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Abraham Lincoln

John F. Kennedy, plagiarist?: If Barack Obama borrowed from Deval Patrick, so what? Creative "borrowing" is part of speechwriting, as Kennedy knew, and as I learned while working for Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale.; By Jerome Doolittle Feb 20, 2008
Chicago is Barack Obama's kind of town: The city has a unique history of launching the careers of powerful black politicians -- which is part of the reason Obama moved there.; By Edward McClelland Jan 14, 2008
Imperial presidency declared null and void: Bush may ignore the 4th Circuit's stinging rebuke of his war paradigm. But his policies are losing the cloak of legality.; By Sidney Blumenthal Jun 21, 2007
You, sir, are no Abe Lincoln: Bush may wish he measured up to the Great Emancipator. But he does stack up quite nicely against Andrew Johnson.; By Garrett Epps Aug 23, 2006
A deluded king and his court lickspittles: Cut off from reality and surrounded by flatterers like Rice and Cheney, Bush clings to grandiose illusions of heroism.; By Sidney Blumenthal Mar 2, 2006
"Greedy weirdos and good-hearted men": Writer and radio personality Sarah Vowell tells Death Cab for Cutie's Christopher Walla about the ghosts haunting her new book, "Assassination Vacation," and why life is brighter since her turn in "The Incredibles"; By Christopher Walla Apr 26, 2005
Tell it to the slaves: A Republican senator says his home state hasn't quite gotten "over" Abraham Lincoln yet.; Tim Grieve Mar 8, 2005
The sexual life of Abraham Lincoln: After reading C.A. Tripp's highly anticipated study of Abe's alleged homosexuality, we still don't know if he was gay. Does it matter?; By Andrew O'Hehir Jan 12, 2005
Old times there are not forgotten: John Wilkes Booth, the South's romantic villain, refused to accept the triumph of Northern values. Some things never change.; By David Talbot Nov 19, 2004
A night to remember: On Day 2, Democratic convention speakers celebrate America as a nation of immigrants, emphasizing inclusion and legacy.; By Sidney Blumenthal Jul 28, 2004
What would Abe say?: Former Gov. Mario Cuomo, author of a book on the "wisest" president, speculates about what Lincoln's position would have been on preemptive war, stem cell research, restriction of civil liberties.; By Mary Jacoby Jul 3, 2004
Judging Bush: The president's determination in the face of opposition proves his courage. But our greatest leaders also had wisdom.; By Alan Wolfe May 2, 2003
Yes, I bid on Abe Lincoln's hair: When I collected baseball cards, you had to buy them from other humans. Now you can get almost anything you want, anonymously, on the Internet -- and people want ever-stranger things.; By Keith Olbermann Dec 5, 2002
Better than a saint: A new biography removes Abraham Lincoln's halo, revealing a man whose sheer human goodness remains mysterious.; By Laura Miller Feb 12, 2002
Honest Abe and Earnest Al: Reciting Lincoln's words, Gore -- the geek candidate who cares about climate change in 10th century Mexico -- confronts America's most famous presidential ghost.; By Sarah Vowell Feb 16, 2000
"Abe: A Novel of the Young Lincoln" by Richard Slotkin: A splendid piece of mythmaking views the young hero's coming of age through the lens of Huckleberry Finn.; By Laura Miller Feb 11, 2000
The 7 vices of highly creative people: If you go through life free of bad habits, you won't live forever, but it will feel like it.; By D.A. Blyler Feb 9, 2000
Goodnight, Irene: Blacks have voted overwhelmingly Democratic for years, but now they seem to be rethinking their political allegiances.; By Debra Dickerson Oct 23, 1999
Mr. Smith flips off Washington: Sen. Bob Smith deserts the GOP in the middle of his long-shot bid for the presidency.; By Jake Tapper Jul 14, 1999
Letters to the Editor: If Lincoln was gay, prove it; Croatia and Serbia need democratic opposition.; Letters to the Editor May 10, 1999
Real America?: Alan Dershowitz blasts Clinton critic Rep. Bob Barr for a speech to white supremacists.; By Joan Walsh Dec 11, 1998
Mr. Lincoln's neighborhood: Jan Morris discovers that the inspiring spirit of Abe Lincoln lives still in the streets of Springfield, Ill.; By Jan Morris Mar 18, 1998

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