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The Peace Corps Returns

Josh Ruxin | Posted 02.28.2009 | World

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Rwanda, Health, Barack Obama, Peace Corps, World, Volunteering, Giving Back, Africa, Community, Jfk, Peace Corps., World News

Though the Peace Corps was founded nearly 50 years ago, the program is still extraordinarily vital, and the need for Peace Corps volunteers is greater today than ever before.

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Reflections on "The Poem"

Ben Rosen | Posted 02.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Robert Frost, Elizabeth Alexander, Inauguration Poem, Jfk Inauguration, Obama's Inauguration, Elizabeth Alexander Poet, Inauguration Day 2009, Obama Inauguration, Barack Obama Inauguration, Poetry, Elizabeth Alexander Poetry, Obama Inauguration Day, Obama Elizabeth Alexander, Elizabeth Alexander Inaugural Poem, Inauguration, John F. Kennedy Inaugural, Jfk, Living News

Let's compare Elizabeth Alexander's poem with one written for an earlier president. I dug up the 77-line poem, "Dedication", that Robert Frost wrote for JFK's 1961 inauguration.

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Memories, Parallels of JFK's and BHO's Inauguration

Lea Lane | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Peace Corps, Inaugural Speeches, Barack Obama, John F Kennedy, Obama's Inauguration, Jfk Speech, Obama JFK, Inauguration Day 2009, Obama Inauguration, Barack Obama Inauguration, Jfk Obama, Barack Obama Inauguration Speech, Jfk, Obama Jfk Speech, John F. Kennedy Obama, Politics News

Forty-eight years before Barack Obama's inauguration, I was a teenager, sitting in front of a 12-inch Motorola console, watching 43 year-old John F. Kennedy of inaugurated as our 35th President.

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Why I Challenge You to Think Like Me

Ari Herzog | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tom Wessels, Citizenship, Msnbc, Consumerism, John F Kennedy Quotes, Regulation, Washington Post, Benjamin Barber, Ari Herzog, Jfk, Barack Obama, Ralph Nader, Politics News

I challenge the country to think of me as a citizen first, a consumer to improve the economy second. I challenge you to think like me.

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USS George H.W. Bush: A Ship With a History

Russ Baker | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

This Saturday the Navy will commission the aircraft carrier CVN-77, to be named the USS George H.W. Bush. They seem in a hurry to burnish the reputation of the elder Bush while his son is still in office.

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Unleash Your Inner Obama

Julia Moulden | Posted 02.02.2009 | Living

Read More: New Radicals, Jfk, Positive, Constructive, Hopeful, America, Work, Obama Presidency, Careers, Obama, Julia Moulden, Living News

This was originally published on November 8th, 2008. President-elect Barack Obama has captured the world's imagination. He has helped us believe that...

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Shirtless Obama Pic More than Media Goofiness

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 01.24.2009 | Media

Read More: Reagan, Abe Lincoln, Barack Obama, Photo-Ops, Hawaii, Jfk, Presidents, Shirtless Picture, Celebrity Skin, Media News

Whether staged or not, the topless shot made the right political statement that a president with a body that exudes health and confidence will exude the same for the nation.

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Key Witness in Rove Probes Killed

Michael Carmichael | Posted 01.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hale Boggs, Jimmy Hoffa, Karl Rove, Dag Hamarskjold, Johnny Roselli, Sam Giancana, Michael Mukasey, Mike Connell Dies, Paul Wellstone, Cliff Arnebech, John Kerry, General Zia Ul Haq, John F. Kennedy Jr, Ron Brown, Salem Bin Laden, Jfk, George De Mohrenschildt, Sanjay Gandhi, Politics News

Mike Connell's untimely death will haunt Karl Rove and the Republican Party. As the key witness in investigations into election fraud and the destr...

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Did Sharpton Seal the Deal for Caroline Kennedy?

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 01.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Celebrity, Caroline Kennedy, Democrats, Barack Obama, Jfk, New York Snate Seat, Hillary Clinton, Al Sharpton, Politics News

This is a hard pill for some to swallow but Sharpton has been a pathway for a lot of Democrats and would-be Democratic politicians to go through for years to get and stay on the political radar.

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Do We Need the Republican Party?

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics

The Republicans will have an opportunity during the Obama administration to stake out reasonable opposing positions that might restore their vanished credibility with the public.

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Caroline's Consummate Qualifications

Michael Carmichael | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ted Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy, Jfk, Caroline, David Paterson, Rfk, Politics News

Over the past year, Kennedy has raised her public profile in parallel with news of her uncle's illness and uncertainties about his capacity to serve as the Senate ranking New Frontiersman.

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November 22, 1963: Like a Rolling Bolt of Thunder

Don Steinberg | Posted 01.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, 45 Years Since Kennedy Was Assassinated, Kennedy Killing, 45 Years After Kennedy, Kennedy Assassinated, John Kennedy, Kennedy Assassination, Jfk, Politics News

It's hard for me to imagine the complete state of shock that gripped the nation -- really the whole world -- when President Kennedy was assassinated 4...

