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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.
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During the [[American Civil War]], Lincoln used the war powers of the presidency to issue the [[Emancipation Proclamation]], which declared "all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion...
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As he wrapped up a two-day, seven-city book tour with a rally at the Florida retirement community The Villages today, Glenn Beck wrote an open letter on GlennBeck.com.
Beck writes that he is "meeting with some of the best minds in the country that believe in limited government, maximum freedom and the values of our Founders." What they come up with will be put into a new book called "The Plan."
Then, on August 28, 2010, Beck will unveil...
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From mediabistro.com
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Today is the 146th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. The speech given by Abraham Lincoln on November 19th, 1863 is one of the most famous speeches in American history. Four and a half months after...read more
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From nowpublic.com
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Abraham Lincoln has fascinated people ever since his presidency, and is one of the most visually recognizable presidents in U.S. history. In a new book (written by family members of HuffPost Books Intern Jessie Kunhardt, as blogged about a few weeks ago) called "Lincoln, Life-Size," Lincoln's face is examined in great detail as famous and little-known photographs are blown up to the actual size of his face.
Co-author Philip B. Kunhardt III...
From huffingtonpost.com
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- Abraham Lincoln Delivers Gettysburg Address (thefreedictionary.com)
- I met Abraham Lincoln – and here's the proof (story.chicagochronicle.com)
- Abraham Lincoln letter up for sale (belfasttelegraph.co.uk)
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Our top picks from the day's hottest searches. Johnny Depp (Searches increased by 1,057%). It's official. People magazine has decreed the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star the sexiest guy on the planet. Abraham Lincoln biography (+317%). On this day back in 1863, the 16th president delivered the immortal words of the Gettysburg Address. Eggo shortage (+283%). Remain calm. But the frightening prospect of an Eggo-less breakfast...
From buzzlog.buzz.yahoo.com
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- Abraham Lincoln statue plans 'on hold' in Gettysburg (news.google.com)
- Abraham Lincoln’s Overcoat To Be On Display In The Ford's Theatre Lobby 11/12 (broadwayworld.com)
- Abraham Lincoln, Part III: On Tom Perriello and the Youth Vote (cvilleblogs.com)
President's acknowledgement of a meeting with an eight-year-old boy could fetch £36,000 The lesson of history for any small child is that if you are lucky enough to be presented to the future president of the US, then make sure you have evidence of the encounter before bragging about it to your classmates.George Patten, aged eight, discovered the bitter truth of that maxim in 1860 after he boasted at school about having met Abraham Lincoln...
From guardian.co.uk
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- Honduras' Manuel Zelaya to Obama: You're not an heir to Abraham Lincoln (freerepublic.com)
- If Abraham Lincoln were alive today… (horsesass.org)
The metadata below describe the original scanning. Follow the "All Files: HTTP" link in the "View the book" box to the left to find XML files that contain more metadata about the original images and the derived formats (OCR results, PDF etc.)....This item belongs to: texts/americana.This item has files of the following types: Abbyy GZ, Animated GIF, DjVu, DjVuTXT, Djvu XML, Flippy ZIP, Metadata, Raw Cornell Book Zip, Scandata, Single Page...
From archive.org
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- Abraham Lincoln : the first American (archive.org)
- Abraham Lincoln; a tribute (archive.org)
