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Senate split: Gov. thinks Van's not a used-up man..
Spin CycleThe Albany drama might have seemed to fit on the Court TV or SciFi channels. But Mr. Madore gives us an episode for the History Channel when he tells us that Gov. David A. Paterson invoked Martin Van Buren,......Tags: Malcolm Smith, David A. Paterson, Upper House, Regional Authority, Services and Shopping
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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: Mitt Romney, Music, Tea Party Movement, Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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The State of the Union -- a free translation
Paul GreenbergFor those fortunate souls who didn't have to sit through the president's State of the Union speech Tuesday night out of a sense of duty, or maybe just masochism, here is a brief summary and free translation -- very free: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President,...Tags: Mitt Romney, Osama bin Laden, Physical Fitness and Exercise, George W. Bush, Unions
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Ronald Reagan's birth centennial, Part I: Politics came late in his life
Top of the TicketGuest columnist Robert Schmuhl of the University of Notre Dame analyzes the 40th president's political role in modern U.S. history.... -
Daedelus talks Low End Theory and the Boxer Rebellion
Pop & HissBack before âbeat musicâ operated as the umbrella term encompassing the Low End Theory sound, there was Daedelus, the Santa Monica-born musician known for breaching genre constraints and for a set of stellar muttonchops that could humiliate Martin Van... -
Happy anniversary, First Dog Bo!
L.A. UnleashedIt's been a whirlwind year in the life of America's first dog. It seems like only yesterday to us, but it's been a year since the Obamas brought Portuguese water dog Bo home last April 14. (We, along with a...... -
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: Jules Witcover, George H.W. Bush, Politics, Elections
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The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review A Page of Books column
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe gun-control controversy brings Glenn Beck back to bookshelves among new and upcoming titles about U.S. foreign policy, an unforgettable electoral battle settled in court, Europe and the world over the past 500-plus years, and how some less familiar...Tags: Glenn Beck, George W. Bush, Justice System, Book, University of Cambridge
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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: Franklin Pierce, Richard Nixon, George W. Bush, Gerald Ford, George Washington
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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: Franklin Pierce, Grover Cleveland, James Buchanan, Politics, Abraham Lincoln
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How are you celebrating William Henry Harrison's birthday?
The Baltimore SunOld 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: John Tyler, William Henry Harrison, Republican Party, Zachary Taylor
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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, John Adams, U.S. House of Representatives, Politics, Elections
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