Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Aaron Burr published by Tribune Company sources.
Displaying items 1-12 of 35
» View newsday.com items only
1
2
3
•
Next >
-
Abolish the vice presidency
Sarah Palin is the product of a design flaw -- the unintended consequence of the founders' decision to create the vice presidency. For two centuries, presidential nominees have used the office to balance the ticket by naming a running mate from a...Tags: Barack Obama, Voting, Referenda, New York, Lower House
-
Quayles and Cheneys and Gores, oh my! Vice presidency both more, less than what it seems
AP National WriterWEEHAWKEN, N.J. (AP) _ Beside a mighty river, tucked away in the shadow of a towering ribbon of asphalt that leads drivers into the Lincoln Tunnel and Manhattan beyond, sits a plot of land notable because of a two-century-old event that, for most...Tags: Political Candidates, Madeleine Albright, Batman, Ed McMahon, Theodore Roosevelt
-
He Shines In Bailout Talks
This week, with Wall Street tanking, the economy teetering and the world trembling, a frightened Congress and a lame duck president tried to craft history's biggest bailout. It was like watching someone do a crossword puzzle while having a heart attack....Tags: New York, Bill Curry, Ben Bernanke, George Bush, Federal Reserve
-
THIS DATE IN HISTORY
1776: British forces occupied New York City during the American Revolution. 1807: Former Vice President Aaron Burr was acquitted of a misdemeanor charge two weeks after he was found innocent of treason. 1935: The Nuremberg Laws deprived German Jews of...Tags: Christianity, Baptist, American Revolutionary War, Birmingham
-
Our ugly politics pale to 1800 race
The Virginia GazetteWILLIAMSBURG -- Barack Obama and John McCain may each think they’ve taken some hard hits lately, but neither has been burned in effigy. That happened to both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson during the 1800 presidential election, the subject of...Tags: Political Candidates, Ronald Reagan, Alexander Hamilton, Barack Obama, Lower House
-
Ranking the veeps
Today's question: Give us your list of best and worst vice presidents in recent history. Previously, Lichtman and Edwards debated the proper role of the vice president, discussed how history might treat Dick Cheney and digested the current candidates'...Tags: Woodrow Wilson, Political Candidates, Bribery, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Spiro Agnew
-
ALMANAC
On Sept. 1, 1807, former Vice President Aaron Burr was found not guilty of treason in a scheme to form a republic in the Southwest of which he was to be the head. In 1875 Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs was born in Chicago. In 1878 the first...Tags: New York, Boeing Co., Adolf Hitler, Crimes, Gang Activity
-
Right running mate turns solo show into winning act
Sentinel Staff WriterAt 6 feet 1 and 228 pounds, Fred Taylor looks like the prototypical NFL running back. At 5-7 and 208 pounds, Maurice Jones-Drew looks like, well, a bowling ball. But put together, these running mates make a potent force for the Jacksonville Jaguars. If...Tags: Fred Taylor, Political Candidates, Paul Hornung, Theodore Roosevelt, Bobby Mitchell
-
A grand American tradition: The smear
We now have a new thing in presidential campaigning, the anticipatory smear defuser. It's a simple thought: Before your enemies get any traction, embrace the slander, spread it around on your own terms and debunk it. Sen. Barack Obama, the presumptive...Tags: Political Candidates, New York, John Kerry, Republican Party, Crimes
-
NYC museum offers 200 years of campaign history
If you thought you were getting tired of the endless loop of presidential campaigning that you've been subjected to the past months, consider this: Presidential politics go back 200 years or so, and if you ever windered what a dress worn by one of the...Tags: Political Candidates, New York, California, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Manhattan (New York City)
-
Los Angeles Times Book Prizes' Announces Kirsch Award Winner Maxine Hong Kingston
NEW YORK, (February 28, 2008) – Maxine Hong Kingston has been named the winner of the 28th annual Los Angeles Times Book Prizes' Robert Kirsch Award for lifetime achievement. The award was announced tonight along with the names of the 45 finalists for...Tags: Ceremonies, Los Angeles, New York, California, People
-
Bare-knuckle politics
At any time other than in the midst of a heated electoral battle, it's hard to imagine that Nancy Pelosi would attract much controversy by opining that the Democratic Party's nominee for president should be the candidate who wins the most votes. The House...Tags: Political Candidates, Los Angeles, California, Robert F. Kennedy, George Bush
Oct 2, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Sep 27, 2008
|Story| Associated Press
Sep 28, 2008
|Column| Hartford Courant
Sep 15, 2008
|Story| Newsday
Sep 10, 2008
|Story| Virginia Gazette
Sep 5, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Sep 1, 2008
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Aug 22, 2008
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
Jun 27, 2008
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jun 23, 2008
|Story| AM New York
Feb 28, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 31, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
