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The Time The President Didn't Intervene

John R. Bohrer | Posted 11.24.2009 | New York

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John R. Bohrer

In the first year of his first elected term, Lyndon Johnson made the presidency look easy. Landmark bills on education, health care and civil rights were flying through Congress. But he stayed out of New York politics.

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1968 to 2008: We Must Not Screw This Up

Beth Arnold | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics

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Beth Arnold

Forty years ago my family was taking its annual vacation, which in the summer of 1968 was a trip to the Democratic National Convention, where my fathe...

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''The Vice President is The Only Person The President Can't Fire.''

Martin Nolan | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics

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Martin Nolan

Barack Obama is pressured by Hillary Clinton to select her as VP, a mathematical question arises: why would he choose someone whom record numbers of Democrats have voted against?

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