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Around Town: The end of an era
Carlos Moorhead's death last week marked the end of an era. Amiable and gracious, as a congressman, Moorhead always was concerned with the welfare of his constituents. He was the epitome of across-the-aisle mediation and reconciliation. He looked for...Tags: Annapolis, Politics, Ronald Reagan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Memorial Day
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Church forum mixes religion and politics
While TV pundits are still tripping over their tongues to make sense of Tuesday's vote, the La Cañada Presbyterian Church is taking a longer look at the influence of religion on American political life from Revolutionary times to the present. Lincoln...Tags: Politics, PBS (tv network), Television, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Civil Unrest
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Warshal: Beware of the nose of the camel
Florida Jewish JournalIn late February I wrote a column criticizing the emergence of the government financed Ben Gamla Hebrew language charter school movement. In the guise of teaching Hebrew, which would be perfectly legal, the schools teach Jewish history and culture which...Tags: Politics, Israel, Republican Party, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Jesus Christ
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Review: 'A Disposition to Be Rich' relates a Wall Street con
A Disposition to Be Rich How a Small-Town Pastor's Son Ruined an American President, Brought on a Wall Street Crash, and Made Himself the Best-Hated Man in the United States Geoffrey C. Ward Alfred A. Knopf: 415 pp., $28.95. In 1863, the young...
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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln i/¿e¿br¿hæm ¿l¿¿k¿n/ (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional,...Tags: Politics, Republican Party, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barbara Lee, Elections
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Kingsley Guy: Leftist's take separation of church and state to pathological extremes
Florida's constitutional prohibition against taxpayer funding of religious schools and other sectarian institutions is rooted as much in anti-Catholic bigotry as in the concept of separation of church and state. Back in the days of President Ulysses S....Tags: Politics, Republican Party, Roman Catholicism, Elections, Hospitals and Clinics
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Voice of the People, May. 01
Our great gallery of ghosts From residents and tourists alike, Chicago keeps its secrets. Behind every statue is a hidden back story — every beach, a treasure of buried loves and lies; every urban splendor, a dreamer's struggle to make it happen;...Tags: Medicaid, Michael Madigan, Columbus Park, Jens Jensen, Behavioral Conditions
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Fort Defiance: Cairo's role in the Civil War and the making of a president
WGN NewsMany Americans may not know it, but Cairo, Illinois - the small town at the southernmost tip of the state – played a key role in the Civil War and the rise of the man who would become the 18th president of the United States. Cairo was home to Fort...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Abraham Lincoln
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Keys will turn in unison Saturday to open 65th annual Pa. Maple Festival
Daily American CorrespondentWith warm hospitality in the air, the 65th annual Pennsylvania Maple Festival in Meyersdale will open its doors this Saturday all over town for visitors from near and far. From Festival Park to the pancake house to the quilt show and the pageant at the...Tags: Auto Shows, Entertainment Events, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Passenger Cars, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Putin's crying game
Opinion L.A.So we hear that those were tears of joy from Vladimir Putin as he claimed victory in Russia's presidential election. They couldn't have been tears of surprise. The results had supposedly been in the bag for weeks, and a third...... -
Musical moments with U.S. presidents
Pop & HissPresident Obama sang the blues on Tuesday with B.B. King, Mick Jagger and Buddy Guy for a White House blues concert. The President is one of many chief executives who have shown their musical talents in office.... -
The Civil War: Fort Henry and Fort Donelson
Chicago Tribune reporterThe North strikes back. After the debacle at the First Battle of Bull Run in July 1861, the Union needed a decisive victory. It had to wait awhile, but the two-part victory finally came Feb. 6 at Fort Henry on the Tennessee River and on Feb. 16 just a few...Tags: Chicago Tribune
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