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Inauguration 2013: 10 highlights from previous second-term addresses
Barack Obama will be the 17th American president to deliver two inaugural addresses. Here are 10 highlights from such speeches by previous two-term presidents, including the shortest one ever.
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Golden Globes: 8 book adaptations that won
Book adaptations did very well at this year's Golden Globe awards – one of the US's most prestigious award ceremonies.
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2013 Oscar nominations: 15 films that came from the printed page
The list of Oscar nominations features 15 movies that got their start in the world of words, from Snow White to a Tolstoy classic.
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Golden Globe Awards: The 2012 nominees
Who are the nominees for the prestigious Golden Globes? Check out our list.
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'Lincoln': 6 actors who won Oscars for portraying historical figures
'Lincoln' actor Daniel Day-Lewis is already a frontrunner for this year's Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of the sixteenth president. Here are a few other actors who took home a statuette when they portrayed real people.
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4 great political books you've never heard of
Historians weigh in on the best books about elections that make 2012 look tame.
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13 best 2011 author interviews
A loose young woman in Nazi-era Berlin. A titanic failure of courage on the Titanic. A Supreme Court justice with a thing for hot blondes. An American president's scandalous love child. Book authors answered questions about these earthy topics and many more – from sandwiches to Shakespeare – during Monitor interviews with me this year. Here's a baker's dozen of the memorable things that these authors had to say. Click on the links to read the full interviews.
12/23/2011 08:50 am -
Opinion 5 standards for presidential leadership
When it comes to presidential leadership, how should voters in 2012 judge the Republican candidates and President Obama? The sheer number of books on leadership hint that not even the consultants and gurus can agree on a set of standards. Why not ask a historian, who spends a significant portion of life in the mental company of people who really did turn out to possess the Midas touch of leadership? Here, Prof. Allen C. Guelzo, an authority on Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg College, suggests five leadership standards, personified in such figures as Lincoln, Churchill, and Admiral Nelson.
12/22/2011 01:56 pm -
Origins of America's favorite Christmas carols
An intrepid researcher tracks down the stories behind America's best-loved Christmas carols.
12/22/2011 08:43 am -
Almost President
Why some of the candidates who lost the race for president ultimately had a bigger impact than many of those who won.
12/21/2011 06:05 am -
Newt Gingrich: Challenges ahead, but 'he's still dangerous'
Newt Gingrich is taking flak from his GOP rivals and some conservative commentators on things like Freddie Mac and his ideas about the federal judiciary. But as his fellow debaters have learned, he can be a well-armed and highly-confident opponent.
12/17/2011 03:36 pm -
Walter Rodgers Give the holiday gift with the most staying power
Even the best Christmas gifts lose their luster within a few months. Books have a staying power few gifts can match. I have nothing left from Christmases long past except my childhood books, each still prized. This season, give books. They are our bulwarks against time, ignorance, and barbarity.
12/09/2011 12:32 pm -
In Kansas, a combative Obama tries on his Teddy Roosevelt hat
In the Kansas town where Teddy Roosevelt called for a progressive 'New Nationalism,' Obama delivered a populist appeal fairness through taxes and regulation and an indictment of the GOP agenda as he sees it.
12/06/2011 07:15 pm -
A cornucopia of myths: Five things you thought you knew about Thanksgiving
Since the first Thanksgiving occurred, reportedly in 1621, historians and pop culture have spread a cornucopia of tall tales, half truths, and straight-up lies. But this Thanksgiving, we're thankful for the truth. So before you succumb to the delights of turkey day, allow us separate fact from fiction for you.
11/23/2011 04:31 pm -
Decoder Wire Thanksgiving Day proclamation: Its curious link to 'Mary Had a Little Lamb'
As presidential messages go, the traditional Thanksgiving Day proclamation is richer than most in oddball trivia. Here are some fun facts about its genesis.
11/23/2011 10:06 am -
Chapter & Verse What Bill O'Reilly should have read instead
Here are a few books on Lincoln's assassination that tell the story better than O'Reilly's 'Killing Lincoln.'
11/18/2011 11:04 am -
Opinion Thanksgiving Day Proclamation 2011 from President Obama
In President Obama's Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, he reminds us to 'set aside our daily concerns and give thanks for the providence bestowed upon us,' and 'pause to recount the simple gifts that sustain us, and resolve to pay them forward in the year to come.'
11/17/2011 03:21 pm -
Stir It Up! Green bean casserole
A classic Thanksgiving dish invented by Campbell's Soup in 1955 freed women everywhere.
11/17/2011 12:53 pm -
Chapter & Verse Bill O'Reilly's 'Killing Lincoln' continues to stir controversy
Citing errors, some Lincoln-related historic sites are refusing to carry the book, although O'Reilly accuses critics of nitpicking.
11/16/2011 05:40 pm -
Robert Reich OWS: Protest movement is growing
A combination of police crackdowns and bad weather are testing the young Occupy movement. But rumors of its demise are premature, to say the least.
11/01/2011 11:00 am -
History for the taking? Man pilfers papers signed by presidents, potentates.
A New York man pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to steal historical documents signed by the likes of Washington, Lincoln, Adams, Marie Antoinette, and Napoleon Bonaparte.
10/27/2011 10:11 pm -
Vox News Rick Perry calls debates a 'mistake,' but how can he avoid them?
Former GOP presidential front-runner Rick Perry says his mistake was taking part in the debates. But now that he's fallen back, it could be hard to rebound if he avoids future debates.
10/26/2011 08:10 pm -
Chapter & Verse Bill O'Reilly's "Killing Lincoln" is "Lincoln Lite"
Bill O'Reilly's thriller, "Killing Lincoln," gives us a Lincoln cleansed of all controversy and complexity.
10/25/2011 12:27 pm -
GOP Debate: Does height matter in presidential politics?
Forget tonight's GOP presidential debate. Grab a tape measure and let's see who's going to win the 2012 election.
10/18/2011 06:16 pm -
Tax the rich: Should millionaires really pay more?
The fight over raising levies on the wealthy, a theme of the 'Occupy Wall Street' protests, is about more than money. It's a clash over fundamental American values.
10/15/2011 02:18 pm -
Chapter & Verse Candice Millard talks about "Destiny of the Republic"
Candice Millard calls assassinated US President James Garfield a "very admirable" person whose death was "a real loss to the nation."
10/04/2011 03:38 pm -
Chapter & Verse Bill O'Reilly writes a thriller-style book on the Lincoln assassination
Bill O'Reilly says he focused on Lincoln to show Americans "what true leadership is."
09/30/2011 11:28 am -
The Vote Obama in Denver: Colorado takes shape as key state for 2012
Obama pitched his jobs bill Tuesday to a largely Hispanic audience at a Denver high school. Colorado residents should expect to see lots more of the president in coming months.
09/27/2011 08:54 pm -
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
Candice Millard’s account of President James Garfield’s assassination brings back to roaring life a tragic but irresistible historical period.
09/13/2011 07:05 am -
Obama jobs speech: 'Time to stop the political circus'
In his speech to a joint session of Congress, President Obama proposed a $447 billion "American Jobs Act" to help those 14 million Americans out of work. Can he convince Republicans to vote for it, and will it help his own tough re-election bid?
09/08/2011 10:43 pm
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