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As a clergyman and spiritual adviser at Harvard's Memorial Church, Gomes was a man whose words and wisdom had a special capacity to comfort and teach. But mostly, he touched lives by the extraordinary example of his own.

 

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]]>harvardpeter j. gomesCarl M. CannonWed, 02 Mar 2011 14:25:00 ESTReagan's Long Shadow Over Clinton, Obama, and Both Busheshttp://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/05/reagans-long-shadow-over-clinton-obama-and-both-bushes/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/05/reagans-long-shadow-over-clinton-obama-and-both-bushes/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/05/reagans-long-shadow-over-clinton-obama-and-both-bushes/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , ,


From his economic model to his sunny disposition and famous communication skills, Reagan has left a lasting legacy -- both good and bad -- making him a difficult act to follow.

 

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]]>Carl M. CannonSat, 05 Feb 2011 20:00:00 ESTPalin Says U.S. Not in Step With Reagan Values, but Is She in His Mold?http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/05/palin-says-u-s-not-in-step-with-reagan-values-but-is-she-in-hi/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/05/palin-says-u-s-not-in-step-with-reagan-values-but-is-she-in-hi/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/05/palin-says-u-s-not-in-step-with-reagan-values-but-is-she-in-hi/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


Sarah Palin would apparently like to take up Ronald Reagan's mantle, but many conservatives continue to see her as a flawed messenger of the modern meaning of Reaganism.

 

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]]>Carl M. CannonSat, 05 Feb 2011 14:47:00 ESTThe Challenger Disaster and President Reagan's Gift to a Grieving Nationhttp://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/27/the-challenger-disaster-and-president-reagans-gift-to-a-grievi/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/27/the-challenger-disaster-and-president-reagans-gift-to-a-grievi/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/27/the-challenger-disaster-and-president-reagans-gift-to-a-grievi/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


On Jan. 28, 1986, Ronald Reagan eulogized seven "space voyagers" and steadied a shaken nation with the words: 'The future doesn't belong to the faint-hearted - it belongs to the brave.'

 

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]]>Christa McAuliffColumbia disasterColumbine High SchoolGround ZeroJeff ShesolJohnson Space CenterLarry SpeakesLyndon JohnsonOklahoma City bombingtip oneillVirginia Tech shootingsCarl M. CannonThu, 27 Jan 2011 23:40:00 ESTIs McCain Aide Mark Salter the Author of Anonymously Penned Obama Novel?http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/27/is-mccain-aide-mark-salter-the-author-of-anonymously-penned-obam/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/27/is-mccain-aide-mark-salter-the-author-of-anonymously-penned-obam/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/27/is-mccain-aide-mark-salter-the-author-of-anonymously-penned-obam/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Salter is no fan of the president, and it is likely he penned 'O: A Presidential Novel.' If Salter didn't write this book, one imagines that he'd like to buy a drink or two for the person who did.

 

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]]>Barack Obamafictionjohn mccainMark SalternovelO: A Presidential Novelprimary colorsSimon SchusterCarl M. CannonThu, 27 Jan 2011 18:31:00 ESTEisenhower, Kennedy, Reagan: Three Speeches, One Nationhttp://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/19/eisenhower-kennedy-reagan-three-speeches-one-nation/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/19/eisenhower-kennedy-reagan-three-speeches-one-nation/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/19/eisenhower-kennedy-reagan-three-speeches-one-nation/#commentsFiled under:


Kennedy's inaugural speech is exciting and inspirational; Eisenhower's farewell is important and substantive; and Reagan's good-bye remarks resonate in today's world.

 

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]]>ask not what your country can do for youcity on a hillDwight Eisenhowerfarewell speechinaugurationjohn f. kennedymilitary industrial complexronald reaganCarl M. CannonWed, 19 Jan 2011 23:32:00 ESTShadow on the Sun Bowl: Nine Questions for Notre Dame (and One for the Media)http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/30/shadow-on-the-sun-bowl-nine-questions-for-notre-dame-and-one-f/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/30/shadow-on-the-sun-bowl-nine-questions-for-notre-dame-and-one-f/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/30/shadow-on-the-sun-bowl-nine-questions-for-notre-dame-and-one-f/#comments
The Fighting Irish football team will be in the spotlight Friday night. But too little light has been shed on the university's sluggish response to sexual assault allegations against one of the players.

