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The Eloquent Presidency

James Moeller | Posted 05.13.2009 | Politics

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James Moeller

Does eloquence ensure a successful presidency? Will Obama's outsized communications abilities allow him to succeed in leading the country back to prosperity? Only time will tell.

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Lincoln and Obama -- My Comparison

Mario Cuomo | Posted 03.18.2009 | Politics

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Mario Cuomo

My view is that the success or failure of Obama's presidency will have a far greater impact globally than did the Lincoln presidency.

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Why Judd Gregg's Change of Heart Was a Birthday Present to Lincoln's Protégé

Drew Westen | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics

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Drew Westen

For years, Democrats have led Republicans in the polls on most of the issues tracked by pollsters except two: national defense and commerce. This administration has an historic chance of changing that.

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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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Obama Urges Americans To Follow Lincoln's Example

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 03.15.2009 | Living

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Summoning the pride of a nation, President Barack Obama paid fond tribute Thursday to Abraham Lincoln by challenging people ...

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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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How Lincoln Speaks to Us Today

George McGovern | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics

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George McGovern

It is relevant to our own day, while respecting Abraham Lincoln's appreciation for historical experience, to recall his appreciation for the need for change.

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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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Karen Dalton-Beninato

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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Lincoln, Obama and the Madness of Sean Hannity

Bob Cesca | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

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Bob Cesca

Even rewinding forty years, the secular Republican Party of Goldwater and Nixon looks outright liberal compared with Hannity's Republicanism.

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What Obama Can Learn from Lincoln's Inaugural

John Stauffer | Posted 02.11.2009 | Politics

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John Stauffer

Why did Lincoln defend slavery so vigorously in his inaugural address, thus alienating abolitionists and progressives in his party?

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Illinois' Lincoln Legacy Hampered By Budget Cuts

Posted 12.21.2008 | Chicago

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In the face of soaring budget deficits, Illinois is reducing access to some of its most celebrated Abraham Lincoln sites. These cuts could be devast...

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Obama's Lincoln Strategy?

Chicago Sun-Times | Abdon M. Pallasch | Posted 10.23.2008 | Chicago

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The map hasn't changed all that much in 148 years. But the political parties have switched places. The northeast part of the country, from Illinois t...

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Obama, Lincoln and The Encouraging Double Ds

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.19.2008 | Home

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Karen Dalton-Beninato

Advisers with the same initials a century-and-a-half apart persuaded their gifted but obscure Illinois senator friends to run for the highest office in the land. The Obama and Lincoln Parallels multiply!

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