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The United States is more than a country
The United States of America is the embodiment of the struggle of humanity to rise from the tyranny of feudalistic oppression. It is a laboratory where great experiments to discover the limits of human potential are performed. To quote from Thomas Paine&...Tags: American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams
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Thief of historic documents sentenced to prison
Disgraced collector Barry H. Landau was sentenced Wednesday to seven years in federal prison for stealing thousands of historic documents worth as much as $2.5 million from archives along the East Coast, including one in Baltimore, where the scheme...
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88 books that shaped America, at the Library of Congress
Jacket CopyThe Library of Congress' list of 88 books that shaped America includes poetry, novels, nonfiction, a play, a polemic, books of science and grammar, cookbooks and children's books. What's it missing?... -
Cookbooks on '88 books that shaped America' list from Library of Congress
![A just-released <a href="http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/books-that-shaped-america/" target="_blank">list</a> from the Library of Congress salutes 88 books that shaped America, all by American authors. It starts with Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and continues alphabetically on through "Beloved" by Toni Morrison, "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine, ending with "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum and "The words of Cesar Chavez" by Cesar Chavez. It's meant to start a <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-la-lanews-88-books-that-shaped-america-20120704,0,4098713.story" target="_blank">conversation</a>. And it did when we came upon the cookbooks on the list, each a reflection of their times.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-07/70893954-05145634.jpg "A just-released <a href="http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/books-that-shaped-america/\" target=\"_blank\">list</a> from the Library of Congress salutes 88 books that shaped America, all by American authors. It starts with Mark Twain's \"Adventures of Huckleberry Finn\" and continues alphabetically on through \"Beloved\" by Toni Morrison, \"Common Sense\" by Thomas Paine, ending with \"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz\" by L. Frank Baum and \"The words of Cesar Chavez\" by Cesar Chavez. It's meant to start a <a href=\"http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-la-lanews-88-books-that-shaped-america-20120704,0,4098713.story\" target=\"_blank\">conversation</a>. And it did when we came upon the cookbooks on the list, each a reflection of their times.")
Tribune reportersA just-released list from the Library of Congress salutes 88 books that shaped America, all by American authors. It starts with Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and continues alphabetically on through "Beloved" by Toni Morrison, "Common...Tags: Pies and Tarts, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Toni Morrison, Oprah Winfrey, Martha Stewart
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Mailbag: Catamaran took him around the globe
John Conser of Costa Mesa, a designer and builder of the Conser 47 catamaran, greeted David Pollitt, proud owner of the Conser 47, Shearwater, upon David's completion of a three-year, solo circumnavigation around the world. "Congratulations, David, on...
Tags: Riviera Beach, Teachers, Job Layoffs, Unemployment, Arthur Davis
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Shadia: Islam's influence on the Founding Fathers
Even though I wasn't born or raised here, there's a reason I feel at home in America. America's principles align with Islam's teachings. In fact, America's principles are not just based on Judeo-Christian values, but Judeo-Christian-Islamic values. After...Tags: Civil Rights, Benjamin Franklin, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Religious Texts, Judaism
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FRIDAY Surf City Splash Surf City Rotary Club of Huntington Beach and Boys & Girls Clubs of Huntington Valley host "Surf City Splash," a fundraising evening of dinner, dancing and auctions, at the Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort, 21100 Pacific Coast...Tags: Culture, Whole Foods Market, Wines, Alcoholic Beverages, Vaccines
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PA is overdue for its second president as Santorum surges
How can it be that Pennsylvania, the state with the most precious historical legacy of all, has produced only one president?
This is the land of Thomas Paine and Benjamin Franklin, the Declaration of Independence, George Washington crossing the Delaware,...Tags: Rick Santorum, Nature Religion, Benjamin Franklin, Primaries, Robert P. Casey, Jr.
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From the Right: Desperate times, time for desperate measures?
As we head into today’s primary in Florida, the big surprise is that Newt Gingrich is still one of the favorites to win. How is it that this one time has-been may be on the cusp of victory? A man with a list of personal problems that makes Bill...Tags: Bill Clinton, Mitt Romney, Elections, Newt Gingrich, Winston Churchill
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Community Commentary: Pearl Harbor's lessons still apply today
I was born two years after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. My dad joined the Marines, and was in the war when I was born. My life has been, to some degree, defined by this horrible time of war. However, like tragedies in all parts of our lives, there...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941)
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Art Callaham - Presidential courage is a historical reality
A good friend of mine called the other day and suggested that I write another column about courage. Now please understand that my friend was not suggesting that I am personally courageous, rather he knew that I had researched the human characteristic...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), George W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Politics, Arts and Culture
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