 

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]]>brian kellyfr. john jenkinslizzy seebergsun bowlthe rev. john jenkinsuniversity of notre dameCarl M. CannonThu, 30 Dec 2010 13:41:00 ESTMichigan Hacking Prosecution Against Husband Opens U.S. to Ridiculehttp://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/28/michigan-hacking-prosecution-against-husband-opens-u-s-to-ridic/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/28/michigan-hacking-prosecution-against-husband-opens-u-s-to-ridic/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/28/michigan-hacking-prosecution-against-husband-opens-u-s-to-ridic/#commentsFiled under:


The story of a Michigan man standing trial for reading his wife's e-mail has gone viral and has drawn mocking reviews of the U.S. legal system.

 

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]]>Clara WalkerHackingJessica CooperLeon WalkerMichigan email hacking caseCarl M. CannonTue, 28 Dec 2010 14:35:00 ESTYear in Review: 13 Most Memorable Political Quotes of 2010http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/26/the-year-in-review-13-most-memorable-political-quotes-of-2010/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/26/the-year-in-review-13-most-memorable-political-quotes-of-2010/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/26/the-year-in-review-13-most-memorable-political-quotes-of-2010/#comments
The year now coming to a close was a rewarding one for collectors of political quotations.

 

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]]>Barack ObamaChristine ODonnellJerry BrownJoe BidenJohn Charles Tynerjon stewartLaura SchlessingerMeg WhitmanMeghan McCainNancy PelosiPat BuchananSarah PalinSharron AngleTransportation Security AdministrationtsaCarl M. CannonSun, 26 Dec 2010 23:00:00 ESTPresident Obama Praying for Richard Holbrookehttp://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/12/president-obama-praying-for-richard-holbrooke/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/12/president-obama-praying-for-richard-holbrooke/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/12/president-obama-praying-for-richard-holbrooke/#commentsFiled under:


President Obama called Holbrooke a "towering figure" in American diplomacy. Holbrooke underwent more than 20 hours of surgery to repair a tear in his aorta, and faces a long recovery.

 

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]]>dailyguidanceRichard HolbrookeCarl M. CannonSun, 12 Dec 2010 10:12:00 ESTObama: Letting Middle-Class Tax Cuts Lapse 'Unacceptable to Me'http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/11/obama-letting-middle-class-tax-cuts-lapse-unacceptable-to-me/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/11/obama-letting-middle-class-tax-cuts-lapse-unacceptable-to-me/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/11/obama-letting-middle-class-tax-cuts-lapse-unacceptable-to-me/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


Obama used his Saturday radio address to again defend the tax-cut extension he negotiated with the GOP. Without the cuts, middle-class families would see a $3,000 hike in their tax bills next year, which would further hurt the economy, he said.

 

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]]>Bush tax cutsObama radio addressCarl M. CannonSat, 11 Dec 2010 11:50:00 ESTMohamed Osman Mohamud: What Made Him Hate?http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/28/mohamed-osman-mohamud-what-made-him-hate/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/28/mohamed-osman-mohamud-what-made-him-hate/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/28/mohamed-osman-mohamud-what-made-him-hate/#comments
In this holiday season, Christians and Muslims – and Americans who are Jewish, or secular or spiritual in some other way – are all wondering where extreme hatred comes from.

 

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]]>bombingjihadmohamed osman mohamudOman Jamalportlandportland oregonsomaliaCarl M. CannonSun, 28 Nov 2010 12:30:00 ESTFBI Thwarts Planned Portland Bombing at Christmas-Tree Lightinghttp://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/27/fbi-thwarts-planned-portland-bombing-at-christmas-tree-lighting/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/27/fbi-thwarts-planned-portland-bombing-at-christmas-tree-lighting/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/27/fbi-thwarts-planned-portland-bombing-at-christmas-tree-lighting/#comments
The suspect allegedly told FBI undercover agents that he wanted everyone to leave the event either dead or injured.

 

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]]>FBIjihadistMohamed Osman Mohamudportland oregonCarl M. CannonSat, 27 Nov 2010 11:35:00 ESTMark Twain, Tom Friedman, and Quotations Too Good to Be Correctly Attributedhttp://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/18/tom-friedman-mark-twain-and-quotations-too-good-to-be-correctl/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/18/tom-friedman-mark-twain-and-quotations-too-good-to-be-correctl/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/18/tom-friedman-mark-twain-and-quotations-too-good-to-be-correctl/#comments
Politicians love to cite pithy quotes to make a point(and score some). Problem is, the sources they cite -- and sometimes the words themselves -- are often far from accurate.

