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    Jan 17, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Linked by a Bible

    Barack Obama's decision to select the same Bible for his inauguration that Abraham Lincoln used at his first inauguration in 1861 forges an intriguing connection between these two presidents. It's the latest in a series of purposeful associations, from Obama announcing his run for the White House from the steps of the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., (where Lincoln gave his "House Divided" speech), to a photo-op last week at the Lincoln Memorial.
    Barack Obama's decision to select the same Bible for his inauguration that Abraham Lincoln used at his first inauguration in 1861 forges an intriguing connection between these two presidents. It's the latest in a series of purposeful associations, from...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Death, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., Values

    2. Oct 19, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. A presidential quiz

    The 42 men who've been president of the United States share many characteristics besides membership in one of the world's most exclusive clubs. That means, looking at them as a group, we can extract an "average president." The data can't predict who'll...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Benjamin Harrison, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Gerald Ford, Theodore Roosevelt

    3. Feb 18, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Hail to the chiefs, as played by . . .

    Americans usually celebrate the likes of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy on President's Day. But rarely are the less stellar commanders in chief ever mentioned, such as William Henry Harrison -- who caught a cold that turned into pneumonia and died in 1841 after less than a month in office -- or James Buchanan, the bachelor president who is considered by many scholars to be one of the worst leaders of the free world.
    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    Americans usually celebrate the likes of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy on President's Day. But rarely are the less stellar commanders in chief ever mentioned, such as William Henry Harrison -- who caught a...

    Tags: Anthony Hopkins, Rob Lowe, Theodore Roosevelt, Bing Crosby, Ronald Reagan

    4. Apr 13, 2007 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Jacket Copy

    Shiver me timbers R.L. Stine, author of the beloved "Goosebumps" series of creepy, crawly stories, is heading to "HorrorLand." The ghoulish theme park will be the springboard for 12 new tales, with Scholastic Books planning to release the first two...

    Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Transportation Accidents, Jerry Falwell, Cancer, Dining and Drinking

    5. Oct 18, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Financial boom, financial bust: What happened?

    Every now and then, even the smartest of us need to relearn the lessons of American history. Take Alan Greenspan and the unfolding story of the current credit crisis. Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, is "the Oracle" given much of the...

    Tags: John Jay, Constitutional Issues, Death, John Adams, Hofstra University

    6. Jul 5, 2008 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Walter Nugent's "Habits of Empire"

    Many of those who oppose U.S. intervention in Iraq say President Bush has recklessly abandoned America's long tradition of peaceful diplomacy and replaced it with an aggressive policy of starting wars, seizing lands and oppressing nations. Not true,...

    Tags: Mexico, Idaho, Benjamin Harrison, California, Washington (U.S. state)

    7. Oct 16, 2008 |Story| KCPQ-LTV

  7. Ranking Of America's Fittest Presidents

    According to Gold's Gym, the fittest president in American history is John Quincy Adams. The gym did an analysis of U.S. presidents through the years using the fitness routines of each of the 43 men who held the post. Adams won because he apparently...

    Tags: Zachary Taylor, George Washington, George W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter

    8. May 20, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. David Herbert Donald dies at 88

    Associated Press
    David Herbert Donald, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of the Civil War and American South whose expertise on Abraham Lincoln brought him a wide general audience and reverence from his peers, has died. He was 88. Donald died of heart failure at Beth...

    Tags: Family, Hospitals and Clinics, History, Wars and Interventions, Journalism

    9. Sep 19, 2002 |Story| ctnow.com

  9. Mid-Coast Maine

    Wood Pond Press
    To the north and east of Portland, the coastline becomes more jagged, its fingers protruding like tentacles toward the sea between inlets, rivers and bays. This is the area where the "real" Maine starts. Poke down remote byways to Bailey Island, Popham...

    Tags: Family, World War I (1914-1918), Sports, Environmental Issues, Dining and Drinking

    10. Mar 23, 2003 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Commentary: Good Foreign Policy a Casualty of War

    We are at war again -- not because of enemy attack, as in World War II, nor because of incremental drift, as in the Vietnam War -- but because of the deliberate and premeditated choice of our own government. Now that we are embarked on this misadventure,...

    Tags: International Military Interventions, West Virginia, Constitutional Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Rights

    11. Jan 13, 2002 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  11. Mcfarlin House a gem in historic old Quincy

    Among the eight cities in the United States named Quincy is the seat of Gadsden County, 16 miles northwest of Tallahassee. Originally settled in 1828 and named for then-Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, it was chartered three years later when Adams was serving as our sixth president.
    Special to the Sun-Sentinel
    Among the eight cities in the United States named Quincy is the seat of Gadsden County, 16 miles northwest of Tallahassee. Originally settled in 1828 and named for then-Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, it was chartered three years later when Adams...

    Tags: Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Robert Burns, Agricultural Research and Technology, Washington (U.S. state), Livestock Farming

    12. Dec 27, 2001 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  12. Statehood backer built Quincy home

    Special to the Sun-Sentinel
    For a fascinating introduction to the rich history of Florida, Quincy is a good place to start. Founded in 1825 and named for U.S. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, it is the administrative center of Gadsden County, which is named for the...

    Tags: Robert Burns, Death, Suicide, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Washington (U.S. state)

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