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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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Reader recommendation: A Teams of Rivals
Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
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Reader recommendation: The First Tycoon
Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
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America Aflame: How the Civil War Created a Nation
On the 150th anniversary of the onset of the US Civil War, a lively, compelling account of its roots.
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Profile: Bill T. Jones, a master of modern dance
After receiving Kennedy Center Honors, Bill T. Jones remembers his long career as a dancer and choreographer, and he discusses his future plans.
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How did conservatism get to be radical?
'Radical,' once used to refer to the political left, is now often used for the political right, too; it's a shift that takes the word back to its roots.
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Mike Huckabee caught claiming Obama grew up in Kenya
Mike Huckabee claimed President Obama grew up in Kenya and therefore has 'very different' views about the world 'than the average American.' The only problem is Obama never grew up in Kenya. Did Huckabee plant the falsity purposely in preparation for 2012? What else did he say?
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For President's Day: A new look at Lincoln and slavery
Did the Great Emancipator always want to end slavery? Or did his thinking evolve on the job?
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Was Ronald Reagan a good president?
Sunday, Feb. 6, will be the centenary of his birth. Looking at the Ronald Reagan presidency from today, can we get any sense of how he rates in history?
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Before 'O': a 19th-century anonymous sensation
Rather more successfully than 'O,' an anonymous 19th-century novel gripped both Washington insiders and the American public.
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State of the Union: Choosing the right words to bring a nation together
Words can harm. Words can heal. The best speeches ever delivered asked not for anything but the better angels of our nature.
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A speech that reaches hearts and minds
A Christian Science perspective.
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John F. Kennedy inaugural address: How good was it?
The John F. Kennedy inaugural address was 50 years ago to the day and is the subject of Google’s Thursday home-page doodle.
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Opinion: Search for renewal after Tucson tragedy: what Palin missed, what Obama got right
The idea that we can overcome our history and our baser instincts is the message great leaders send in times of tragedy and tension. It is the stuff of great speeches, and it is what President Obama gave the nation Wednesday night.
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12 books on America in the face of political violence
These history books remind us that the shooting in Tuscon is not the first time Americans have confronted violence directed at politicians.
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Opinion: Giffords shooting: What the Civil War can teach us about political restraint
The past year in US politics has been full of more alienation and polarization than at any time since 1861, all of it now capped off in the Arizona shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. As in 1861, today's divide has opened up over a single deep question. But this fundamental collision of values doesn't mean violence is inevitable.
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Tax filing: IRS extends deadline to April 18
Tax filing deadline pushed back because of Washington, D.C., holiday.
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Michael Steele: opponents at RNC debate say party 'needs to be fixed'
Michael Steele faces strong opposition in his bid to be reelected as chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC). At a debate Monday, his four opponents accused him of mismanagement.
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Opinion: Can we restore compromise and civility to politics?
Politics used to be the art of the possible. Now it's the art of making pledges that render dealmaking untenable.
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White House Christmas tree ornament collection makes for a patriotic Christmas
White House Christmas tree ornaments: Irene Bechtler found a way to turn her tree into a tribute to US history - one gold-plated ornament at a time.
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Sarah Palin versus Republican 'blue bloods'
Is the establishment GOP ganging up on Sarah Palin? In the ongoing drama that is Palin’s political reality show, score this past week “Blue bloods 3, Palin zip.”
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How Abraham Lincoln was like ... Hillary Clinton?
Historian Douglas R. Egerton, author of "Year of Meteors," talks about Abraham Lincoln and the tumultuous election of 1860.
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Year of Meteors
The 1860 race for the US presidency was a wild tangle of political strategy and skullduggery.
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Opinion: Thanksgiving Day Proclamation from President Obama
He reminds us that Thanksgiving is a time to 'lay aside the troubles and disagreements of the day and bow our heads in humble recognition of the providence bestowed upon our Nation.'
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Obama's "Of Thee I Sing" hits bookstore shelves
Obama's children's book "Of Thee I Sing" celebrates a diverse America.
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