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American Revolution

10 Best Books That Are Years (PHOTOS, POLL)

Laurence Hughes | Posted 12.24.2009 | Books

Read More: 1984, American Revolution, 1492, Best Books, Space Odyssey, 1776, Slidepoll, Bill Reynolds, Bob Dylan, Mayan, 2012, Bestsellers, 2010, 2001, Orwell, 10 Best Years, Shakespeare, Pinchbeck, Mccullough, Books News
Laurence Hughes

Instead of focusing on books that were published this year, how about focusing on years that have been published as books?

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Positive Propaganda

Nancy Snow | Posted 12.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Syracuse University, Propaganda, American Revolution, Thomas Paine, Samuel Adams, Positive Propaganda, Common Sense, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Politics News
Nancy Snow

Propaganda is actually a value-free term: the words of Thomas Paine, John Dickinson and Samuel Adams are all textbook examples of propaganda.

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Their Money, Our Health: Andrew Weil Leads The Health Revolution

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Health Care Reform, American Revolution, Health Care, Health, Andrew Weil, Bill Moyers, Living News
Alison Rose Levy

Dr. Andrew Weil's new book, "Why Our Health Matters" is a must read for anyone wondering why health care reform is in gridlock or what to do about it.

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Alexander Hamilton: Unclaimed Son to Founding Father

Allison Rockefeller | Posted 08.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Aaron Burr, American Revolution, Alexander Hamilton, New York, George Washington, Thirteen Colonies, American History, New York City, New York History, New York City History, New York News
Allison Rockefeller

Hamilton arrived in 1773 and began his stunning ascent in a whirlwind, epic tale of crisis and opportunity, from unclaimed son to Founding Father. Doesn't New York set the greatest stage for this kind of story?

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In Dependence Day 2009

Larry Gellman | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mark Sanford, American Revolution, US Military, Congress, Social Security, America, Economy, Cheney, George W. Bush, President Obama, Redistribution of Wealth, Obama, Democratic Party, Bush Tax Cuts, Dick Cheney, Deficit, Military, Wealth, Tax Cuts, Enlistment Bonuses, Financial Crisis, Medicare, Republican Party, Taxes, Credit Crisis, Entitlement, Democrats, Fourth of July, Barack Obama, Iraq War, John Ensign, Federal Budget Deficit, Independence Day, Sarah Palin, Military Recruiting, Iraq, Republicans, Politics News
Larry Gellman

We have never been more reliant on the generosity of others and less able to act like grown-ups and fend for ourselves than any time since the Revolution.

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Independence Week Declaration 101: A "Forgotten Founder" Worth Knowing

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Declaration of Independence, History, American Revolution, American History, Independence Day, Founding Fathers, Fourth of July, Constitution, Living News
Kenneth C. Davis

One of the "Forgotten Founders" is James Wilson, whose contributions to the creation of the United States of America were obscured by his later disgrace.

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A Historian's Revolting July 4 Reading List

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 07.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Book Reviews, Nonfiction, American Revolution, 4th of July, Independence Day, Books, July 4th, Living News
Kenneth C. Davis

With Independence Day just around the corner, here is a list of ten of my favorite books about the Revolutionary War era.

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Patriots' Day -- It's Not About the Marathon

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 05.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: American Revolution, Kenneth C. Davis. Don't Know Much About History, Patriots' Day, Boston Marathon, Joseph Warren, Boston Tea Party, Politics News
Kenneth C. Davis

Joseph Warren's story remained buried, overshadowed by the more illustrious Founders with better biographers. He became the most important Founding Father most of us never heard of.

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Tea And Sympathy

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: American Revolution, President Obama, Washington, Rebel, Boston, Monopoly, Fox, Obama, Media, Tin Foil Hat, Taxation Without Representation, Dc, Britain, East India Company, Teabag, Tax Day, Tea Taxes, Tea Bag, Almost Got Shagged, Cuppa Tea, Cigarettes, Fellow Traveler, Revolution, British East India Company, Protest, Lower Taxes, Higher Taxes, Tea Party, Protestors, Tea, Parliament, Taxes, Tobacco Tax, Smokers, Tea Tax, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Boston Tea Party, Washington DC, Anti-Tax, Smuggler, Barack Obama, Teabag Party, Smuggling, Tax, Chris Weigant, Smuggle, Giles, Fox News, Cigarette Taxes, Boston Harbor, Colonies, Spike, Cigarette Tax, Tinfoil Hat, Tax Day Tea Party, Buffy, United Kingdom, Politics News
Chris Weigant

If the modern-day Tea Parties are smart, they would try to educate the public and hang their whole protest on the "anti-bailout" hook.

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Give Me Liberty, and Give Me Death?

Rev. Lennox Yearwood | Posted 04.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: American Revolution, Senate, John Ensign, Voting Rights, Washington DC, Founding Fathers, Gun Control, Nra, Politics News
Rev. Lennox Yearwood

There is no excuse for Sen. John Ensign attaching an amendment to the voting act that would eliminate DC's ability to enforce necessary gun laws.

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The Battle Plan

Naomi Wolf | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Naomi Wolf Give Me Liberty, American Revolution, The Constitution, Liberty, Revolution, American, Naomi Wolf's New Book, Naomi Wolf, Politics News
Naomi Wolf

History shows that when an army of citizens, supported by even a vestige of civil society, believes in liberty -- in the psychological space that is "America" -- no power on earth can ultimately suppress them.

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Bloomberg: Insurgents In Iraq Like Americans Who Fought British

NY Post | DAVID SEIFMAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, American Revolution, Iraq Invasion, Insurgents, Michael Bloomberg, Iraq Insurgency, Politics News

In his most detailed comments on the Iraq war, Mayor Bloomberg last night suggested the United States was in the same difficult position as the Britis...

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