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Washington's birthday is when you say it is.
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:Today is George Washington’s REAL birthday. Right? Well, sort of. Our first president was actually born on Feb. 11, 1732. But in 1752, the American colonies finally switched from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar,...Tags: Maryland, Washington (U.S. state), Baltimore Museum of Art
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Obama vs. McCain: Study in contrasts
The Swampby Mark Silva In their age, experience, race, faith in the power of government and views of a complex world, Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain offer American voters one of the sharpest contrasts in candidates for the presidency in......Tags: John McCain, Health, Politics, Education, State Budgets
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Bush: 'Clear message for Iran' on nukes
The Swampby Mark Silva President Bush and European leaders not only agreed today to enforce United Nations sanctions against Iran for its pursuit of nuclear enrichment, but also affirmed that they are "ready to supplement these sanctions with additional measures''...Tags: Nuclear Weapons, Weaponry, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, United Nations
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Bush's noisy first visit to Monticello
The Swampby Frank James President Bush was heckled today by anti-war and civil-liberties protestors at an Independence Day naturalization ceremony he attended at Thomas Jefferson's old slave-plantation home, Monticello. As the president started his speech...Tags: National Government, United States, Mount Vernon, George W. Bush, Fourth of July
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Is Obama too vain?
The Swampby Frank James Let's agree that anyone who runs for president of the U.S. must, by definition, have an ego that vastly outstrips of that of most other mortals. To see oneself as the potential heir to an office once......Tags: Politics, Elections, Illinois, Dwight David Eisenhower, Barack Obama
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Obama: More 'Messiah' than meat?
The Swampby Jim Tankersley Has Barack Obama become his own campaign message? And if so, is he undermining his campaign? That's the possibility raised by a pair of thought-provoking commentators today, who both, in different ways, question whether the presumptive...Tags: John McCain, Politics, Superman (fictional character), Elections, Barack Obama
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McCain-Obama: Low road to the low road
The Swampby Mark Silva In an email appeal for money last night entitled "the low road,'' Sen. Barack Obama complained to supporters that Republican rival John McCain, who just months ago promised to run a "respectful campaign,'' is on the attack,......Tags: John McCain, Britney Spears, White House, George W. Bush, Paris Hilton
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Lieberman: Obama is no Bill Clinton!
Spin CycleWe have Joe Lieberman's prepared remarks, after the jump. He argues that McCain is a real change agent, as is Palin -- but not Obama. One interesting line: He says Obama has never stood up to his party, in contrast......Tags: John McCain, Democratic Party, Hurricane Gustav (2008), Disasters, Hurricanes
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Constitution Day: Laura Bush's lesson
The Swampby Mark Silva The Constitution is 221 years old today. First Lady Laura Bush, who turned 60 not long ago, spoke to the occasion today in the East Room of the White House. Joined by the director of the National......Tags: History, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Gardens and Parks, Travel
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For Bushes, 'careful' giving this Christmas
The Swampby Frank James First Lady Laura Bush had the media in the residence part of the White House today to show off the holiday decorations, discuss her and President Bush's plans for the holidays, their impending return to Washington......Tags: Trips and Vacations, Services and Shopping, Hanukkah, North Carolina, Politics
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Bush: Iraq war 'a do-over I can't do'
The Swampby Mark Silva President Bush, who has occasionally lamented that he regrets some of the tough talk he uttered in the war on terror - terms such as "dead or alive'' or "bring 'em on'' - also allows that the......Tags: John McCain, Disasters, Hurricanes, U.S. Presidential Transition (2009), History
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Barack Obama's holiday address
The SwampBy John McCormick HONOLULU - President-elect Barack Obama is using his holiday radio address to remember the nation's troops serving overseas and those at home struggling amid a troubled economy. "Many troops are serving their second, third, or even...Tags: Radio, Armed Forces, Delaware River, Barack Obama, Defense
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