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A real-life adventurer
ReutersListening to novelist and political commentator Mark Helprin recount his life is a bit like listening to Forrest Gump — an eloquent, New York-born Forrest Gump. Helprin is hardly slow-witted, but like the titular hero of the Oscar-winning 1994...Tags: Arts and Culture, Ellis Island, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), The New York Times, Culture
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Losing with grace; winning with deceit
One guy was among the greatest losers in the history of politics, the other, one of the biggest winners in all of sports. They were unalike men who shared little except recent headlines. But there was, in that brief juxtaposition, an object lesson for...
Tags: Elections, Philosophy, Lance Armstrong, Unrest, Conflicts and War, The Washington Post
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Better to lose with grace
Miami Herald columnistOne guy was among the greatest losers in the history of politics, the other, one of the biggest winners in all of sports. They were unalike men who shared little except recent headlines. But there was, in that brief juxtaposition, an object lesson...Tags: Periodicals, Elections, Philosophy, Lance Armstrong, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Hopeful signs of reconciliation in hyper-partisan times
There have been a number of hopeful signs recently regarding the public's recognition of the value of reaching beyond partisan disagreement ("Nostalgia for the age of statesmen," Oct. 23). One comes from "the greatest generation," the other from a college...Tags: Elections, Education, Unrest, Conflicts and War, The Washington Post, U.S. Senate
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Goodbye, McGovern
Associated PressGeorge McGovern made history with his loss of the 1972 presidential election in a historic landslide, but he was praised Friday for galvanizing the Democratic party’s liberal wing and inspiring a new generation to take up his causes. At his...Tags: Tom Daschle, Elections, Bill Walsh, John Kerry, Human Interest
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Notebook: How has SD fared under Obama?
Based on historical trends and recent polling, there seems little chance that a majority of South Dakota voters will mark their ballots this year for the re-election of President Barack Obama. The deeper question is how South Dakota has fared during the...Tags: Arts and Culture, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Political Candidates, Jimmy Carter
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McGovern's death brings nostalgia for the age of statesmen
Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman, a Republican, spoke at Johns Hopkins University last week. He mostly avoided partisan politics, instead focusing on the roles of China and technology in determining America's future. However, he did address his failed...
Tags: Judges, Elections, Business Enterprises, Mitt Romney, George H.W. Bush
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Halloween mask sales predict Obama win 60-40
Polls may show a hotly contested presidential election. But sales of Halloween masks of the candidates are already calling the race. President Obama masks have been outselling those of his Republican challenger Mitt Romney by a 60% to 40% margin,...
Tags: Halloween, Elections, 2012 U.S. Presidential Election, John Kerry, U.S. Elections
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McGovern dies
EDITOR’S NOTE — Walter R. Mears, who reported on government and politics for The Associated Press in Washington for 40 years, covered George McGovern in the Senate and in his 1972 presidential campaign. By WALTER MEARS CHAPEL HILL, N.C....Tags: Elections, Vietnam, Labor Day, Unrest, Conflicts and War, The Washington Post
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Former SD Sen. and 1972 Presidential candidate George McGovern dies
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — George McGovern once joked that he had wanted to run for president in the worst way — and that he had done so. It was a campaign in 1972 dishonored by Watergate, a scandal that fully unfurled too late to knock...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Political Candidates, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Social Sciences, Pilsen
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McGovern's legacy spans generations
The accomplishments of South Dakota's George McGovern cannot be overstated. Known nationally for his failed 1972 presidential campaign against Richard Nixon, McGovern had a long and storied career representing South Dakota from 1956 through 1981, in...Tags: Elections, Unrest, Conflicts and War, United Nations, Bill Clinton, International Military Interventions
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Friends from Arlen Specter's Kansas hometown reflect on his life
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsVelma Beeman says she got the call while in church. "It was expected, because I had been forewarned by one of his friends that he was having a bad time," Beeman says. Former U.S. Arlen Spector was her classmate and high school friend. He died Sunday at...Tags: Arlen Specter, Elections, Politics
Oct 24, 2012
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Oct 28, 2012
|Column| South Bend Tribune
Oct 27, 2012
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Oct 27, 2012
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Oct 26, 2012
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Oct 26, 2012
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Oct 22, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Oct 23, 2012
|Column| WXIN-LTV
Oct 21, 2012
|Story| Aberdeen News
Oct 21, 2012
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Oct 17, 2012
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Oct 14, 2012
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