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Online Gossip: Push It Back

Jim Selman | Posted 10.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Erumors, So Help Me God, Relationships, American Dream, Gossip, Red Menace, Rapprochement, Rumors, Mccarthyism, Roosevelt, Culture, Living News

In the past, if people dissented or trafficked in conspiracy theories, gossip and propaganda not too much damage was done.

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A House in the Hamptons?: Historic Vacation Spots of the Black Elite

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Harlem, Theodore Roosevelt, Obama Martha's Vineyard, Moet & Chandon, Obama Vacation, Noel Harkin, Rockefellers, Rene Hunter, Obama, Henessey, African-American History, Vanderbilt, Lynn Whitfield, FREDI WASHINGTON, Villa Lewaro, South Hampton, Hamptons, Michael MC COLLOM, Newport, Elite, Astors, Irvington-on-Hudson, African Americans, Yachts, Boston, Earl Graves, Norma Jean Darden, Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Dr. Norman Cotton, Susan Taylor, Baltimore, Diana Vreeland, Dr. Chester Redhead, Country House, Sag Harbor, New York, New York City, Thomas Downing, Steven Robinson, George T. Downing, Golf, Ronald K. Brown, Resort, Michelle Patterson, Evidence Dance Company, Madame C. J. Walker, Ruling Elite, Isabel Washington Powell, Roosevelt, Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, A'Lelia Walker, New York News

Some African-Americans, seemingly born under an auspicious star, apparently have always gathered to share their leisure pursuits with others who were similarly favored.

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Reigniting America's Human Rights Mojo

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics

In Cairo, President Obama rightly said that the U.S. should not be in the business of imposing democracy, but can we be indifferent to those who seek to embrace it?

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Obama, FDR, and the Politics of Health Care Reform

Jerome Karabel | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senate, Public Option, House of Representatives, Public Plan, Health Care Reform, Obama, Grass Roots, Healthcare, Roosevelt, Fdr, FDR Social Security, Barack Obama Health Care, Obama Health Care, Social Security Act, Politics News

Obama's ability to rise to the challenge will not only determine the fate of the health care system, but whether he will join the ranks of a handful of presidents who increased the security of the American people.

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First 100 Days Retrospective: Ford, Carter, Reagan

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Retrospective, Pardon, President Obama, Hostages, Ronald Reagan, Economy, James Carter, Carter's First 100 Days, Obama, Cold War, Assassination Attempt, President, Reagan, Iran, History, Ford's First 100 Days, Gerald Ford, Assassination, Nixon Pardon, President Carter, President Reagan, President Ford, Historic, Economic Crisis, Ford, Carter, Obama's First 100 Days, Energy Crisis, Stimulus, Barack Obama, Fdr, Reagan's First 100 Days, First 100 Days, First Hundred Days, Chris Weigant, Jimmy Carter, Nixon, Monopoly, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Roosevelt, Obama 100 Days, 100 Days, Politics News

What is striking is how often the media gets it wrong when measuring up new presidents. Journalists should approach judging a president's first 100 days with some humility.

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181 Reasons to Stop Compromising

Mike Papantonio | Posted 03.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Poll, Stimulus Package, Compromise, Mike Papantonio, Congress, Election, Republican Party, Democrats, Roosevelt, Barack Obama, Senate, Fdr, Politics News

Obama was sent to Washington with a mandate to change failed policy rather than compromise with the architects of those policies.

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Michelle Obama and the Covert Influence of First Ladies

Carl Sferrazza Anthony | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, First Ladies, Congress, Michelle Obama First Lady, Philippines, Spanish-American War, Mary Lincoln, East Wing, Kennedys, Curtis LeMay, Obama Advisers, New York State Governor, First Lady, Former Presidents, Chicago, Abraham Lincoln, Rosalynn Carter Inauguration, Fdr, Financial Planning, Florence Harding, Benjamin Montgomery, Great Depression, Michelle Obama South Side, Michelle Obama, Calvin Coolidge, University of Chicago, Rosalyn Carter, Eleanor Roosevelt, Ida Mckinley, U.S. Presidents, Barack Obama, Presidents, Barack Obama and David Axelrod, The West Wing, Clinton First Lady, David Axelrod, South Side of Chicago, Robert Lansing, Jimmy Carter, Edith Wilson, Jackie Kennedy, Roosevelt, Jfk, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Tough Decisions, Politics News

As memories of Inauguration Day 2009 begin to fade in and the new administration ensues, speculation will only increase about how politically influential Michelle Obama will be as First Lady.

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The Country Was Made Ours

Cenk Uygur | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Inauguration, Dick Cheney, George Bush, Barack Obama Inauguration, Bill Clinton, The Ruling Class, Kennedy, The Elite, Joe Biden, Roosevelt, Politics News

With this inauguration, this country was made ours. For the first time -- as much as I have loved it before -- I feel like it is truly our own now.

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Obama or FDR: Whose Strategy Will Work Better?

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 02.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, White House, Rescue Package, Inauguration Day, Economic Crisis, Public Opinion, Banking Crisis, Obama, Barack Obama, Presidential Transition, Bush, Fdr, Bailout, Economic Rescue Package, The Defining Moment, Jonathan Alter, Inauguration, Bank Holiday, Obama Transition, 1929 Crash, Banks, Financial Crisis, Stock Market, Presidency, Roosevelt, Great Depression, Herbert Hoover, Politics News

One significant difference between the Roosevelt transition and that of Barack Obama is the swiftness with which the Obama transition team has moved to address the nation's economic crisis.

