shortly after it was announced that Barack Obama will use President Lincoln's inaugural bible at his own inauguration , the bible was briefly put on ...

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How To Wish Lincoln A Happy 200th Birthday

AP | Posted 01.29.2009 | Chicago

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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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Obama and "The Chicago Way"

Martin Nolan | Posted 01.08.2009 | Chicago

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Martin Nolan

How does Barack Obama fit into political Chicago? I found out at another convention, Boston's in 2004.

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The Renewed Optimism of President Lincoln's Thanksgiving

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics

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Madeleine M. Kunin

The proclamation which established a national day of Thanksgiving was issued during Lincoln's administration. It is tempting to draw comparisons between then and now.

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I Can't Wait To Have a President Who...

Erica Heller | Posted 12.25.2008 | Style

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Erica Heller

7. Isn't afraid of a press conference, sex education, an intellectual, a gay person, stem cell research or as W. called it, "the internets," "3 Shakespeares," or an honest day's work.

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Does Obama Really Plan To Govern from the Center-Right?

Robert Creamer | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics

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Robert Creamer

Should progressives beware? Has Barack Obama suckered them into supporting a President who will really govern from the "center-right?" The short answer is no.

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A Second American Revolution

Craig Barnes | Posted 12.24.2008 | Politics

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Craig Barnes

We seldom see revolutionary change without seeing both great characters and terrible times.

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Illinois' Lincoln Legacy Hampered By Budget Cuts

Posted 12.21.2008 | Chicago

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In the face of soaring budget deficits, Illinois is reducing access to some of its most celebrated Abraham Lincoln sites. These cuts could be devast...

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Team of Rivals: JFK's Lessons for Commander-in-Chief Obama

Gordon Goldstein | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics

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Gordon Goldstein

The new commander-in-chief would be wise to examine JFK's first year: Appoint the strongest team possible, yet be prepared to reject your counselors' advice, even when vastly outnumbered.

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We Hold Which Truths to be Self-Evident?

Dennis Whittle | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Declaration of Independence, Globalgiving, Abraham Lincoln, Racism, Obama, Thomas Jefferson, Civitl Rights, Barack Obama, Gettysburg Address, Politics News
Dennis Whittle

Though all men were declared equal in 1776, a terrible political compromise meant people of certain racial heritages were not considered full men.

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Barack Obama's Going Away Gift to Illinois Newsprint

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 12.17.2008 | Chicago

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Karen Dalton-Beninato

Barack Obama's first big gift to newsprint was the run on most national editions during his second day as President-elect. His latest gift is more personal to the Land of Lincoln.

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Advice to Barack Obama: Be Modest in All Things

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

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Reese Schonfeld

It was a different Obama, with a different voice, that I heard at the press conference on Friday. He appeared to be flip and full of himself.

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Can Obama Pull Off a Historic Presidential Double Play?

Arianna Huffington | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

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Arianna Huffington

''On or about December 1910," Virginia Woolf wrote, "human character changed.'' We can be much more specific: "On November 4, 2008, just after 11 pm Eastern, America changed" (human character remains rather intransigent). Read More Watch Arianna On Rachel Maddow Discussing The State Of The GOP Watch Arianna, Gavin Newsom and Joe Trippi at the Web 2.0 Conference in San Francisco While Paulson Waffles, the White House Dawdles, and Congress Dithers, the Economy Continues to Burn Brainstorm Alert: I'm going to be guest hosting for Rachel Maddow on Monday and I'd love your suggestions about which topics you like to hear discussed - and which guests you'd like to hear from. Please put your suggestions in the comments section and I'll take them to Bill Wolff, her producer, and the rest of the team.

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How to Fix the Economic Meltdown and Stop Terrorism: Legalize Heroin and Whores

David Henry Sterry | Posted 12.09.2008 | Politics

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David Henry Sterry

The bottom line, economically, is that there is a big beautiful sexy cash cow to be milked here.

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Hot Flashes From the End of the Trail

Alison Teal | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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Alison Teal

I told Clark how much I admired him and his campaign and with tears streaming down his face, he said, "That was just a lucky moment in time for me. This, this is history."

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Lincoln/Obama

Jeff Danziger | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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Jeff Danziger

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When The World Watched Chicago

Robert Loerzel | Posted 12.06.2008 | Chicago

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Robert Loerzel

Obama's eloquent election-night speech in Grant Park is surely one of the great moments in Chicago history.

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Why I'm a Rogue Republican

Eric Margolis | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Eric Margolis

I've been a lifelong Republican and plan to spend all Eternity as one. But my party abandoned me in the year 2000.

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The Invitation

Warren Goldstein | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Warren Goldstein

President Obama will combine elements of FDR's and JFK's presidencies: charismatic leadership, ideological flexibility, and responsiveness to pressure from the left.

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What We Will Remember: Obama's Victory Speech and McCain's Concession

Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Aaron Zelinsky

Obama and McCain accomplished two very different objectives last night: Obama unified and inspired; McCain departed with grace. Here's what history will remember of the speeches of November 4, 2008.

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Obama's Springfield Connection: 'Whatever He Says You Can Take To the Bank'

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 12.05.2008 | Chicago

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Karen Dalton-Beninato

Now that Illinois is offering a second President to the United States, it seemed fitting to spend the night watching Senator Barack Obama with the Democratic County Chair in Springfield.

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