John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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The New Neocon Assault On Obama and Iran
From TPMCafe | June 17, 2009Dwight Eisenhower refused to do it. John F. Kennedy didn't do it. George H.W. Bush didn't do it. Were they betrayers of freedom? The "it... more
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Old Dems and New
From The Corner | June 15, 2009Have you met Phil Neal, the former dean of the University of Chicago Law School? I discuss him in Impromptus today. He is a reader, and came... more
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Piece of a tragic puzzle
| June 14, 2009
From Los Angeles TimesOn June 9, the front page of this newspaper carried a photograph of a red, white and blue object floating, like some sort of gaily colored... more
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A look into the world of Peace Corps volunteers
“And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.” Anybody remember... more
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El Al’s 3-day sale on Israel flights begins tomorrow
If you’re thinking about a trip to Israel this fall, get up and at ‘em tomorrow morning to flight-shop, as El Al is offering a... more
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'Nine Games That Went Too Far' Doesn't Go Very Far Itself [Violent...
From Kotaku | June 6, 2009Surprise, surprise. Of nine "games that went too far" named on a network news website, which is the only one gamers have actually, you know... more
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Jack Henning dies at 93; California labor leader
June 5, 2009 From Los Angeles TimesJack Henning, a pioneering leader of California's labor movement who served under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, has died... more
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Obama's 'honeymoon' continues: 65 pct
From The Swamp | May 29, 2009by Mark Silva Four months in, President Barack Obama's public approval rating is holding fairly steady, at close to two-thirds. And he... more
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David Herbert Donald, RIP
From The Corner | May 19, 2009The biographer of America's first Republican president is dead. He begins Lincoln, his best-known book, by reporting a quote JFK once made... more
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Robert Kuttner: Profiles in Financial Courage
From Huffington Post | May 18, 2009The JFK Presidential Library gives a Profile in Courage Award to public officials who took a stand that took a lot of integrity and nerve... more
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All along the old watchtowers
| May 17, 2009 From Los Angeles TimesFor almost 30 years, desperate East Germans tried to drive through it, tunnel under it and fly over it. More than 136 died in the attempt... more
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Mark Joseph: Mat Kearney & The Future of Rock
From Huffington Post | May 12, 2009Some Americans remember where they were when President Kennedy was shot, while others remember the first time they saw the Beatles. I remember... more
