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'W' a prime candidate for Oliver Stone
Special to NewsdayFor the first 113 of the 232 years that a United States of America has existed, there wasn't anything called cinema. So movies about Washington, Lincoln or the peccadilloes of Grover Cleveland weren't really an option -- not, at least, while the men...Tags: Ellen Burstyn, Government, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, George Bush, Karl Rove
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Average president
Many presidential candidates try to convince the public that they're "just plain folks," common like the most common man, a true representative of the average American. It stretches back as far as the election of 1840, when the very wealthy William...Tags: Government, John Quincy Adams, George Bush, Heads of State, National Government
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Phillies in the postseason
1915 WORLD SERIES Boston Red Sox 4, Phillies 1 The Phillies prevent an all-Boston World Series by winning their first NL pennant by seven games over the Boston Braves behind Gavvy Cravath (.285 batting average, 24 homers, 115 RBIs) and Grover...Tags: Philadelphia Phillies, Pete Rose, Houston Astros, Mike Schmidt, Colorado Rockies
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Viewpoint: What Labor Day could have meant
It's a good time to be a working stiff. Last week in Denver, the Democrats made their pitch to the folks whose collars are blue. This week, the Republicans make their appeal from Minneapolis/Saint Paul. And between these two political circuses comes Labor...Tags: Woody Guthrie, Parties and Movements, Samuel Gompers, Folk Music, Government
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On this day in history
On Sept. 9, 1776, the Second Continental Congress made the term "United States" official, replacing "United Colonies." In 1830 Charles Durant flew a balloon from New York across the Hudson River to Perth Amboy, N.J. In 1850 California became the 31st...Tags: Injuries, Colorado Rockies, Government, Burgess Meredith, The White House
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GOP-hosting Twin Cities is heavy on political history
Associated PressHosting a Republican National Convention is old hat to Minnesota. Really, really old. Across the Mississippi River from present-day Minneapolis skyscrapers once stood an exhibition hall where Republicans nominated Benjamin Harrison for a second term...Tags: Benjamin Harrison, Mitchell College, John Kerry, Government, Executive Branch
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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: Roman Catholic, Benjamin Harrison, George H.W. Bush, Super Bowl, Christianity
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Adlai Stevenson house to reopen as non-partisan think tank
Special to the Chicago TribuneMore than three decades after it was donated to the Lake County Forest Preserve District, the historic Libertyville-area home of former Illinois Governor and renowned statesman Adlai Stevenson II has been restored to its former glory as the new...Tags: Adlai Stevenson, Family, Jesse Jackson, Government, Political Candidates
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Cubs starters to start carrying heavier load
Tribune staff reporterWith bullpen closer Kerry Wood missing until at least the middle of next week, the Cubs' pitching staff is paying the price as manager Lou Piniella tries to save his bullpen. This week, Piniella allowed Carlos Zambrano to throw 125 pitches in one start,...Tags: Kerry Wood, Chicago Cubs, Felix Pie, Florida Marlins, Jeff Samardzija
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Presidential portraits
As we move toward the election of a new president this fall, Perspective offers a periodic look at our presidents—from Washington to Bush—and how they shaped our nation. Jan. 30, 1882-April 12, 1945 State: New York Religion: Episcopal...Tags: Defense, Harry S Truman, John Nance, Government, Roosevelt
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Setting The Table For The President
Courant Food EditorWith the Republican and Democratic conventions scheduled for late summer and the election still four months away, is anyone thinking about the pomp and circumstance of the Inauguration Day ceremonies in January? Barry Landau, a presidential historian, is...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Government, Political Candidates, The White House, Food and Dining Culture
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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: Government, Political Candidates, The White House, Andrew Jackson, John F. Kennedy
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