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Donnelly wants Zody to lead Democrats
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly asked veteran Capitol Hill staffer John Zody this week to run the Indiana Democratic Party, but his appointment hinges on approval of the party's state central committee. A Democratic official close to...
Tags: Evan Bayh, Brad Ellsworth, Dan Coats, Elections, Joe Donnelly
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Obama's quest for greatness
WASHINGTON -- The "legacy thing" may be harder than Barack Obama imagines. Beginning his second term, Obama has a focused, though unstated, agenda: to achieve presidential greatness in the eyes of historians and Americans. In this, he will almost...
Tags: Iran, Korean War (1950-1953), Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Medicare, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Inaugural books
There's been no shortage of books about President Barack Obama. Even before he became president, he had written an autobiography and had at least one biography written about him. Since his inauguration four years ago, though, the market has exploded...
Tags: Robert L. Gibbs, Chicago Tribune, Abraham Lincoln, Valerie Jarrett, Barack Obama
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Sitting out the inauguration
For the Kerr family of Newport Beach, presidential inaugurations run in the blood. Robert Kerr attended Lyndon B. Johnson's inauguration parade in 1965. His son, Alexander Kerr, was at Barack Obama's on Monday. They both went as part of the Culver...
Tags: Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Barack Obama, Woodrow Wilson
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St. Louis Cardinals icon, Hall of Famer Stan "The Man" Musial dies at 92
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Stan Musial, one of baseball's greatest hitters and a Hall of Famer with the St. Louis Cardinals for more than two decades, died Saturday. He was 92. Stan the Man won seven National League batting titles, was a three-time MVP and...
Tags: Bob Gibson, U.S. Navy, Albert Pujols, Joe DiMaggio, World War II (1939-1945)
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Commentary: Reagan was always for starving the beast
Ronald Reagan understood that Congress is in the business of growing the size of government. Raising taxes to supposedly cut government deficits is the scam that politicians use to increase their ability to borrow more money to spend. As President Reagan...Tags: Mitch McConnell, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Fiscal Cliff, Elections, Ronald Reagan
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Who will be our next profiles in courage?
One of the great works in politics and political rhetoric is John F. Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize-winning Profiles in Courage. Courage has always been important to the Kennedys, who created a Profile in Courage Award a generation ago, and the awards, although...
Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Public Officials, Awards and Prizes, Elections, Ethics
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Liberals Nip at Obama as He Battles Republicans
You can already hear the rumbling in the distance -- a train of noisy liberal Democrats barreling straight for the White House. They should arrive just in time for President Barack Obama’s second inauguration. The president already has his hands...
Tags: 2012 Democratic National Convention, Elections, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Barack Obama, Republican Party
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‘Face the Nation’ talks to David Baldacci, Gillian Flynn, Chris Pavone
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelOn the Sunday morning circuit this weekend, “Face the Nation” will be doing something different. The CBS program offers its annual authors program. One panel features writers David Baldacci (“The Forgotten”), Gillian Flynn (“... -
America needs a larger-than-life leader to awaken from its slumber
Has American public life always been dominated by Lilliputians? Have we always had more shlemiels than heroes? If not, who were some of our relatively recent larger-than-life leaders, what did they have in common, and why don't we have (m)any equal to...Tags: Harry S. Truman, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Justice and Rights, Highway Transportation, Depression
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Why I Really Liked 'Lincoln'
Reviews of the new Stephen Spielberg-Daniel Day Lewis supermovie “Lincoln” have been mixed, ranging from “best movie of the year” to “I fell asleep while Sally Field was doing her impersonation of Sally Field playing Mary...
Tags: Reconstruction, Minority Groups, Abraham Lincoln, Justice and Rights, Elections
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Black History Month 2013 TV schedule
Channel Guide MagazineHere are some of the notable new and returning TV specials, documentaries and movies airing in celebration of Black History Month 2013. All times are Eastern. Programming is subject to change; check back regularly for additions and updates. American...
Jan 30, 2013
|Story| WSBT-TV
Jan 21, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Jan 18, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jan 22, 2013
|Story| Daily Pilot
Jan 19, 2013
|Story| KY3-TV
Jan 12, 2013
|Story| Daily Pilot
Jan 14, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jan 4, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Nov 23, 2012
| Orlando Sentinel
Jan 4, 2013
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Dec 17, 2012
|Story| RedEye
Jan 23, 2013
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