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Back Story: Presidents say the darnedest things
Paul Dickson, a Garrett Park resident, loves the origins of words and is a compiler of word books and dictionaries. So imagine my delight and pleasure when my friend, Mary Garson, who is also fascinated with etymology, gave me a copy of Dickson's...
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Elections, Theodore Roosevelt, Politics
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Our Laguna: Rohrabacher makes the rounds
"Getting to Know You" has been U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher's theme song since new areas were added last year to the 48th District that he represents. Last weekend, he lunched with the Laguna Beach Rotary Club on Friday at Aliso Creek Inn and brunched...Tags: Republican Party, European Union, Migration, Elections, Politics
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Thoughts from Dr. Joe: The decay of freedom
During my recent trip to Prague, I reunited with Jeff Weller, a former student. Jeff was in my class 35 years ago. He’s an expatriate who owns a hotel near the Legion Bridge. His sons, Emil and Damek, study political philosophy at Charles...Tags: Prague (Czech Republic), Religion and Belief, Philosophy, Teaching and Learning, Minority Groups
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Thirty years later, nation remains at educational risk
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. students are falling behind their international rivals. Young people aren't adept at new technology. America's economy will suffer if schools don't step up their game. "A Nation at Risk," the report issued 30 years ago by...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Brookings Institution, Science and Technology, Washington, DC, Michelle Rhee
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The ex-presidents club
As former President George W. Bush, joined by President Obama and three living former presidents, dedicates his library this week in Dallas, it's important to remember that presidential libraries are relatively new. In 1941, while he was still in office,...Tags: Gerald Ford, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Politics, Tuberculosis, George W. Bush
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Thatcher, even in death, divides world opinion
Combative and determined to get her way, Margaret Thatcher divided opinion down the middle in life — and in death. Many leaders lauded Thatcher for her steely determination to modernize Britain's industrial landscape, even at the cost of strikes...
Tags: European Union, France, Twitter, Inc., Labour Party (UK), Career and Workplace
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With new presidential library, George W. Bush back in public eye
WASHINGTON — President Obama, the four living ex-presidents and thousands of others head to Dallas on Thursday for the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. The challenge facing library officials will be to keep the...
Tags: ABC (tv network), Southern Methodist University, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Jeb Bush, CBS Corp.
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INTERVIEW-Before retirement, Sen. Baucus targets U.S. tax overhaul
ReutersBy Kim Dixon WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - A day after announcing he will retire from Congress in 2014, Democrat Max Baucus said he will spend much of his remaining time as a senator stepping up his bid to revamp the complex U.S. tax code. To speed...Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Money and Monetary Policy
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Obama's mission impossible
Earlier this month, President Obama visited San Francisco and was joined by Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi for a fundraising event. In the course of the evening, Obama told the donors that he expected that after the 2014 election, Pelosi...
Tags: Republican Party, Nancy Pelosi, Elections, Organizing for Action, Politics
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Former British Prime Minister dies at 87
LONDON (AP) — Love her or loathe her, one thing's beyond dispute: Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain. The Iron Lady who ruled for 11 remarkable years imposed her will on a fractious, rundown nation — breaking the unions, triumphing in a...
Tags: Labour Party (UK), Elections, Washington, DC, Conservative Party (UK), Politics
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Margaret Thatcher spotlighted in new exhibition at Reagan Library
The alliance between Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan was one of the most enduring political friendships of the past 50 years. The former British prime minister and the decades-long relationship between the two families are the subject of a new...
Tags: Arts, Libraries, United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher, Politics
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COLUMN - In defense of journalistic error
Reuters(Jack Shafer is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Jack Shafer April 23 (Reuters) - Hilary Sargent, who does business on the Web as Chart Girl, compiled the best early guide to the journalistic mistakes made on the afternoon of...Tags: Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, Journalism, POLITICO LLC, George Washington
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Original site for Ronald Reagan topic gallery.