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Thanksgiving Code: Five Hidden Symbols Of America's Holiday

Bruce Feiler | Posted 11.26.2009 | Living

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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 09.14.2009 | Politics

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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 04.30.2009 | Living

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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 12.25.2008 | Green

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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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