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State Dinner Menus of Eras Past: Aspic, Hot Dogs, and Boiled Mutton

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 11.24.2009 | Style

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Lesley M. M. Blume

It's fascinating to see how presentation and palates have evolved over the years, and how historical context and presidential personality all influence this facet of American showmanship. The Kennedys tout the virtues of aspic, the Franklin Roosevelts scandalized the polite world with an entrée, and George Washington gave new meaning to the phrase "no frills."

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Mr. President, 'Change' Is Your 'New Frontier'

John R. Bohrer | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

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John R. Bohrer

The Republicans' strategy of slowing down change couldn't be more evident than in the perpetually extending health care debate. But they have been successful at promulgating the idea that they, too, are touting change.

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The Kennedy Assassination: New Details About the Transfer of Power

Steven M. Gillon | Posted 11.03.2009 | Books

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Steven M. Gillon

Exactly when did doctors give up their efforts to save Kennedy's life? And when did Lyndon Johnson learn that JFK was dead?

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Halftime At The Healthcare Reform Superbowl

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

A football locker room. Hundreds of Democrats are sitting on benches, to hear Coach's halftime pep talk in the Health Care Reform Superbowl. Some appear exhausted, some appear battered.

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Rethink Afghanistan: Filmmaker Robert Greenwald "Took A Lot Of Grief" For Movie On Afghan War Policy

Raw Story | Kathleen Miller | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Communism, Vietnam, Mcchyrstal, Vietnam War, Kennedy, Stanley McChrystal, Afghanistan, Obama, Donna Edwards, Terrorism, Robert Greenwald, Troop Levels, Rethink Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Politics News

The left-wing filmmaker behind a documentary that questions U.S. policy in Afghanistan says he "took a lot of grief" and lost progressive donors when ...

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6 Supreme Court Justices Attend Catholic Service Red Mass; Cardinal Pleads For Rights Of Unborn

AP | Posted 10.04.2009 | Home

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WASHINGTON — An American cardinal on Sunday issued a plea for the rights of the unborn at a church service that included Vice President Joe Bide...

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Jack Shafer: Concerned About My Bank Balance, and Knows My Inner Motivations. Where Have You Been All My Life?

John Thornton | Posted 10.01.2009 | Media

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John Thornton

The forty years between Kennedy and Clinton were an accident of economic and demographic history, resulting in a temporary but highly profitable industry structure for the papers that dominated their markets.

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Bennet gets seat on Senate health, education committee

Denver Business Journal | Denver Business Journal | Posted 09.30.2009 | Home

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Colorado's U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet said Tuesday he has been chosen to serve on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, a panel...

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Supreme Court's New Season: Looking Ahead

Wall Street Journal | JESS BRAVIN | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics

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Questions before the Supreme Court, which begins its new term Monday, include corporate political spending, dog-fighting videos, a cross in the desert...

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Paul Kirk: Massachusetts GOP Seeks To Block Kennedy Interim Successor

AP | ANDREW MIGA | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Former Democratic Party chairman Paul G. Kirk Jr. stepped in Friday as the temporary replacement in the Senate for his longtime fri...

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Baucus' Bill Not Bipartisan, But Panmedia

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Baucus' was supposed to be the "bipartisan" bill, but the only way it can truly be referred to as such is in the growing bipartisan distaste for the bill.

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True Compass: Kennedy Recounts Decision To Endorse Obama In Autobiography

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics

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Below is an exclusive excerpt from "True Compass," the autobiography of the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy, in book stores on Monday. In the early m...

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Friday Talking Points [93] -- Lies, Lies And Propaganda

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Political discussions in America are fast becoming solely theological in nature.. Each side has their beliefs. Each has their tenets which they fervently defend. Much of this is done on faith.

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Ted Kennedy's Letter To Obama: Full Text

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

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Text of a letter Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., wrote before his death to send President Barack Obama, as provided by the White House. ___...

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P.U.B.L.I.C. O.P.T.I.O.N.

Miles J. Zaremski | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

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Miles J. Zaremski

When Obama spoke of the public option in Congress, he was surely talking about a public health insurance plan, but he was also talking about a concept to keep the insurance industry in check.

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Obama's Health Care Speech: Hope Over Fear

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

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Jim Wallis

In his speech last evening, Obama made the commitments that a broad coalition in the faith community had asked for -- reform as a moral issue, affordable coverage for all, and no federal funding of abortion.

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Joe Kennedy's Chavez Connection May Be A Liability In Race For Uncle's Seat

The Boston Globe | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics

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My One and Only Kennedy Funeral

Andrew Cohen | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

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Andrew Cohen

The lesson for Ted Kennedy was a simple one: never, ever give up because if you last long enough things can come around.

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I Used to Be a Fatalist! Perhaps I Have a Choice?

Lisa Guest | Posted 10.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Conspiracy Theories, Bull Market, Edward Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Three Days of the Condor, Woodstock, Economy, Kennedy, Bear Market, Stock Market, Fatalism, Self-Improvement, Nixon, Choice, Living News
Lisa Guest

I'm beginning to see the error in my ways and how a dark overview has robbed my life of much joy and possible adventure.

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Ted Kennedy Goes Out On A Laugh

Scott Blakeman | Posted 10.16.2009 | Comedy

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Scott Blakeman

Although he accomplished more than any Senator in history, the quality of his that has been referred to the most is Kennedy's great, bellowing laugh, and his wonderful mischievous sense of humor.

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Ted Kennedy Memoir 'True Compass' Set For September

TIME | Andrea Sachs Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009 | Posted 09.29.2009 | Media

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In the days following Senator Edward Kennedy's death, his story will be told by friends and admirers, fellow politicians, family members, pundits and ...

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Senator Kennedy and the Animated Discourse of Liberty

Pat Nolan | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics

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Pat Nolan

The patriot Sam Adams celebrated the "animated discourse of liberty." Neither Kennedy nor his staff disrespected my own strongly held views on abortion, gay marriage and judicial nominations.

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What Would Teddy Do?

Rick Rolf | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics

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Rick Rolf

Each Senator's office has its own culture with widely diverging degrees of humanity on display. Senator Kennedy's office was heart first, heads close behind -- a critical, illuminating reflection of the Senator himself.

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Ted Kennedy's Funeral Coverage: VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics

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BOSTON -- President Barack Obama led the nation Saturday in mourning and remembering "the greatest legislator of our time," celebrating the indelible ...

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Friday Talking Points [91] -- Win One For Teddy

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Calling for some sort of decorous avoidance of politics during politicians' funerals is downright ridiculous. It'd be like eulogizing Charles Lindbergh and not mentioning airplanes.

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