What the master politician of 1862 can teach the presidential hopefuls of 2012
A.L. Confidential
To really understand Abraham Lincoln, you’ve got to know what he hid in his desk
Lincoln Portraits: From Frontier Lawyer to War President
Abraham Lincoln’s angular features, beard and signature top hat gave the 16th president quite a distinctive look. From the daguerreotype that’s the earliest-known photograph of Abraham Lincoln, taken circa 1846-1847, to the
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Stocks Fade, Extending a Weeklong Slump
A weak showing in home sales and more disappointing earnings reports are sending stocks lower on Wall Street, extending a weeklong slide.
Woman Faked Ku Klux Klan Attack, Police Say
A Louisiana woman who claimed she was set on fire in a racially motivated attack on Sunday night is believed to have fabricated her story, according to local police.
BattlelandAuthor Q&A
“A More Hopeful Future for North Korea”?
North Korea remains a bleak place, and Melanie Kirkpatrick’s new book, Escape from North Korea: The Untold Story of Asia’s Underground Railroad, helps explain why. A nuclear-armed family communist dictatorship – who knew the …
Dear Ann Coulter: Special Olympian Pens Open Letter to Pundit over Use of R-Word
Ann Coulter says outrageous things for a living, and she isn’t known for conceding anything when her commentary crosses the line into the offensive.
Afghan Dawn
U.S., allied and Afghan troops greet the new day as they prepare to conduct “village stability operations” in Farah province’s Khak-E-Safed village on Oct. 20.
BattlelandWar Story
“Three Minutes Out”
Army Major Nathan Strohm, a logistician, has deployed four times in support of the global war on terror: to Uzbekistan for most of 2003, to Iraq for most of 2005, and twice to Afghanistan – first from February 2007 to April …
Are Energy Drinks Fatally Caffeinated?
One family is suing an energy drink maker after a 14-year old died soon after consuming the caffeinated beverages.
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Marksmanship, NoKo Style
A South Korean newspaper reports Thursday that the Pyongyang government executed several North Korean senior officers by firing squad earlier this year for “drinking liquor during the mourning period [following the death of leader Kim Jong-il] or being involved in sex scandals.”
Note that “or.” Apparently, alcohol and adultery …
Ballot Initiative of the Day: Will Maryland Veto Its Own DREAM Act?
On November 6, Maryland’s ballot will ask voters whether they support a law passed last year that would give undocumented immigrants access to in-state college tuition if they meet certain requirements, including if they attended high school and if their parents paid state taxes.
How Facebook Got Its Groove Back
Five months after going public in one of the most controversial IPOs in U.S. history, social networking titan Facebook finally delivered some good news on Tuesday, reporting earnings results that impressed Wall Street.