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73Art Laffer and the Germans Don't Know What Caused the Credit Crisis?
Art Laffer was on Kudlow on January 31st, 2012, and amazingly said that the housing crash, which occured in many European countries and in the United States, didn't cause the budget deficits. This guy is the financial guru of the Republican party!...
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86The Whigs and The Tories: The Late 1600's to The Early 1700's
Back in the spring of 1999 I was in English history course covering the years from 1500 to 1789, and here is one of the papers, I wrote for that class. As I look back, it is fascinating to see what I wrote, and a few things I learned in those days....
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67Republican and Democratice Party Conflict Unending
Republican and Democratic Party Conflict Unending Following the shellacking of the Democratic Party in the midterm elections, it appears that the Republican Party has clearly won...
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70William Henry Harrison: The Shortest U.S. Presidency Ever
When William Henry Harrison was sworn in as the 9th U.S. president on a cold, wet March 4, 1841, no one suspected that only 31 days later, President Harrison would die from pneumonia and pleurisy, on April 4,...
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52James Buchanan — The Bachelor President
James Buchanan was the only American president who never married. He was a tall man who was very formal. He was a smart man, but he just didn't grasp the political realities of his day. He just did not understand how deep the divisions were between...
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60John Tyler — His Accidency
John Tyler was the first man who was elevated from vice president to president of the United States because of the death of the president. John Tyler was the running mate of William Henry Harrison, who was...
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48Album Review - The Whigs: In The Dark
(ATO Records) The Whigs were once a great local band of Athens, Georgia. They gathered steam like a grain of sand in an upturned musical egg-timer . They wooed crowds, local and national, with their...
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63My Famous Seventh Great Grandparents
I am a history buff, especially when it comes to my family history. It's interesting to know where exactly "you" came from, what your ancestors looked like, what jobs they had and talents/characteristics you may share. I've also wondered about the...
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82Andrew Jackson's Legacy: Love him? Hate him?
Discussing the Legacy of Andrew Jackson’s Presidency – Love him or Hate him By Michael M. Nakade (Four fictional individuals are invited to share their opinions and feelings on President Andrew Jackson who served from 1829 to 1837) ...
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85Political Parties in American History
Major Political Parties in American History 1787--1854 Parties play an important role in American society beyond supporting candidates for office. They make life simpler for many voters by narrowing the number of choices they have to make...
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