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10 Score Later, America Still Loves Lincoln

Posted May 19, 08 4:36 PM CDT in US,  Politics,  Arts & Living 

(Newser) – Honest Abe may be gone, but an industry of books, debates, and a Spielberg biopic are all alive and well. With Abraham Lincoln's bicentennial coming next year, all three White House hopefuls have invoked his name, and the US Mint is issuing pennies to honor states where he lived. "He changed America's views through his verbiage and thoughts," one expert said.

Seventeen states have set up bicentennial commissions, and publishers are issuing a spate of books on Lincoln's life. Experts on black history are prepping too, because the celebration falls on the 160th anniversary of Harriet Tubman's 1849 race to freedom. The bicentennial isn't just an excuse to "have a birthday cake and say happy birthday," said one expert.

Source Newsweek

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Don't let the cold weather in Springfield fool you; Lincoln is hot.   (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
An actor portraying Abraham Lincoln shows off a newly re-designed five dollar bill in March at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield, Ill.   (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
Books about Lincoln's life, his letters and his speeches are flying off the presses in time for the 16th president's bicentennial in February, 2009.   (AP Photo/University of Rochester, Richard Baker)
Abe Lincoln is one of America's most revered leaders, and current politicians strive to associate themselves with his legacy.   (AP Photo/Alexander Gardner)
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