From huffingtonpost.com
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In the footsteps of Abraham Lincoln
Many people are comparing Barack Obama to Abraham Lincoln. Is Barck Obama really in the footsteps of Abraham Lincoln? The nation does need an inspirational leader. Share your take on the comparison between Obama and Lincoln.
We like to look back on past presidents and precedents to compare to current leaders. But when you actually know something about the real history, it seldom compares with our pop version.
- Abraham Lincoln to visit Beloit (beloitdailynews.com)
I still like the concept of Retro Campaigns, creating shirts based on old political campaigns from America’s past. Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt and William Henry Harrison receive the treatment this time around. I think that I prefer the more modern poliical characters simply because we all know that Abe and Teddy didn’t use t-shirts to [...]
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From hideyourarms.com
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How would you react if our former President Lincoln liked men? Would you protest in outright resentment or march in a parade rejoicing his sexuality or simply shrug your shoulders in indifference?
With a title like "Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party," it seems rather sacrilegious to imagine him, "America's greatest president," throwing such a bash.
From dailycampus.com
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- If Abraham Lincoln were alive today… (horsesass.org)
On Nov. 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln beat three other candidates in a presidential election divided along geographical lines. By the time Lincoln was inaugurated four months later, seven Southern states had seceded from the union.
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From findingdulcinea.com
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PoemFilter: They exhumed the bones of Lincoln in order to re-inter him elsewhere, and the former president spoke of being tired, tired of the packing and unpacking and packing again. Do you know the poem?
I recall reading many years ago a poem that was written by a witness to the final exhumation of Lincoln's body, which occurred during the process of moving his grave. The author recounts a soliloquy by Lincoln, during which he says that he...
From feedburner.com
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- Lincoln author to sign books (lincolncourier.com)
In "newly discovered journals," historians have found records that American president Abraham Lincoln embarked on an exhibition to hunt and kill the legendary sasquatch. In 1937, Lincoln searched in uncharted areas of the Western United States determined to find the...
From yesbutnobutyes.com
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- Something for Log Cabin Republicans: "Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party... (blogs.courant.com)
- Man v. Food Hits Up Abraham Lincoln’s Hometown (realtelevision.net)
- Justin Long Goes Dramatic for Redford's Abraham Lincoln Flick 'The... (news.google.com)
Something history tends to forget is Lincoln's overall election record was pretty low. He lost six times. His first unsuccessful election was an attempt to make it to the Illinois General Assembly. At an early speech in the campaign a man from another campaign caused trouble, which led to Lincoln picking up the agitator by the seat of his pants and literally throwing him out of the gathering. He eventually placed eighth out of thirteen...
From jalopnik.com
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- Uncovering an Abraham Lincoln not often seen (philly.com)
