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Politicians Love Lincoln, but Maybe Not Enough to Pay for Lincoln Scholarship
02-13-2016, 10:50 AM
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Politicians Love Lincoln, but Maybe Not Enough to Pay for Lincoln Scholarship
Just saw this, this morning in the New York Times. Sobering and puzzling:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/13/books/....html?_r=0
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02-19-2016, 05:07 AM
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(02-13-2016 10:50 AM)Tom Bogar Wrote:  Just saw this, this morning in the New York Times. Sobering and puzzling:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/13/books/....html?_r=0

Very true! That digitized library is gold!

In case of emergency, Lincoln and children first.
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02-19-2016, 03:07 PM
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This is just one more stain on the State of Illinois. If I were offered any job anywhere in that state, I would think twice about taking it. Their budget crisis would scare me off.
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04-07-2016, 07:00 AM
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I love Harold Holzer's comment about Lincoln jumping out the window.

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01-13-2020, 07:20 AM
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(04-07-2016 07:00 AM)LincolnMan Wrote:  I love Harold Holzer's comment about Lincoln jumping out the window.

Same here. Lincoln jumped out of the window as a last resort to block the vote. I can't imagine that scene without a smile although it wasn't really funny.
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