 

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]]>Adlai Stevensonalexis de tocquevilleHarry Trumanjohn f. kennedyMark Twainmaureen dowdnancy kassebaumthomas l. friedmanwill rogersCarl M. CannonThu, 18 Nov 2010 22:23:00 EST'And Then President Bush Said . . .' Dubious 'Quotes' Attributed to Dubyahttp://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/10/and-then-president-bush-said-dubious-quotes-attributed-to/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/10/and-then-president-bush-said-dubious-quotes-attributed-to/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/10/and-then-president-bush-said-dubious-quotes-attributed-to/#commentsFiled under: ,


Some of those who met George W. Bush would later attribute outlandish quotations to the 43rd President of the United States even though he never made the remarks.

 

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]]>Barack Obamadecision pointsGerhard Schroederjohn mccainMichelle ObamaquotationsCarl M. CannonWed, 10 Nov 2010 21:50:00 ESTMidterm Elections 2010: Ugly Campaigns, Scared Incumbents and Angry Votershttp://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/02/midterm-elections-2010-ugly-campaigns-scared-incumbents-and-an/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/02/midterm-elections-2010-ugly-campaigns-scared-incumbents-and-an/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/02/midterm-elections-2010-ugly-campaigns-scared-incumbents-and-an/#comments
Chronic unemployment and a frightening deficit have set the tone for this year's midterm elections. Voters seek stability and security, and lawmakers who don't promise to deliver will get their walking papers today.

 

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]]>2010 ElectionsArlen SpecterBarack ObamaBarbara BoxerBlanche LincolnCarly Fiorinajerry brownJoe Millerjoe sestakJohn BoehnerLarry SummersLindsey GrahamLisa Murkowskimeg whitmanMitch McConnellNancy PelosiNikki Haleyorrin hatchRand PaulRobert BennettSam RayburnTrey GraysonCarl M. CannonTue, 02 Nov 2010 01:55:00 ESTInterview: Ken Buck Talks Colorado Senate Race and Tea Partyhttp://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/01/exclusive-interview-ken-buck-talks-colorado-senate-race-and-tea/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/01/exclusive-interview-ken-buck-talks-colorado-senate-race-and-tea/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/01/exclusive-interview-ken-buck-talks-colorado-senate-race-and-tea/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Colorado Republican Senate candidate Ken Buck sits down with Politics Daily to discuss his rise to challenge Michael Bennet and the entire state GOP establishment.

 

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]]>2010 Senate Elections2010 Senate RacesColorado ElectionsColorado Senate RaceKen BuckMichael BennetCarl M. CannonMon, 01 Nov 2010 20:35:00 ESTInterview: Michael Bennet on Colorado Politics and Challenger Ken Buckhttp://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/01/interview-michael-bennet-on-colorado-politics-and-challenger-ke/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/01/interview-michael-bennet-on-colorado-politics-and-challenger-ke/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/01/interview-michael-bennet-on-colorado-politics-and-challenger-ke/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,


The freshman senator, appointed to the job, faces the worst of both worlds: he's painted as a Washington insider, yet has little first-hand political experience from which to draw.

 

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]]>2010 Senate Elections2010 Senate RacesColorado ElectionsColorado School SuperintendentColorado Senate raceJohn HickenlooperKen BuckKen SalazarMichael BennetPhil AnschutzYale Law SchoolCarl M. CannonMon, 01 Nov 2010 20:30:00 ESTExclusive Interview: Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper on Governor Campaignhttp://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/01/exclusive-interview-denver-mayor-john-hickenlooper-on-governor/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/01/exclusive-interview-denver-mayor-john-hickenlooper-on-governor/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/01/exclusive-interview-denver-mayor-john-hickenlooper-on-governor/#commentsFiled under: ,


"People are worried, understandably," Hickenlooper says to Politics Daily. "But I would tell them that we are all in this together."

 

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]]>2010 Elections2010 Governors Elections2010 Governors RacesColorado ElectionsColorado Governors RaceDan MaesJohn HickenlooperTom TancredoCarl M. CannonMon, 01 Nov 2010 11:04:00 ESTBaseball, the World Series and Steroids: George W. Bush Was Righthttp://politicsdaily.com/2010/10/27/baseball-the-world-series-and-steroids-george-w-bush-was-righ/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/10/27/baseball-the-world-series-and-steroids-george-w-bush-was-righ/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/10/27/baseball-the-world-series-and-steroids-george-w-bush-was-righ/#comments
In 2004, Bush called out the big leagues for ignoring steroid use. Some critics belittled him for even raising the topic, but now, as the fall classic features his beloved Texas Rangers, baseball is better for his straight talk.

 

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]]>baseballMark McGwireNolanRyanPerformance Enhancing DrugsSammy Sosasteroidsworld seriesCarl M. CannonWed, 27 Oct 2010 14:52:00 EST