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Click here to visit the new home of Politics Daily!(Jan. 19) – "History is written by the victors," Winston Churchill famously said. In Texas, that may mean removing mention of Ted Kennedy and Cesar Chavez from textbooks in favor of new entries on the National Rifle Association and Phyllis Schlafly. For much of the past year, the Texas State Board of Education has been considering changes to its social studies curriculum, hearing from community members and debating alterations to the way the state will teach history. Jack Plunkett, AP "I don't see any evidence that people are pursuing any political or personal agendas," Gail Lowe, ...
It's Presidents Day, and rather than writing the perfunctory post about my hero Ronald Reagan, in the spirit of bipartisanship, I thought I would recommend a couple of excellent books about 20th century Democratic presidents. Jon Meachum's "Franklin and Winston" is a superb look at the personal relationship between Roosevelt and Churchill. Conservatives who rightly abhor Roosevelt's New Deal economic policies may find more to admire in Roosevelt's war leadership. They may even see a side of Roosevelt that they might not normally be exposed to -- no doubt, the side of Roosevelt that made him ...
The Associated Press is reporting that Barack Obama is related to Brad Pitt, while Hillary Clinton is related to Angelina Jolie, an interesting bit of symmetry: BOSTON - This could make for one odd family reunion: Barack Obama is a distant cousin of actor Brad Pitt, and Hillary Rodham Clinton is related to Pitt's girlfriend, Angelina Jolie. Researchers at the New England Historic Genealogical Society found some remarkable family connections for the three presidential candidates - Democratic rivals Obama and Clinton, and Republican John McCain. With the Democratic Primary race beginning to ...
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