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Lincoln letter from 1864 fetches $3.4 million A rare Lincoln manuscript sold for $3.4 million on Thursday at Sotheby's auction house. The 1864 letter in which Abraham Lincoln replies to the abolitionist pleas of 195 young boys and girls was bought by a private American collector over the phone. Home > Rss Directory > General > CNN |
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Carl Icahn's letter to Roy Bostock Carl Icahn released his letter to the Yahoo board on Thursday. Here is the full text of that letter:Carl C. IcahnICAHN CAPITAL LP767 Fifth Avenue, 47th FloorNew York, NY 10153 Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Lessons from Lincoln's Inaugural The Hotline interviews Ronald C. White, Jr., author of Lincoln's Greatest Speech and the forthcoming A. Lincoln: A Biography, about what instruction President-elect Obama could take from President Lincoln in writing his inaugural speech.Advises White: "Some of the instruction Obama h Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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'Chihuahua' fetches $17.5M, remains top movie dog
(AP) AP - An adorable talking dog remained just the sort of escapist movie hero audiences wanted after a week of awful economic news. Disney's family comedy "Beverly Hills Chihuahua," with Drew Barrymore providing the voice of the pooch, was the No. 1 flick for the second-straight weekend with $17.5 m Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Lincoln and Douglas Newt Gingrich reviews Allen Guelzo's Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates That Defined America noting that "it is useful to revisit the past with the aim of finding insights for the present." This caught my eye: "Given our contemporary obsession with the political role of YouTube, 24- Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Letter writers to Pelosi have given Democrats nearly $24 million ... - Boston Globe Boston GlobeLetter writers to Pelosi have given Democrats nearly $24 million ...Boston Globe - 7 hours agoThe 20 Hillary Clinton supporters who sent House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a letter telling her to keep hands off the superdelegate fight warned ominously that t Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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In a Letter to His Kids, Wired's Founding Editor Recalls the Dawn of the Digital Revolution Dear Orson and Zoe, Fifteen years ago, when your mom and I started Wired, you weren't even born. And now look at you — you guys were playing Go Fish with the original crew at the magazine's 15th anniversary party. Back in 1993, we had only the slightest glimmer of what the Intern Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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In a Letter to His Kids, Wired's Founding Editor Recalls the Dawn of the Digital Revolution Dear Orson and Zoe, Fifteen years ago, when your mom and I started Wired, you weren't even born. And now look at you — you guys were playing Go Fish with the original crew at the magazine's 15th anniversary party. Back in 1993, we had only the slightest glimmer of what the Intern Home > Rss Directory > Business > Wired News |
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In a Letter to His Kids, Wired's Founding Editor Recalls the Dawn of the Digital Revolution Dear Orson and Zoe, Fifteen years ago, when your mom and I started Wired, you weren't even born. And now look at you — you guys were playing Go Fish with the original crew at the magazine's 15th anniversary party. Back in 1993, we had only the slightest glimmer of what the Intern Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Lincoln President-Elect Just published: Lincoln President-Elect: Abraham Lincoln and the Great Secession Winter 1860-1861 by Harold Holzer. "Abraham Lincoln first demonstrated his determination and leadership in the Great Secession Winter -- the four months between his election in November 1860 and his Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Icahn fires off scathing letter to Yahoo directors Carl Icahn has put in writing the wrath he expressed to a newspaper Tuesday regarding unsealed court documents that allege Yahoo leaders failed to protect shareholders' best interests by actively trying to sabotage Microsoft's acquisition bid. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Just Like Lincoln USA Today notes another Lincoln parallel as President-elect Obama prepares to meet with Sen. John McCain today: "Early in his tenure, after the outbreak of the Civil War, Lincoln met with one of the men he defeated in the 1860 general election, Stephen Douglas." Newsweek has much more Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Not Yet Like Lincoln Even though President-elect Obama was seen with a copy of Fred Kaplan's book, Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer, the author tells Politico that Obama is no Lincoln -- at least not yet.Said Kaplan: "It's possible that he may create something that future generations see as equal to Getty Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Edinburgh's first car registration plate fetches £400,000 at auction Edinburgh's first car number plate, registration S1, fetches almost £400,000 at auction. Home > Rss Directory > General > BBC |
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Photos: Lincoln MKS CNET Car Tech posts photos of the Lincoln MKS from the 2008 New York auto show. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > CNET |
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Clinton Accepts Offer of Lincoln-Douglas Debate Sen. Hillary Clinton accepted a Montana newspaper publisher's "invitation to participate in a Lincoln-Douglas debate in Missoula, while her Democratic presidential rival Barack Obama's campaign said it was evaluating the offer," the Billings Gazette reports."Lincoln-Douglas debates d Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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McCain Planned Lincoln-Douglas Debates in 2000 From The Best of Times by Haynes Johnson: "Before the election year began, McCain and his fellow Vietnam War hero, Democratic War Hero Bob Kerrey, told me in seperate interviews that they had made a private pact. If they won their party's 2000 nomination, they would fulfill the promise t Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Obama Will Use Lincoln Bible President-elect Obama will take the oath of office using the same Bible upon which President Lincoln was sworn in at his first inauguration, according to the Inaugural Committee. Though there is no constitutional requirement for the use of a Bible during the swearing-in, Presidents have Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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What a nasty letter for a $16.96 debt!
(AP) AP - A collection agency tried to collect a $16.96 debt with an letter that addressed its recipient with a four-letter word for excrement. "Dear S---," began the letter attempting to collect from an old record club membership. The word was spelled out in the letter, which arrived in an envelope addr Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Yahoo letter to shareholders slams Microsoft, Icahn Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang and Chairman Roy Bostock on Thursday sent a letter to shareholders that slams Microsoft and investor Carl Icahn, who want Yahoo to sell part or all of the company to Microsoft."Your Board of Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |