Doris Kearns Goodwin

Obama Wants 'Team Of Rivals' Cabinet, May Keep Bush's Defense Secretary

Time | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama has never been shy about comparing himself to Abraham Lincoln. He did so when he announced his candidacy at the Illinois state capitol, w...

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Doris Kearns Goodwin At Tim Russert's Memorial (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 06.18.2008 | Media

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Doris Kearns Goodwin spoke at Tim Russert's memorial service Wednesday afternoon at the Kennedy Center. Watch the speech below (transcript below): ...

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HRC's Choice: Seward or Chase?

David Quigg | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics

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David Quigg

Seward and Chase shared the indignity of losing their party's nomination to a relatively inexperienced opponent. That opponent, a guy from Illinois named Abraham Lincoln.

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The 2008 Race for President and the Search for Our Better Selves

Arianna Huffington | Posted 02.04.2008 | Politics

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Arianna Huffington

It is time we recognize that our search for a great president is also a search for our better selves. Finally, a political litmus test that matters: Which presidential candidate can lead us to do more good than we think we're capable of?

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Tim Meets The Ladies

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.25.2007 | Media

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It's not that there are never women on Meet The Press, and it's also not rare for the opening panel to consist homogeneously of one sex. It's just damned rare for that one sex to be female.

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You Published That?!

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 10.17.2007 | Media

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Arlene M. Roberts

There is no disputing that sales and profit margins are critical factors editors consider when taking on writing projects, but these elements must be balanced against some measure of literary merit and redeeming social value.

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