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A grand American tradition: The smear
The Swamp(A perspective piece in the Chicago Tribune) By Charles M. Madigan We now have a new thing in presidential campaigning, the anticipatory smear defuser. It's a simple thought: Before your enemies get any traction, embrace the slander, spread it around........Tags: New York, Crime, Law and Justice, Thomas Jefferson, Barack Obama, Andrew Jackson
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Bush pulls punch on Obama: 'We'll see'
The Swampby Mark Silva It's been described variously as Bush's "first shot'' at his successor -- or a "salvo'' across Obama's bow -- but the words that have filtered out of the closed-door speech that the former president delivered in Pennsylvania......Tags: Medical Services, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Barack Obama, Terrorism, Pennsylvania
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Remembering Owsley "Bear" Stanley (1935-2011) [Audio]
Pop & HissThe obituary for Owsley "Bear" Stanley ran in the news pages of the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday, but it spiritually inhabits the music section. Though he never received the cult of his contemporary, Timothy Leary, the eccentric Stanley did...... -
Why Sen. Bernie Sanders can single-handedly filibuster tax cuts for rich
The Big PictureSen. Bernie Sanders became a sensation on cable television and new media outposts like Twitter with his filibuster Friday of a proposal to extend the Bush-era tax cuts to all Americans. Twitter lit up with highlights from Sanders’ (an Independent...... -
Kentucky's archaic dueling law suggests a solution for modern gridlock in Obama's Washington
Top of the TicketWhy change an old state constitutional provision that's worked so well for two centuries?... -
Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, April 7, 1960
The Daily MirrorS. Smith Griswold's Finest Hour at Hand The man's name: S. (for Sam) Smith Griswold. He's 51 years old, married, father of two, and -- by his own admission -- a descendant of Aaron Burr. This last fact, I'm sure, weighs significantly in the minds of many.... -
And that's the way it is
A student in an online copy-editing course I'm teaching — we'll call her Jane — was once a very diligent high school student. She paid close attention in English class and carries with her to this day the lessons she learned there. In fact,...Tags: Benedict Arnold, Antarctica
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Blagojevich apologetic in his address to judge
Rod Blagojevich's remarks to U.S. District Judge James Zagel:
On accepting responsibility
I'm here convicted of crimes. The jury decided I was guilty. I am accepting of it. I acknowledge it and I, of course, am unbelievably sorry for it. I want to...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Regional Authority, Lawyers, Hospitals and Clinics, Politics
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Bare-knuckle politics
At any time other than in the midst of a heated electoral battle, it's hard to imagine that Nancy Pelosi would attract much controversy by opining that the Democratic Party's nominee for president should be the candidate who wins the most votes. The House...Tags: Political Campaigns, Thomas Jefferson, Barack Obama, Al Gore, Walter Mondale
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TODAY IN HISTORY
1807: Former Vice President Aaron Burr was found not guilty of treason. Burr was then tried on a misdemeanor charge, but was again acquitted. 1941: The first municipally owned parking building in the United States opened in Welch, W. Va. 1972:...Tags: Natural Resources, Bobby Fischer, Forests, Boris Spassky
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'The better angels' side with Obama
A lively debate has developed in these pages and in the blogosphere about the viability of Barack Obama's politics of hope. Critics of Obama's promise to bring us together -- blue states and red, young and old, women and men, blacks and whites -- have...Tags: Elections, Thomas Jefferson, Barack Obama, Abraham Lincoln, Arts and Culture
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Alexander Hamilton was a giant in the shadows
Alexander Hamilton has probably had as much influence on the development of our nation as any of the founders who met in Philadelphia. Yet he is relatively obscure compared to James Madison, Benjamin Franklin or George Washington. When he is remembered,...Tags: New York, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Columbia University, Wars and Interventions, Benjamin Franklin
Jul 23, 2008
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Mar 31, 2008
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Jan 19, 2008
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