Topic: Thirteenth Amendment
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The Monitor's View: Look to Lincoln to solve 'fiscal cliff'
As the Spielberg movie 'Lincoln' and many books about Abraham Lincoln reveal, solving difficult standoffs in Washington takes more than savvy politics and horse-trading. Lincoln had to first turn to deeper ideals that then helped him win allies.
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Daniel Day-Lewis plays our sixteenth president in 'Lincoln' (+video)
'Lincoln' could be more daring but shines a light on the backroom shenanigans that went into abolishing slavery.
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Chapter & Verse
CBS will air a sneak peek at Steven Spielberg's new biopic 'Lincoln''Lincoln' is loosely based on Doris Kearns Goodwin's 2005 biography 'Team of Rivals.'
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IRS report: Don't try these top 5 tax-dodging schemes
You think you've got a novel way to avoid taxes this year? The IRS is not amused.
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Opinion: Can Obama force you to buy health insurance?
Nothing in the Constitution allows the individual mandate he proposes.
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Opinion: Lincoln's love for the law
I hope my students will follow his admonition: Be a lawyer only if you can be honest.
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