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Why Barack Obama Needs To Fail

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Not only is failure an option, it is an imperative. Leaders who actively seek to avoid failure are destined to choose the most expedient, and therefore the most treacherous path.

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Time for Tax Hikes

Larry Beinhart | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Eisenhower, Debt, Pelosi, Truman, National Debt, Dwight Eisenhower, Economics, Taxes, Obama, Roosevelt, Politics News

Unless we rebuild the economy it will not generate enough money to create the revenue stream to pay our debts. Why are we so resistant to raising taxes?

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Remembering the Lessons of Economics 101: Why Increasing the Federal Deficit Does Not Mean that Our Kids Must Sacrifice to Pay the Bill

Robert Creamer | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Reagan, Economy, Recession, Economic Recovery, Economic Growth, Wealth, Deficit, Roosevelt, Bush, Federal Budget Deficit, Obama Economy, Obama Spending, Politics News

Republicans will argue that when times are tough you don't increase your spending, you tighten your belt and live within your means. That may be a good idea for an individual. It's a terrible idea for a country.

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10 Whimsical, Recession-Proof Holiday Gift Ideas

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 01.18.2009 | Style

Read More: Vogue, Holidays, William Donovan, Presents, Christmas, Heirlooms, Lesley M. M. Blume, Gifts, Recession, Family, Holiday Shopping, Christmas Ideas, Gift Ideas, Kennedy, Obama, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Roosevelt, Style News

If there's a silver lining to this recession, it may be that Americans are less willing to buy tons of expensive crap for each other during the holida...

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Post Election Predictions for All News Junkies

Tom Alderman | Posted 12.07.2008 | Media

Read More: Ronald Reagan, Meet the Press, Obama, Activist Government, Keith Olbermann, Harold Stassen, Sarah Palin, Elizabeth Hasselbeck, Msnbc, The Plumber, Katie Couric, Rupert Murdoch, Joe, Ralph Nader, Herbert Hoover, Holographic Reporters, Lincoln, Bill Clinton, John McCain, Michael Bloomberg, Mitt Romney, Steve Doocy, Chris Matthews, CBS Evening News, Hilary Clinton, Fox News, Cnn, Tom Brokaw, Rachel Maddow, Shep Smith, Arlen Spector, Lyndon Johnson, President-Elect Obama, Roosevelt, Coolidge, Harding, Media News

For news junkies, the fun has just begun. There's an administration to cast, speculation about post-election deals, mergers and maneuvers. And how about the people who deliver the news?

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The Hoover-Palin Ticket

Robert Scheer | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Robert Scheer, Herbert Hoover, Phil Gramm, Campaign '08, Bailout, Barack Obama, Truthdig, Sarah Palin, Pornography of Power, Fdr, Wall Street, Roosevelt, John McCain, Politics News

The hero of the hour is FDR, as the essential wisdom of his New Deal is now embraced by most Republicans as well as Democrats.

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Obama Will Be One of The Greatest (and Most Loved) American Presidents

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: A Prediction of Obama's Success, Faith in Obama, President Obama, Pension, Great Presidents, Barack Obama, Lincoln, Stock Market, Crisis, Roosevelt, Marine, George Washington, Republican, Politics News

Obama is our last best chance. He's worth laying it all on the line for. I say this as a former life-long Republican. I say this as the proud father of a Marine.

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McCain's Maverick Left Eye and a History of Presidential Infirmity

Peter J Burns | Posted 11.06.2008 | Home

Read More: Health Concerns, Depression, Sickness, John McCain, Ronald Reagan, Woodrow Wilson, George Bush, Obesity, Fdr, Harry Truman, George Washington, John Kennedy, Calivn Coolidge, Sarah Palin, John Adams, Health Records, Roosevelt, Home News

William H. Taft suffered from a condition probably most relevant to modern Americans - hyper-obesity. He weighed in at over 400 lbs. This condition caused hypersomnolence - he'd fall asleep mid-conversation, sometimes with foreign heads of state.

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A Historical Perspective On Divided Democratic Conventions

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Dewey Defeats Truman, Blue Dog, Truman, 1964, Civil Rights Act, Thomas Dewey, Campaign, Civil War, Hubert Humphrey, Franklin D Roosevelt, South, Military, 2008, 1948 Convention, Do Nothing Congress, Plank, Ralph Nader, Lincoln, Democratic Convention, Dncc, Democratic National Convention, Dixiecrat, Alabama, States Rights, Democrat, Congress, Wwii, 08, Henry Wallace, Platform, Barack Obama, Election, Fdr, Yellow Dog, 08 Election, Elections, Lyndon B Johnson, Hillary, Gallup, Humphrey, Desegregation, Hillary Clinton, Lbj, Chicago Tribune, World War II, Party Unity, Strom Thurmond, 1948, Nader, Speech, Divided, Civil Rights, Harry Truman, Democratic, Democratic Party, Denver, Republican, War of Northern Aggression, Wallace, Clinton, Dadt, Alben Barkley, Lost the South for a Generation, Abraham Lincoln, 2008 Campaign, Johnson, Progressive Party, Naacp, John McCain, Give Em Hell Harry, 1948 Democratic Convention, 2008 Elections, 2008 Election, Puma, 08 Campaign, Don't Ask Don't Tell, 2008 Presidential Race, Convention, Democratic Convention 2008, Nominee, Gays, Roosevelt, Barkley, Dewey, Thurmond, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News

Don't buy into the media narrative that this is some sort of "divided party" -- because today's Democrats aren't. All true Democrats are pulling hard to defeat the legacy of George W. Bush.

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