Lincoln Bicentennial

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Lincoln's Other Legacy

Hermene Hartman | Posted 05.11.2009 | Chicago

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Lincoln signed The Emancipation Proclamation and in so doing he saved the nation. But he also gave us the rationale for American racism.

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

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.21.2009 | Chicago

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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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