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On this date: Aug. 22
1770: Australia was claimed for the British Crown. 1911: The Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre. 1932: The British Broadcasting Corp. had its first experimental TV broadcast. 1972: The Republican Party renominated Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew in...Tags: Spiro Agnew
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Who could resist eavesdropping on these two?
What happened in the Lincoln sitting room the night before Richard Nixon resigned his presidency? What might have been said in tête-à-tête with Kissinger? With politics in every day's headlines, Writers' Theatre of Glencoe revives its play "Nixon's Nixon"...Tags: Glencoe
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Billionaires' Film Focuses On Debt
Associated PressThe catastrophe looming in the documentary "I.O.U.S.A." isn't romantic like the doomed young love in "Titanic," but billionaires Warren Buffett and Pete Peterson warn it could break many more hearts. The disaster they warn of could be bigger than any we'...Tags: Government, Government Debt, John McCain, Trade Balance, Natural Resources
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Famous scandals in football and politics
Sentinel Staff WriterPolitical Watergate: President Nixon covered up the break-in of the Democratic national headquarters in 1972 to cover the spread (47 1/2 states) over George McGovern. The resulting investigation and scandal led to Nixon's resignation in 1974, along with...Tags: New York Jets, Arlen Specter, Government, Punishment, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Former President Gerald Ford: A model football player
Sentinel Staff WriterToday, the image many Americans have of their 38th president is at odds with the reality. Contrary to Chevy Chase's Saturday Night Live portrayal of him, Gerald R. Ford was not a complete and total klutz. Far from it. None of the occupants of the...Tags: Green Bay Packers, Gerald Ford, Chevy Chase, Government, Parliament
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Top 5 presidential upsets
Forget Super Bowl III for a minute. Here are the biggest upsets in presidential races. 1948: Thomas Dewey vs. Harry Truman The Chicago Daily Tribune headline infamously screamed "Dewey Defeats Truman," but the incumbent Democratic president actually won...Tags: John Quincy Adams, Christianity, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), John F. Kennedy, Harry S Truman
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Executive X's and O's: Some of our top leaders
Football hasn't only become America's game. Over the years, it also has been the game of American presidents — at least during their youth. Five presidents played football in college. Below is a look at each of their football experiences. Dwight...Tags: New York Times, Green Bay Packers, John F. Kennedy, Gerald Ford, Government
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Tricks of the trade
Sentinel Columnist"I am not a crook." — Richard Nixon "I have never authorized, or heard of, or even seen in any way, shape or form any other team's walkthrough." —Bill Belichick In the proud history of the United States of America, there are so many...Tags: New York Jets, University of Chicago, Corporate Crime, Government, United States of America
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Right running mate turns solo show into winning act
Sentinel Staff WriterAt 6 feet 1 and 228 pounds, Fred Taylor looks like the prototypical NFL running back. At 5-7 and 208 pounds, Maurice Jones-Drew looks like, well, a bowling ball. But put together, these running mates make a potent force for the Jacksonville Jaguars. If...Tags: San Francisco 49ers, Joe Perry, Andrew Johnson, Vince Lombardi, Dwight David Eisenhower
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Dionne: Memos shed light on Clintonites' discontent
E. J. Dionne, Jr. is a syndicated columnist based at the Washington PostIt has now been more than two months since Barack Obama secured the Democratic presidential nomination yet here we are, still fascinated with Bill and Hillary Clinton and what they're up to. Why? The latest round of Clinton mania was precipitated by...Tags: Mark Penn, Elections, Washington Post Company, Political Candidates, Bill Clinton
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Woodward tells tale of 'The War Within'
The Swampby Amanda Erickson Famed journalist Bob Woodward, who broke the stories that brought down former president Richard Nixon, strikes again. His latest book on the Bush administration will be released September 8, Politico's Mike Allen reports. Apparently,...Tags: Condoleezza Rice, New York Times, Newspapers, Robert Gates, Washington Post Company
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Pakistan's Musharraf pulls a Nixon
The SwampPakistan's President Pervez Musharraf on Aug. 18, 2008 from a handout photo distributed by the government's Press Information Department. by Frank James It's official. Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf pulled a Richard Nixon, announced his resignation...Tags: Armed Forces, Crisis, New York Times, Newspapers, Pervez Musharraf
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