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NEWS ABOUT: founding fathers

founding fathers stories: 8 news summaries
OPINION

 It's Un-American to 
 Pledge Allegiance 
 to the Flag 

We aren't medieval subjects serving feudal lords and kings

Nov 17, 09 12:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Americans everywhere ought to applaud 10-year-old Will Phillips, who told his teacher to "go jump off a bridge" after doing what we all should do: criticizing the Pledge of Allegiance. Phillips argued that because gay marriage isn’t legal, there isn’t “liberty and justice for all”—... More »

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republic • Pledge of Allegiance • Thomas Jefferson • founding fathers

 Washington Was Good 
 With a Buck, Accounts Show 

Long-ignored financial records a 'treasure trove,' historians say

Oct 12, 09 9:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fitting enough for the guy who ended up on the dollar bill, George Washington seems to have tracked every buck that crossed his path. The first president not only left scores of diaries and letters reflecting his views, but also assiduously documented his financial transactions. The result? A treasure trove... More »

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Mount Vernon • George Washington • founding fathers • historic preservation • American history

Obama Skirts Accountability With Policy Czars: Hutchison

Rules are being bent to expand executive power, senator writes

Sep 13, 09 2:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration is using its many policy “czars” to skirt the accountability and transparency established by the founding fathers, writes Kay Bailey Hutchison in the Washington Post. The administration has an “unprecedented” 32 czar positions, and “unfortunately,” the senator from Texas writes, “virtually... More »

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Senate • czar • Kay Bailey Hutchison • transparency • separation of powers • President Obama • founding fathers • Van Jones

ANALYSIS

Kennedy Legacy Testament to Power of Compromise

US political system 'rewards negotiators'

Aug 28, 09 1:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - The political agenda outlined in Ted Kennedy’s speech at the 1980 Democratic convention was radical: Kennedy called for a policy of full employment, government intervention to “reindustrialize” American cities, and universal health care. Having lost the Democratic nomination, “his liberalism was unbound," writes David Brooks for... More »

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Democrats • Ted Kennedy • centrist • liberal • David Brooks • founding fathers

INDEPENDENCE DAY

 Founding Fathers 
 That Time Forgot 

And 4 others history has forgotten

Jul 4, 09 4:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fifty-six men signed the Declaration of Independence, but we only remember a few of the Founding Fathers. Mental Floss shines a light on a few of the lesser-knowns:
  • George Read: the only statesman to oppose the Declaration of Independence. Admitted to the Philadelphia Bar at age 19, Read thought
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United States • colonialism • founding fathers • Independence Day

GLOSSIES

 American Dream 
 Dies in Our Wallet 

Lust for fame and fortune have hijacked the nation's true promise

Mar 8, 09 7:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - To the dreary lexical suite that defines our times—greed, foreclosure, stimulus and debt—we must add humility, David Kamp writes in Vanity Fair. Our gluttonous pursuits and ridicule of middle-class life has landed us in the grip of a recession and twisted the shape of the American Dream, he... More »

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work • middle class • recession • American dream • founding fathers

OPINION

 America Is Now Truly the Land of Lincoln: Durbin

Obama's election makes the dream of the Founding Fathers more real than ever

Jan 20, 09 8:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Abraham Lincoln's dream of extending the liberty set out by the Founding Fathers to all Americans comes one step closer to reality with Barack Obama's inauguration today, Sen. Dick Durbin writes in the Hill. Obama's election represents a “new summit” in America's long struggle to be "one nation,... More »

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Barack Obama • Abraham Lincoln • Dick Durbin • inauguration • President Obama • Inauguration Day • founding fathers

BOOK REVIEW

History Often Forgets About This Adams

And it's a shame: Sam, cousin of John, helped shape our revolution

Nov 26, 08 4:22 PM CST
(Newser) - When people think of Samuel Adams these days, the beer, and not the Revolutionary War hero, may come to mind first. But a new book from Ira Stoll—Samuel Adams: A Life—makes the case for bringing the cousin of John Adams out of "the attic of history."... More »

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history • book reviews • Samuel Adams • Revolutionary War • founding fathers

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