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    May 16, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. President Biden? History says no

    I read with interest Jules Witcover's recent column regarding Vice President Joe Biden ("Could Biden benefit from Clinton's handling of Benghazi?" May 14). He infers that the Benghzai scandal could cost Hillary Clinton the Democratic presidential...

    Tags: George H.W. Bush, Politics, Elections, Jules Witcover

    2. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Presidential alumni an elite (and small) club

    At the dedication Thursday of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, President Barack Obama appeared with all four living ex-presidents — George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter. That raised a question: What is the record...

    Tags: Calvin Coolidge, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, Abraham Lincoln, John Tyler

    3. Mar 10, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  3. Art Callaham: Some more fun facts about our presidents

    Early after the first of this year, I wrote a column concerning interesting facts about our presidents, and I promised to write more. That column and this one — and possibly some future ones — are based on a book by Cormac O’Brien titled...

    Tags: Zachary Taylor, Andrew Jackson, Parties and Movements, Abraham Lincoln, Millard Fillmore

    4. Feb 9, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. How are you celebrating William Henry Harrison's birthday?

    The Baltimore Sun
    Old Tippecanoe, the ninth president of the United States, was born 240 years ago today. He remains the president with the shortest term in office, having died a month after his inauguration. An elderly gentleman, he insisted on making a prolonged and...

    Tags: Republican Party, Zachary Taylor, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler

    5. Feb 6, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. President Biden? Not such a long shot at all

    Martin Van Buren was not the only sitting vice president elected president during the 19th century ("President Biden? History says no," Feb. 2). Thomas Jefferson achieved the same distinction when, as vice president at the start of the century, he...

    Tags: George Washington, Politics, U.S. House of Representatives, John Adams, Elections

    6. Jan 17, 2013 |Story| Interior Journal

  6. War of 1812 Bicentennial: Kentucky enters the war

    <em>Editor's note: This is the unabridged version of the condensed article that appeared in the Jan. 17 Interior Journal.</em>
    Editor's note: This is the unabridged version of the condensed article that appeared in the Jan. 17 Interior Journal. This article is the first in a series to commemorate the War of 1812 Bicentennial. The Congress of the United States has...

    Tags: Zachary Taylor, Massacres, France, Andrew Jackson, Armed Forces

    7. Jan 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  7. Factbox: Facts about advice columnist 'Dear Abby'

    (Reuters) - Facts about Pauline Phillips, better known as Abigail Van Buren, the Dear Abby advice columnist:
    Reuters
    (Reuters) - Facts about Pauline Phillips, better known as Abigail Van Buren, the Dear Abby advice columnist: * Phillips and her identical twin, Esther, who wrote the rival Ann Landers advice column, married their husbands in a joint ceremony in 1939 at...

    Tags: Reviews, Ann Landers, Pauline Friedman Phillips, Alzheimer's Disease, Periodicals

    8. Dec 18, 2012 |Story| AM News

  8. Keeping poinsettias for the holidays

    Traditional red and green colors are well represented in the flowers available for the holidays. Poinsettias, the most popular and spectacular holiday flowers, can combine both these colors.
    Traditional red and green colors are well represented in the flowers available for the holidays. Poinsettias, the most popular and spectacular holiday flowers, can combine both these colors. The poinsettia was named for Joel Robert Poinsett, an amateur...

    Tags: Environmental Issues, Mexico, Holidays, Conservation, Customs and Tradition

    9. Nov 5, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. Presidential candidates find new ways to sell message through music

    The musical battle between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney heated up recently as Stevie Wonder released a funky new pro-Obama song called “Keep Moving Forward,” while Meat Loaf celebrated his support of Romney by belting a goofy “America...

    Tags: Entertainment, Justice and Rights, Gainesville, Music, Crime, Law and Justice

    10. Jul 15, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Artscape attractions include Robert Marbury, his 7-foot Yeti

    When Robert Marbury was 19 years old, he necked with Ricki Lake on camera. At age 29, he spent a year sailing in Indonesia, where he says his ship was attacked by pirates.
    When Robert Marbury was 19 years old, he necked with Ricki Lake on camera. At age 29, he spent a year sailing in Indonesia, where he says his ship was attacked by pirates. Four years later, he was one of the three co-founders of the Minnesota Association...

    Tags: Brooklyn (New York City), Charles Theatre, Fine Artists, William Shatner, John Waters

    11. Aug 9, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Baltimore was site of pivotal political conventions in 1800s

    In &quot;The First American Political Conventions: Transforming Presidential Nominations, 1832-1872," Stan M. Haynes writes that the modern presidential nominating convention evolved during the campaign of 1832.
    In "The First American Political Conventions: Transforming Presidential Nominations, 1832-1872," Stan M. Haynes writes that the modern presidential nominating convention evolved during the campaign of 1832. Between the fall of 1831 and the spring of...

    Tags: Union (McHenry, Illinois), Republican Party, Andrew Jackson, Parties and Movements, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)

    12. Jan 26, 2012 |Column| Tribune Media Services
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    Tags: Republican Party, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health, Dick Cheney, Abraham Lincoln

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