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Racist Newspaper Vs. Lincoln
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The New York World spread rumors of a mixed-race orgy to slander the president in 1864....
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Follow the Leader
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How liberals fell in love with the imperial presidency (again).
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‘I, Barack Obama’
In Newsweek, Evan Thomas asks: For his second inauguration, can the president still reassure and inspire? MORE
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150 Years of Freedom
On Jan. 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. Harold Holzer on Lincoln’s actions on that fateful day. MORE
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Lincoln, Primitive Communicator?
The Great Communicator was often reluctant to speak, but historian Douglas Wilson says he can teach modern politicians a lot. MORE
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Was Mrs. Lincoln Bipolar?
Or was she just lonely? Sally Field talks to Ramin Setoodeh about how she interpreted Mary for ‘Lincoln.’ MORE
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Obligatory "Lincoln" Post
"Lincoln" is great, but there's really no parable for today in it. MORE
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Nine Celebrity Impersonators
From Anthony Hopkins to Bill Murray, the stars playing other famous faces in soon-to-be-released biopics. MORE
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'Lincoln' Fact Check
Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer, a consultant on the movie, says in the end it’s not the details that matter. MORE
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GOP: Bring Back Honest Abe
It’s time for Republicans to finally embrace the healthy role that Americans want government to play, writes Joel Kotkin. MORE
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Presidential Turkey Pardons
As Obama prepares to spare Cobbler and Gobbler, The Daily Beast looks back at the Thanksgiving tradition. MORE
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Ultimate Lincoln Reading List
Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’ is a very literary affair. From ‘Team of Rivals’ to Gore Vidal’s novel, here are the best books on our 16th president. MORE
