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Elevating Ike: An Audiobook Review

Tom Alderman | Posted 03.29.2012

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Tom Alderman

If you're a hardcore Democrat, this audiobook could turn you around about the man.

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Paradise Lost

Henry J. Stern | Posted 08.16.2011

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Henry J. Stern

There is a cloud hanging over upstate New York. Many of the 62 counties which comprise the state are an economic wasteland. There is not enough business activity to provide jobs for the population.

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Unelectable Past Presidents: Part 1 of 3

Jonathan Hobratsch | Posted 08.14.2011

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Jonathan Hobratsch

The following are the first nine of twenty-seven American presidents that would not be electable today. It is interesting to ponder what the fate of these men would be in the 21st century.

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Unfortunately, Anger Works

Dave Helfert | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dave Helfert

If its horror can lead us to constructive change in ourselves and our society, a glimmer of silver lining might yet emerge from the attempted political assassination in Arizona.

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The Governor's Speech

Henry J. Stern | Posted 05.25.2011

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Henry J. Stern

The wrenching disappointments of the Spitzer and Paterson administrations are now behind us; the ever-mounting budget deficit is before us.

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Presidential Narratives

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jilly Gagnon

Pundits have attacked Obama for losing track of his "presidential narrative,", but no one attacked Franklin Pierce for veering from his sodoku theme. The times have changed, haven't they?

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Presidential Facial Hair: The Good, The Bad And The Grizzly (SLIDESHOW, POLL)

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 05.25.2011

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The President of the United States has to put his best face forward...and sometimes it's covered in hair. President Obama claims he can't grow a beard...

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