Topic: Thucydides
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Opinion: It's almost Nov. 6. Do you know what books Obama and Romney have been reading?
John F. Kennedy, Harry S. Truman, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson – many of America's presidents were avid readers, and that informed their decisions. It gave them critical perspective. Americans should be curious about the reading habits of President Obama and Mitt Romney.
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Backchannels Joe Scarborough implies General Dempsey unfit to lead joint chiefs
The morning talk-show host says Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey's comments that Iran is a rational actor should be a firing offense.
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Twitter hits Library of Congress: Would Founding Fathers tweet?
The Library of Congress plan to archive all communication on Twitter has us wondering how history would sound if Twitter had been around in 1776.
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Joe the Plumber is back (and he still can't stand McCain -- or Palin)
Joe the Plumber says he no longer likes Sarah Palin because she supports John McCain.
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The Strong Horse
A journalist argues that inter-Arab conflict is the central crisis of the Middle East.
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Opinion: Somalia's piracy problem is everyone's problem
'Arrghh matey' isn't so funny when you know what's at stake.
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Not quite the end of 'history'
The presidential race shows history to be both the deeds and the writing about them.
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Monitor picks
Five things we think you'll really like, from culture made affordable to a day with 'Miss Pettigrew' to a collection of films by Billy Wilder.
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