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Two cheers for the presidency
As America remembers her greatest presidents, it’s worth reflecting on the presidency itself, both to celebrate its glories and to ponder its glitches. Continue Reading
Happy birthday, 20th and 24th Amendments
Today we celebrate the ratification of not one, but two constitutional amendments: the 20th Amendment (ratified Jan. 23, 1933) and the 24th Amendment (ratified Jan. 23, 1964). Here’s what you need to know. Continue Reading
Politics on the web
- Fischer upsets Republican rivals to win Nebraska Senate primary
- Biden attacks Romney tenure as venture capitalist
- Debt-ceiling showdown returns to Washington
- Report: Seamus bio in the works
- Poll: Romney-Christie a loser in N.J.
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More 20th Amendment Stories
- Numbers against Christie as VP pick
- Two landmark dates in civil rights history
- America's [presidents] got talent
- The war that triggered the Civil War
- Newsweek cover put focus back on James Buchanan
More 24th Amendment Stories
- Numbers against Christie as VP pick
- Two landmark dates in civil rights history
- America's [presidents] got talent
- The war that triggered the Civil War
- Newsweek cover put focus back on James Buchanan
