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Study up for this quiz on presidential libraries
President George W. Bush’s presidential library, built on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, will host its invitation-only dedication Thursday. Former presidents have long donated their records and documents to libraries built to...
Tags: The Washington Post, Southern Methodist University, Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush
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10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. REVELATIONS ABOUT QUESTIONING OF BOSTON BOMB SUSPECT U.S. officials say Dzokhar Tsarnaev stopped talking after he was read his Miranda rights,...Tags: David Letterman, Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton
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The ex-presidents club
As former President George W. Bush, joined by President Obama and three living former presidents, dedicates his library this week in Dallas, it's important to remember that presidential libraries are relatively new. In 1941, while he was still in office,...Tags: Gerald Ford, Executive Branch, Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, Tuberculosis
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Laura Bush reflects at presidential library: 9/11 is touchstone
DALLAS -- Former First Lady Laura Bush spoke Wednesday during a preview tour of the new George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum at her alma mater, Southern Methodist University in Dallas. President Obama is expected to join the Bushes, George H....
Tags: Jeb Bush, Iraq, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Bill Clinton, White House
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Margaret Thatcher dies at 87; Britain's first female prime minister
LONDON -- Margaret Thatcher, the grocer's daughter who punched through an old-boy political network to become Britain's first female prime minister, stamping her personality indelibly on the nation and pursuing policies that reverberate decades later, has...Tags: European Union, Career and Workplace, Margaret Thatcher, Civil and Public Service, Science
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Torture without excuses
The autopsy gave a spare account of how the 52-year-old man died. He suffered blunt force injuries on his torso and legs, and abrasions on his left wrist indicated he had been tied or shackled down. One of his neck bones was fractured. Death came "as a...
Tags: FBI, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Asa Hutchinson, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Former Florida governor Jeb Bush speaks at Bluefield College
Live Video streaming by Ustream BLUEFIELD, Va. -- Former Florida governor Jeb Bush will speak Tuesday at Bluefield College. Bush is speaking at the school as part of the Shott Lecture Series. Bush’s speech is scheduled to start at 11 a.m....
Tags: Executive Branch, Jeb Bush, Government, Regional Authority, Politics
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First to spot Gorbachev as reformer, Thatcher sped Cold War's end
Margaret Thatcher will be remembered in her homeland as the conservative “Iron Lady” who transformed Britain from a strife-torn welfare state to a market-driven capitalist bastion. But for many of those who endured Soviet communist dictators...
Tags: Government, White House, Political Systems, NATO, Russia
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Margaret Thatcher: Global reactions to passing of 'Iron Lady'
Political leaders past and present reacted Monday to the death of Margaret Thatcher, the former prime minister of Britain, by spotlighting different parts of her global legacy. For some, their careful or brazen words reflected the sharp disagreements...
Tags: Gerry Adams , Government, Barack Obama, Tony Blair, Labour Party (UK)
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Conservatives mourn, praise 'hero' Margaret Thatcher
WASHINGTON -- As news of the death of Margaret Thatcher came in Monday, tributes flowed from conservative leaders across the Capitol, showing the lasting influence the "Iron Lady" on the personal careers of many American lawmakers. “Lady...
Tags: Government, Bill Clinton, Patrick J. Toomey, John Boehner, Ronald Reagan
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The presidential power trap
As Barack Obama prepares to be sworn in for the second time as president of the United States, he faces the stark reality that little of what he hopes to accomplish in a second term will likely come to pass. Mr. Obama occupies an office that many assume...Tags: Trade Agreements, Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, Economic Organization, George W. Bush
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