Topic: George Washington
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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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A literary road trip through New England
Take a trip through historic New England and visit the homesteads of famous literary figures.
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“We are what we read”: 4 lessons from David McCullough
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Budget battle: Four points of advice from Ike
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Eight low-tech ways to revive broken gadgets
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To save rivers, she helps farmers
Chinese environmental activist Tian Jun found that in order to clean up Chengdu's rivers, she needed to look upstream.
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The Monitor's View: The Battle of Basra
Lessons from this six-day conflict may decide if Iraq is to have a strong government.
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What's in your wallet?
People carry money about, save it, and spend it, but often know almost nothing about it.
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Opinion: Transformational leaders are not always better
They can inspire and unite followers, but effectiveness and ethics can suffer.
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Tales from America's past
A roundup review of four new fictional takes on the 18th and 19th centuries, from the French and Indian War to the trial of Henry Ward Beecher in 1872.
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Wishing you a happy bissextile day
Looking at some of the specialized vocabulary of leap year.
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'Cloning' comes to trees in new preservation push
To keep natural history alive, a New York program tries grafting ancient giants.
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Mount Vernon's checkered past
One woman's story exemplifies the complex history of a national monument.
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Mount Vernon’s checkered past
One woman’s story exemplifies the complex history of one of America’s most beloved monuments.
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Presidential bedfellows
Winter nights are perfect for cuddling up with books about past presidents.
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A Presidents' Day prayer
A Christian Science perspective on daily life.
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