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Nominee Obama accepting his party's nomination before an estimated crowd of 84,000. 76

Which Republican Can Challenge Obama in 2012?

A little over five years ago, very few people in American knew who Barack Obama was. It wasn't until the Democratic convention that nominated John Kerry as President that Obama was introduced to America. At...

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...and here's our new President and his wife. Isn't this 'special?'76

Obama-ness

I’m elated, no, overjoyed that Obama won the election. But the icing on the cake, and it keeps on spreading, is that his first hundred days confirms that he’s truly the man I envisioned for our...

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What If? : Questions in Subjunctive History

What if? All of us (or at least, the most of us) have encountered this question (or theory) sometimes in our lives. Oh yes, we all understand that living in the past has no use, that you cannot drive...

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Famous Birthday Listings: June 17

Born on this day? HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Below are some very famous celebrities (68 names) past and present who have their birthday today. Some of them you will have heard of and others you may not have! ...

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Caution -- Handle With Care -- I'm Hot69

Use Caution in Changing the System

Stella Liebeck's $2.7 million infamous damage award in her lawsuit againt McDonald's attracted great national attention. The award, involving the spilling of hot coffee, was later reduced to below $500,000 on appeal. I wonder how many people know, or care, about that!

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U.S. Rep. Newt Gingrich, left, and U.S. Sen. Bob Dole69

Newt, Bob: Just Balance the Budget

It would be great folly for Congress -- and the states (which must ratify amendments by a two-thirds vote) -- to clutter up the Constitution with amendments that thoughtlessly change the balance of power that is now finely balanced among the three branches of government.

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Whitewater: A Tempest in a Teapot

When the word "Whitewater" entered my vocabulary, I greeted it with incredulity. How could the Clintons, I wondered, be accused of wrongdoing connected with the Savings & Loan scandal? After all, the S&L debacle was a product of the Reagan Administration.

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The impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton in 1999, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist presiding. The House managers are seated beside the quarter-circular tables on the left and the president's personal counsel on the right, much in the fashion65

Just Say No to the Urge to Impeach

President Ford was right in 1998: Impeachment is whatever Congress says it is! But our founding fathers were uncommonly wise. They made the impeachment process difficult, thus making frivolous charges unlikely to stick.

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U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays, 4th Congressional District, Connecticut64

Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa

I learned early in life there is a chasm between Democrats and Republicans that's impossible to cross over. If you're a Democrat, you can't sit by and watch people suffer. If you're a Republican, you merely declare, "If I made it, so can you; fend for yourself."

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President Bill Clinton63

It's Best to Work Together

In the aftermath of Bill Clinton's election victory in 1996, Republicans relentlessly continued their unwarranted attacks on the president -- and continued full speed their efforts to dismantle Social Security and Medicare. Fortunately, so far, they've failed.

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