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Lyndon Baines Johnson was the thirty-sixth President of the United States, serving from 1963-1969. Johnson (Dem) became president after the assassination of President Kennedy.
After completing Kennedy's term, he was elected President in his own right in a landslide victory in 1964.
After completing Kennedy's term, he was elected President in his own right in a landslide victory in 1964.
Lyndon Baines Johnson was the thirty-sixth President of the United States, serving from 1963-1969. Johnson (Dem) became president after the assassination of President Kennedy.
After completing Kennedy's term, he was elected President in his own right in a landslide victory in 1964.
After completing Kennedy's term, he was elected President in his own right in a landslide victory in 1964.
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Campaign enters final stretch
The Swampby Jill Zuckman In a presidential race marked by unexpected twists, turns and slips, Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama enter the last 30 days of the campaign with Obama clinging to a small but significant lead and McCain anxious......Tags: Richard Durbin, Bill Ayers, Illinois, Jeremiah Wright, Election Day
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Candidates seize last 30 days
Washington BureauWASHINGTON — In a presidential race marked by unexpected twists, turns and slips, Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama enter the last 30 days of the campaign with Obama clinging to a small but significant lead and McCain anxious to change the...Tags: Richard Durbin, Bill Ayers, Illinois, Jeremiah Wright, Election Day
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Obama assails McCain over health care plan
Associated Press WriterDemocrat Barack Obama sharply criticized Republican John McCain's health care proposals Saturday, saying they could force millions of Americans to struggle to buy medical insurance. Turning to an issue that has faded somewhat during the economic crisis,...Tags: Employers, Economy, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Barack Obama, John McCain
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Frank talk of Obama and race in Virginia
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe isolated towns of Virginia's Appalachian coal region are home to strong labor unions and Democratic political machines that date back generations. Yet voters here who eagerly pushed Democrats into the Senate and the governor's office are resisting...Tags: Tennessee, Metal and Mineral, Periodicals, Political Campaigns, Pennsylvania
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take5: HAIL TO THE VICE CHIEF
With Sarah Palin and Joe Biden squaring off in tonight's vice presidential debate, we offer up five memorable veeps who have been dramatized on TV. Dick Cheney Lawrence Pressman played the current vice president in the 2003 TV movie, "DC 9/11: Time of...Tags: Joe Biden, John F. Kennedy, Vice, Dwight David Eisenhower, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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McCain, Obama up for next debate
John McCain and Barack Obama are gearing up for a more freewheeling confrontation on Tuesday in Nashville. Obama is expecting a feisty and aggressive McCain to take the stage at Belmont University when they meet for their second debate. McCain says he...Tags: Missouri, Ohio, Jimmy Carter, John McCain, Barack Obama
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Beware the bully pulpit's slippery slope
Every act of civil disobedience is, by its very nature, a provocation. The trick is to distinguish between acts that genuinely express the unjustly ignored conscience of the provocateur and those that merely are provocative. Last Sunday, 33 evangelical...Tags: Local Authority, Freedom of Religion, Justice System, Thomas Jefferson, John McCain
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Palin v. Biden: Dick Cheney's worst
The Swampby Mark Silva It's a side-note now, in the aftermath of the debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden. But it's still worth noting: Asked what is the worst thing that Dick Cheney has done as vice president (and also......Tags: Values, Joe Biden, Vice, Barack Obama, Abusive Behavior
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Obama on the left
Redistribution-of-wealth thinking has been around forever, so Barack Obama's "change" policies are nothing new. Remember Lyndon Johnson's Great Society, where billions of dollars were spent on make-work programs and schemes to bring poor people out of...Tags: Barack Obama
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Paul Newman: A Legend Dies At 83
SPECIAL TO THE COURANTPaul Newman was a stage actor who became a movie star. A sex symbol who celebrated 50 years of marriage with his second wife. A grieving father who turned to philanthropy after the death of his only son. A citizen activist who campaigned for liberal...Tags: William Faulkner, Literature, Culture, Christmas, Ralph Meeker
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Poll shows Hampton Roads to be critical player
Our pet theory here at The Shad Plank goes like this: Hampton Roads is the center of the political universe. Well, not quite, but this week's Mason-Dixon poll suggests that our region will play an important role in deciding our next president. It shows...Tags: Barack Obama, John McCain, Thelma Drake, Election Day, Mark Warner
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Hunker down
The Virginia GazetteThe world is not coming to an end, despite the news. It’s hard to see how the financial crisis affects us locally, but there are signals that could turn ominous. The first casualty is that of borrowers. As noted here two weeks ago, the tightening...Tags: Economic Policy, Rhode Island, Nancy Pelosi, Stocks, Layoffs and Downsizing
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