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Thousands of books have been written on the American Civil War, a brutal and devastating four-year conflict from 1861 to 1865 that left more than 600,000 combatants dead and imperfectly freed the enslaved people of the South. (Read More)
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History never repeats itself exactly, but given the undercurrent of comparing the present war in Iraq to the Vietnam War, it is essential that historians in and of the United States reconsider basic assumptions of the latter (Read More)
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“Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations!”“Hope things will get better for U in z US....”“I'm so happy!”These are just a few of the comments I've received from friends and colleag (Read More)
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PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN 2008 WATCH: ELECTION TV COVERAGEElection TV CoverageA Night To Remember: Historians Covering Election Night: ABC: Richard Norton Smith, George Mason UniversityCBS: Douglas Brinkley, Rice UniversityPBS: W (Read More)
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On Thursday, in Georgetown, Delaware, the losing and winning candidates from the various contests around that state will assemble for Return Day. In a ritual tracing its roots to 1791, voters and politicians will hear the off (Read More)
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Oct 27, 2008
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The “experience” argument has had a funny track record this campaign. Hillary Rodham Clinton tried to float her way to the White House based on her supposedly considerable experience – and lost. Barack Obama (Read More)
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Senator John McCain’s campaign should be experiencing a surge in this final week of the campaign, a narrowing of the gap between him and his opponent Senator Barack Obama. In almost every campaign since 1988, except for (Read More)
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With less than a week left before the most important Presidential election in at least a generation, the McCain campaign has decided that, having failed to convince most Americans that Barack Obama is actually a closet Muslim (Read More)
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Instead of paying attention to political pundits or those self-described Democratic or Republican consultants and their repetitive talking points, perhaps it would be more useful to consider what Pulitzer-Prize winning playwr (Read More)
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Sen. McCain took a principled position in supporting the US troops surge to Iraq when the country was almost unanimously against the war. During the first presidential debate, McCain took credit for the surge and credited the (Read More)
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Now that many economists and political leaders are denouncing free market extremism and calling for greater regulation, pundits have been trying to identify the people who were most influential in taking Americans down a mist (Read More)
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PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN 2008 WATCH: THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATEThe first presidential debate was held September 26, 2008 at the University of Mississippi, moderated by Jim Lehrer of PBS, with the main focus on foreign policy. (Read More)
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Despite the Sarah Palin phenomenon, whatever it may ultimately yield, commentators continue to declare that vice presidential nominees rarely affect the outcome of presidential elections. The truth of this axiom depends on t (Read More)
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It is possible that liberals, conservatives and centrists who are not blinded by Obamania may all be able to agree that Joe Biden was a terrible choice as a running mate? Despite his contempt for George W. Bush, Obama seemed (Read More)
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According to these IRS data, the top 50% of U.S. taxpayers earned 87.3% of all income in 2006, and paid 96.89% of all income taxes. According to these Olympic medal statistics from the 2006 Winter Olympics, the top 50% of the (Read More)
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Conservative writer Michael Johns, a former White House speechwriter and Heritage Foundation policy analyst, argues that winning the global war on terror means winning in Iraq. Anything short of that reflects a lack of Ameri (Read More)
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"A View from Corporate America: Winning Strategies in Economic Development Marketing" is the fifth installment in a series of surveys of senior U.S. executives and their advisors. Similar surveys were conducted by DCI in 1996 (Read More)
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This blog is run by Rick Shenkman, the author of the new book, Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth About the American Voter (Basic Books, June 2008). Mr. Shenkman, an Emmy award-winning investigative reporter, is an ass (Read More)
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This blog is run by Rick Shenkman, the author of the new book, Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth About the American Voter (Basic Books, June 2008). Mr. Shenkman, an Emmy award-winning investigative reporter, is an ass (Read More)
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When Tiger Woods collected his $1,350,000 check for winning the U.S. Open golf championship this month, his federal and California taxes approximated $586,000. So, Tiger got to keep about $764,000, or 57% of his winnings.It w (Read More)
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