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Obama Assassination Jitters

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 12.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Robert Kennedy, Assassination, Martin Luther King, Barack Obama, Presidency, Secret Service, Jfk, Politics News

There is a very real danger of violence to Obama. That's the unfortunate price that elected officials, in this case a new president, who inspire hope must pay.

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Unleash Your Inner Obama

Julia Moulden | Posted 12.09.2008 | Living

Read More: Work, Constructive, Julia Moulden, Careers, Obama, New Radicals, Jfk, Positive, America, Hopeful, Obama Presidency, Living News

Let's not wait for one man to save the world. Let's use the exuberant energy of his triumph to propel each of us forward.

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Kennedy, King and Now Obama

Peter J Burns | Posted 12.07.2008 | Home

At Grant Park Obama reminded us of both Martin Luther King, Jr., and John F. Kennedy. I saw Dr. King's Dream come true on that stage. And Kennedy's vision was apparent in Obama's challenge to us. Kennedy and King never promised us a hand out. They promised us a fair shake.

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Obama and Kennedy -- The Men and The Myths

Sherman Yellen | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jfk Obama, HuffPost Election Reaction, Jfk, Barack Obama John F. Kennedy, Election Reaction, Barack Obama, Politics News

Given a long life and a little luck Barack Obama promises to be a much better president than the Jack Kennedy I can recall.

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Oliver Stone's "Obama"

Dave Winer | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Oliver Stone, Rachel Maddow, Richard Nixon, John Kennedy, Ohio, Jfk, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Barack Obama, Politics News

At the end of Oliver Stone's biopic, just before Nixon resigns in disgrace, he delivers a powerful line. Standing in front of the White House portrai...

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Out on the Campaign Trail with the McMuppets

Andy Ostroy | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Joe the Plumber, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, Bill Clinton, Harry Truman, Harry Reid, Rfk, Joe Biden, Jfk, Richared Nixon, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Fdr, Politics News

These days, its hard to tell the difference between Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign and Sesame Street. The award winning children's educatio...

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W. Makes the Grade

Alec Baldwin | Posted 11.27.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Movie Reviews, George Bush, Josh Brolin, W., Oliver Stone, Stacy Keach, Oliver Stone W, Bush Legacy, Jfk, Nixon, Movies, Entertainment News

Brolin hits every note beautifully and only grows stronger as the film goes on. His only problem is that people simply want Bush to go. They are too exhausted to discuss his legacy now.

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The Other, Darker Side of "W"

Russ Baker | Posted 11.23.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Josh Brolin, Oliver Stone, George W. Bush, W., Film, Jfk, Movies, Entertainment News

Compared to Stone's deeply disturbing JFK, a film that encourages us to think big and dig beneath the familiar surface, W. is Stone at his most tepid and superficial.

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NBC To Air Newly Discovered JFK Tapes Monday

Daily Nightly | Brian Williams | Posted 07.23.2009 | Media

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Nbc, Jfk, JFK Tapes, Media News

I wanted to alert our viewers (as Tom Brokaw will on Meet the Press on Sunday) to something we have coming up Monday night: newly-discovered audio tap...

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Reclaim the Media: Bring Back the Elites

Thom Hartmann | Posted 10.30.2008 | Media

Read More: Thom Hartmann, Media Coverage, Politics, John McCain, Elite, Jfk, Barack Obama, Chris Matthews, Media News

America loves its elites -- we love our sports stars, our movie stars, our rock stars and even our political stars.

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Obama And JFK Have Much More In Common Than Hope

James Sanders | Posted 10.30.2008 | Home

Read More: Barack Obama, John F Kennedy, Bush Administration, John McCain, Edward Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Hillary Clinton, President Bush, Jfk, Ted Kennedy, Home News

JFK was no stranger to the plight of the African American of the 60's. On national television, he said, "One hundred years of delay have passed since President Lincoln freed the slaves, yet their heirs, their grandsons, are not fully free."

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We Now Know Who the Next President Will Be

Robert Shrum | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Bob Shrum 2008 Election, Oxford Debate, Mississippi Debate, Richard Nixon, Bob Shrum, Sarah Palin, Mccain Debate, Presidential Debates, Jfk, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Presidential Debate Reaction, Tim Russert, Politics News

Tonight I think we know who the next President will be. McCain kept repeating that Obama doesn't "understand." But he clearly did. McCain made up no ground.

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Who Knows What Presidents Will Do?

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gerald Ford, Presidential, Lyndon Johnson, Barack Obama, Jimmy Carter George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Abraham Lincoln, Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Presidential Debates, Jfk, Presidents, President, Politics News

By Stephen C. Rose Presidents defy categorization by their decisions. Which renders exceedingly silly the idea that it makes a real difference whic...

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