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Passover Facts: 6 Things You Didn't Know About Passover

David Weiner | Posted 06.17.2009 | New York

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David Weiner

If you want to impress your Jewish friends with some cool Passover facts, or if you need some good lines to break the ice with at your Seder, this is for you.

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Attempt At Gettysburg Address World Record Falls Short

AP | Posted 04.23.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Abraham Lincoln, Guiness Book of World Records, Gettysburg Address Record, Gettysburg Address, Springfield/Illinois, Chicago News

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- An attempt to honor Abraham Lincoln by setting a new world record for the most people reading aloud fell short of the goal -...

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Lincolnesque Vision Needed for USDA People's Gardens

Rose Hayden-Smith | Posted 04.17.2009 | Green

Read More: USDA Policy, Abraham Lincoln, Land-Grant-Colleges-Act, Tom Vilsack Agriculture Secretary, The Homestead Act, Morrill Act, Victory Gardens, Green Living, Green News
Rose Hayden-Smith

As a result of Lincoln's vision, a national department of agriculture was formed. Now, the USDA should lead the way in reviving a national gardening effort now. And we should all answer the call to service by participating.

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Plumbing the Depths of GOP Labels

Dave Astor | Posted 04.17.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Soccer Moms, Personal Seat Licenses, Gop, Joe the Plumber, Gulliver's Travels, Football, Hockey Moms, Barack Obama, Yahoo, Ringtones, Scrabble, Health Insurance, Abraham Lincoln, Republicans, Monopoly, Deductibles, Southern Strategy, Zambonis, Comedy News
Dave Astor

How can the GOP get more votes in the future, even if it doesn't diversify its monikers? Perhaps by assembling a synergistic coalition of "hockey moms" and "NASCAR dads."

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How To Forgive - And Be Happy Now

Anne Naylor | Posted 04.14.2009 | Living

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Anne Naylor

"To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive untold peace and happiness." -- Robert Muller Forgiving can be ...

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Lincoln's Watch: Hidden Civil War Message Inside, Museum Reveals

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 04.11.2009 | Home

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WASHINGTON — For nearly 150 years, a story has circulated about a hidden Civil War message engraved inside Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch. On Tu...

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Randy Forbes Wants Congress to Declare "The Holy Bible is God's Word"

Chris Rodda | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Religion, History, Capitol Visitors Center, Jim Demint, David Barton, Randy Forbes, Abraham Lincoln, Religion and Politics, Congress, Newt Gingrich, Barack Obama, H. Con. Res. 34, Politics News
Chris Rodda

This is nothing but a sneaky way of getting the Congress of the United States to declare that the Christian Bible is the word of God, which, of course, for many Americans, it is not.

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Lucky Diamond and President Obama's Dog Naming Political Party

Wendy Diamond | Posted 04.04.2009 | Living

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Wendy Diamond

According to Mrs. Obama, the only thing still up in the air is the presidential pooch's name. What's in a name anyway?

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The Eloquent Presidency

James Moeller | Posted 05.13.2009 | Politics

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James Moeller

Does eloquence ensure a successful presidency? Will Obama's outsized communications abilities allow him to succeed in leading the country back to prosperity? Only time will tell.

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Obama's Cure For America? Only Time Will Tell

Andy Ostroy | Posted 04.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Keynesian Economics, President Obama, George Washington, Rush Limbaugh, Stimulus Bill, Ronald Reagan, Sean Hannity, Bobby Jindal, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Geirge Bush, Supply-Side Econmics, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Budget Bill, Fdr, Politics News
Andy Ostroy

What a political week it was. We watched as Obama addressed a joint session of Congress for the first time; defended his $787-billion stimulus plan; and presented his massive $3.6-trillion budget.

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Michelle Obama, First Ladies and African-American History

Carl Sferrazza Anthony | Posted 03.28.2009 | Style

Read More: White House, Michelle Obama, African-Americans, Lou Hoover, Jacqueline Kennedy, Eleanor Roosevelt, Obama Administration, Frances Cleveland, Barack Obama, Mary Lincoln, First Ladies, Nellie Taft, Louisa Adams, Black History Month, Jane Pierce, Abraham Lincoln, Lady Bird Johnson, John Quincy Adams, Mamie Eisenhower, Abigail Fillmore, Florence Harding, Women's History Month, Style News
Carl Sferrazza Anthony

There were few powerful women in mid-19th century America who more vigorously pressed the case first for abolition and then for the education, housing, and welfare of freed African-American slaves than did Mrs. Lincoln.

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Juvenal Delinquencies

Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler | Posted 03.28.2009 | Media

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Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler

The heart of Snark, the part that resonates, is David Denby's thesis, presented in fits and starts, that snark is "mean, it's personal, and it's ruining our conversation."

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The President Must Heed Lincoln and Ignore Economists

Ann Pettifor | Posted 03.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Abraham Lincoln, Federal Reserve, Financial Crisis, Credit, Money, Bank Money, President Obama, Debt, Business News
Ann Pettifor

We must once again make money work for the people.

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Lincoln Would Not Have Voted for Obama

David S. Reynolds | Posted 03.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lincoln's Birthday, Abraham Lincoln, Racism, Obama Administration, Team of Rivals, Abolitionists, Slavery, Politics News
David S. Reynolds

Old Abe is everywhere. TV specials, conferences, books, pins, figurines, and other Lincolnalia celebrate the Illinois Railsplitter's Big 2-0-0. The problem is, the real Lincoln gets lost in the hoopla.

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Will Obama Follow Lincoln's Example?

Danny Schechter | Posted 03.20.2009 | Business

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Danny Schechter

We need a President, like Lincoln, who is willing to re-examine policies that are not working and to dare to be great.

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Some of Our Presidents' Afflictions Seem Noble, Some Not So Much

Carolita Johnson | Posted 03.19.2009 | Comedy

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Carolita Johnson

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Lincoln and Obama -- My Comparison

Mario Cuomo | Posted 03.18.2009 | Politics

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Mario Cuomo

My view is that the success or failure of Obama's presidency will have a far greater impact globally than did the Lincoln presidency.

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The Lincoln Plan

John Krifka | Posted 03.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Presidents Day, Taxes, Abraham Lincoln, Politics, Economic Stimulus Package, Getting Rid of the Penny, Economy, Business News
John Krifka

Why retire the penny? Why not celebrate it even more? Here's the only tender we recognize as community property. How appropriately tender that is.

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Lincoln's Birthday Celebrations: Obama's Springfield Trip Highlights National Festivities

AP | JOHN O'CONNOR | Posted 03.15.2009 | Chicago

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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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Lincoln: Metaphor for the Nation

James Zogby | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics

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James Zogby

This week we commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, arguably the U.S.'s greatest and most complex President.

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New Lincoln Pennies Unveiled: See Pictures Of Each Penny

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics

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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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Obama Lincoln Bicentennial Remarks (LIVE VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics

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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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How Lincoln Speaks to Us Today

George McGovern | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics

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George McGovern

It is relevant to our own day, while respecting Abraham Lincoln's appreciation for historical experience, to recall his appreciation for the need for change.

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

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.21.2009 | Chicago

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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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Licoln and Lee: A Seldom-Told Tale

Jamie Stiehm | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics

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Jamie Stiehm

By seizing an estate once connected to George and Martha Washington, Lincoln made the point that Lee was nothing but a traitor to the government he had served as a career Army general.

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