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The Ten Most Prosperous Thanksgivings

24/7 Wall St. | Charles B. Stockdale, Ashley C. Allen. Douglas A. McIntyre, and Michael B. Sauter | Posted 11.23.2011

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From 24/7 Wall St.: Thanksgiving is one of the few national holidays which is distinctly American, although there is a "Turkey Day" in Canada, too. Th...

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10 Things You Didn't Know About Josh Groban's Family Tree

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Norway, Juilliard School, Mayflower, Heritage, Jewish, Ed Helms, The Office, Genealogy, Yiddish, Music, Josh Groban, Family History, Ukraine, Celebrity News
Megan Smolenyak

If you were to Google your way around the Internet, you'd probably be left with the impression that Josh is half-Jewish (from Russia and Poland) and half-Norwegian, and you wouldn't be too far off. He's actually 5/8 Jewish and 1/8 Norwegian.

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Gratitude In A World Of Sin And Sorrow

Michael Sigman | Posted 11.17.2011

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Michael Sigman

Hoping to revive my career as a very slow lap-swimmer, my rheumatologist recently plunged a cortisone-filled needle into an inflamed tendon near my ri...

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Thanksgiving Code: Five Hidden Symbols Of America's Holiday

Bruce Feiler | Posted 11.17.2011

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Bruce Feiler

The real story of Thanksgiving reads like a Dan Brown novel. It involves a little-known web of secret societies, biblical imagery, presidential power, and lost books.

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Bible Story: Obama Awards "Moses" Presidential Medal of Freedom

Bruce Feiler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House, Bill Clinton, Martin Luther King, Joshua Generation, George Washington, Mayflower, Bible, George W. Bush, Abraham Lincoln, Pilgrims, Moses, Harriet Tubman, Barack Obama, Exodus, Politics News
Bruce Feiler

Obama is not the first president to connect the American spirit to the story of Moses: Washington compared the Revolution to the Exodus; Jefferson quoted Moses in his second inaugural.

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Addressing Phi Theta Kappa on Social Responsibility

Jim Luce | Posted 11.17.2011

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Jim Luce

One person can make a difference. You can make a difference.

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Wickedly Blessed

Michael DeJong | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael DeJong

I'm thankful for the oncoming cornucopia of change. But for some dumb reason, while I'm a thankful person and feel wickedly blessed -- I'm just not crazy about Thanksgiving.

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