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A grand American tradition: The smear
The Swamp(A perspective piece in the Chicago Tribune) By Charles M. Madigan We now have a new thing in presidential campaigning, the anticipatory smear defuser. It's a simple thought: Before your enemies get any traction, embrace the slander, spread it around........Tags: Prosecution, Alexander Hamilton, Elections, John Adams, Health and Safety at School
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A grand American tradition: The smear
++++++++++++++++++++ || || || ++++++++++++++++++++ We now have a new thing in presidential campaigning, the anticipatory smear defuser. It's a simple thought: Before your enemies get any traction, embrace the slander, spread it around on your own terms...Tags: Prosecution, Alexander Hamilton, Elections, John Adams, Government
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Frequent fliers
Associated PressIn 1833, President Andrew Jackson was a steamboat passenger when a lieutenant he had once fired asked him if he was, in fact, President Jackson. Jackson allowed as how he was, and was greeted with a punch in the nose. Early presidents traveled...Tags: Zachary Taylor, Private Health Care, George H.W. Bush, James Monroe, Harry S Truman
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Multiple choice
1Who was the only president born on the 4th of July? A. Zachary Taylor B. Calvin Coolidge C. Ulysses S. Grant D. James Madison 2Who was the tallest president? A. Abraham Lincoln B. Thomas Jefferson C. George Washington D. William Henry Harrison...Tags: Grover Cleveland, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams, Millard Fillmore
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NYC museum offers 200 years of campaign history
Associated Press WriterIf there yet be any citizens feeling politically shortchanged by this year's presidential campaign, they might find fulfillment in a New York museum exhibit that dramatically traces the 200-year history of this uniquely American ritual, from George...Tags: George Washington, Grover Cleveland, John McCain, John Quincy Adams, Millard Fillmore
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Is this man Obama's answer to McCain?
Washington BureauWASHINGTON — The Marines, in full dress uniform, perform their summer drills in silence, flipping their rifles in near-perfect precision in front of the Iwo Jima memorial, illuminated by the glow of sunset. One man, the guest of honor, stands...Tags: George Bush, John McCain, Samuel L Jackson, Jim Webb, The White House
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Grey matters: Age as a factor in the election
In this most unusual presidential campaign, like it or not, voters have had to deal with the issues of race and gender. Now comes the issue of age. Sen. John McCain, if elected at age 72, would become the oldest person (and the first known cancer...Tags: Gerald Ford, John McCain, Charles de Gaulle, Martin Luther King Jr., Zachary Taylor
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06/18: Deaths in Central Florida
BREVARD JOAN C. "JENNIE" DELROSE, 87, Melbourne, died Monday. Brownlie-Maxwell Funeral Home, Melbourne. MARIE S. HILL, 86, Melbourne, died Tuesday. Brownlie-Maxwell Funeral Home, Melbourne. RAYMOND HARDTLA HOCK, 91, Melbourne, died Tuesday. Brownlie-...Tags: Melbourne, Conway, Winter Garden, Death and Dying, Rivers
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NYC museum offers 200 years of campaign history
If you thought you were getting tired of the endless loop of presidential campaigning that you've been subjected to the past months, consider this: Presidential politics go back 200 years or so, and if you ever windered what a dress worn by one of the...Tags: Grover Cleveland, John Quincy Adams, The White House, Lawyers, Elections
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'Portrait Of A Garden'
The Coventry Garden Club will host a tour of nine gardens in Coventry June 29 from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The gardens included are identified as "Majestic Victorian," "Garden by the Lakeside," "Asian Accents," "Beds and Borders," "Lawn Begone," "Award-...Tags: Harkness Memorial State Park, Coventry, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Wethersfield, Tourism and Leisure
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Jun 29, 2008
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Jun 23, 2008
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Jun 22, 2008
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Jun 21, 2008
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Jun 18, 2008
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