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Churchill and Lincoln — Never Give Up

Editor’s note: Winston Churchill was born on this date in 1874. “Do not let us speak of darker days: let us speak rather of sterner days.” Thus spoke Winston Churchill to the students of Harrow School on October 29, 1941. The British prime minister visited the school, and made this …

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Obama Plays High Stakes Poker On Health Care

Here we go again. As the president stumps — yet again — for his health care plan today, it is worth looking back at the events of the last several weeks. During this time, we’ve seen episodes of high political theater that have clarified the issues and cast into stark …

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What Massachusetts Will Tell Us About Obama

At the close of today’s election in Massachusetts, we’ll know just what kind of cat Barack Obama really is. The seat up for grabs in the Bay State belonged to the “liberal lion” Ted Kennedy. After his inauguration last year, Barack Obama looked like a lion himself, with many of …

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