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Seeking true American liberty Independence Day
Is it deep denial or just shallow ignorance that accounts for otherwise intelligent Americans overlooking the founding history that shames this republic each Fourth of July? One such citizen suggested calling off this year's parades, fireworks, and...Tags: Civil Rights, National Government, Freedom of the Press, Wars and Interventions, Thomas Jefferson
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Report links Iraq war to Bush quest for oil
''It seems the underlying purpose is to subsidize the profiteering of the Bush/Cheney oil swindlers.'' On a balmy Fourth of July weekend, it is easy to be complacent about everything. The abundance of America is everywhere. There are hot dogs and...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Fraud, New York Times, Defense, National Government
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Show shares artists' passion for New Hope's waterways
Of The Morning CallThe Michener Museum in New Hope is presenting ''New Hope: Art and the River,'' a roving, robust exhibition of images of the Delaware River and Canal, a highway of imagination for Pennsylvania Impressionists, Abstract Expressionists and Magic Realists....Tags: Lambertville, Libraries and Museums, Bucks County
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When phrases pay: Though explosions light the sky, it's words that drive the action
Special to the TribuneAlthough 4th of July weekend movie audiences have long declared their preference for lots of explosions and special effects, the importance of the written word—recall that a beautifully written and bravely signed document kicked off all the hoopla&#...Tags: George Clooney, Blythe Danner, Sandy Dennis, John Adams, Celeste Holm
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Some see 4th as a religious holiday
Is July 4 a day to celebrate independence—or deliverance? Author Steven Waldman suggests that Americans treat Friday as a holy day of deliverance and reflect on the crusade for religious freedom that distinguishes our nation. "One of the real...Tags: Civil Rights, Thomas Jefferson, Fourth of July, Freedom of Religion, George Washington
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The Declaration of Independence, reloaded
When you've spent as many hours unpacking the text of the nation's founding documents as we have, you start to notice how many concerns that were pressing when the United States was founded remain unresolved today. This is obvious with the U.S....Tags: James Wilson, Lightfoot (York, Virginia), Nature, History, Lightfoot (James City, Virginia)
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Happy Fourth: Here's to the faith of our Founders
Gary Kowalski is author of "Revolutionary Spirits: The Enlightened Faith of America's Founding Fathers." Charles Krauthammer's column will return next week.On Independence Day, Americans celebrate their Founders, memorable because they were centuries ahead of their time. Thomas Jefferson, for instance, foresaw the threat of climate change long before Al Gore. Benjamin Franklin and James Madison were...Tags: Civil Rights, George Washington, Interior Policy, Labor Legislation, Thomas Jefferson
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Constitution delivered Declaration's promises
Independence Day is our leading national holiday. It has no equal or rival in its prominence and popularity. Maybe it should. The Fourth of July commemorates a crucial moment in national history; that decisive point in time in which the Second...Tags: Gouverneur Morris, Public Holidays, History, National Government, John Adams
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History, Including This Newspaper's, Is Messy
History is messy. John Adams thought the 2nd of July was going to be America's big day. That's when the Congress took its cross-the-Rubicon independence vote. July 3 was sticky too, as the Congress went over the wording of the Declaration. That's when...Tags: History, National Government, John Adams, Colin McEnroe, Anglican
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Jefferson's eye was on history in letter to French editor
342-8812Maybe if there had been Feedback in 1787 he would have used that. As it was, Thomas Jefferson found himself greatly vexed by one Parisian mainstream media outlet's portrayal of the events leading up to the Declaration of Independence. So the Founding...Tags: History, Colleges and Universities, National Government, Government, Newspaper and Magazine
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