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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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Bestselling books the week of 3/25/10, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
03/25/2010 05:35 am -
Briefing: Strains in US 'special relationship' with Israel
The 'special relationship' the US and Israel have long enjoyed is being tested again today as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addresses AIPAC, the most powerful Israel lobby in Washington.
03/22/2010 10:04 am -
Bestselling books the week of 3/18/10, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
03/18/2010 05:35 am -
Midwest gets a jump on high-speed rail
Illinois is starting projects such as the renovation of Chicago's Union Station to prepare for the $1.2 billion infusion of federal money for high-speed rail.
03/17/2010 09:24 pm -
Walter Rodgers Beyond Iraq and Afghanistan, does Washington see the lurking threats against America?
Though focused on wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the US must mind other trouble spots.
03/17/2010 01:30 pm -
Decoder Wire Postmasters general, kings of political patronage?
Postmasters general were once powerful figures who were members of the cabinet and often among a president's closest political and personal advisers. What happened?
03/11/2010 12:22 pm -
Bestselling books the week of 3/11/10, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
03/11/2010 04:35 am -
Black Hills
Science fiction and history mingle in this novel about a native American who travels from 1930s Mount Rushmore back into America’s past.
02/20/2010 05:30 am -
Walter Rodgers Obama vs. his enemies
Does President Obama still think he can charm his opponents? To save his presidency, he must take them on.
02/17/2010 04:21 pm -
Presidents Day 2010: facts about a holiday with an identity crisis
Presidents Day 2010 is not observed the same way – or even the same day – in all states. Which presidents get top billing depends on where you live.
02/15/2010 11:25 am -
Opinion Is it Presidents Day or President's Day or Presidents' Day?
In Virginia there is no Presidents' Day. It's legally only George Washington's birthday. How well do you know America's (often bogus) holidays?
02/15/2010 08:44 am -
Opinion Is America still the 'last best hope of earth'?
Our way of doing democracy is full of risk and failure, but Lincoln saw it as the safeguard of free people.
01/26/2010 11:02 am -
The Monitor's View One president to bind them all
A year into his term as the first nonwhite US president, Obama has played down the issue of race relations. Jump-starting the economy is what will best serve Americans of all backgrounds.
01/15/2010 03:34 pm -
Is happiness linked to quality-of-life factors like climate?
A new report finds a close match between individual happiness and objective quality-of-life measures such as climate, air quality, and schools. But others say happiness is more nearly tied to family, friends, and religion.
12/17/2009 06:36 pm -
Best books of 2009: nonfiction
The nonfiction books we liked best in 2009.
12/04/2009 12:00 am -
The Monitor's View What's best on the Thanksgiving menu? Giving, of course.
For many people, the last Thursday of November is one of faith, feasting, family, friends, football, and fun. But it's also a measure of the American character for generosity.
11/25/2009 12:00 am -
Global News Blog The president’s Thanksgiving Day proclamation, 2009
11/18/2009 12:00 am -
Global News Blog China warns Obama on Dalai Lama, invoking Lincoln
China’s opposition to the Dalai Lama – to China, a ‘splittist’ and symbol of feudalism – should resonate with a black president and admirer of Abraham Lincoln, a Foreign Ministry spokesman claimed.
11/13/2009 12:00 am -
John Hughes Why Hillary Clinton babies Indonesia and bullies Pakistan
Indonesia has shown it can develop democracy and confront extremists on its own. Pakistan clearly needs sharp reminders.
11/12/2009 12:00 am -
One year after his election, what has Obama achieved?
Obama got off to a quick start. But almost one year after winning the presidency, his deeds are at risk of paling next to his aspirations.
11/02/2009 12:00 am -
How hope lost its confidence
Mendelssohn's setting of Psalm 42 prompts reflection on how modern 'hope' is tinged with doubt.
10/28/2009 01:00 am -
Opinion Should we even have a Columbus Day?
Though the holiday has been used to teach American ideals, we need to remember that to many native Americans, Columbus symbolizes slavery.
10/09/2009 01:00 am -
This week's Top 8 intriguing job offers
10/01/2009 01:00 am -
Opinion Should blacks get reparations?
The US senate's apology for slavery revives the debate. Compensation seems fair, but complications abound.
07/16/2009 01:00 am -
100 years on, the NAACP notes its accomplishments and challenges
The nation has elected a black man as president, but that hasn't erased deep-seated racism or economic inequalities.
07/11/2009 01:00 am
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