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...symbolic “wordless prayer,” Tribe presented one of his “proudest possessions”—an American flag smuggled into the internment camp by his mother for his father, who died...

Author: By Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tribe Recalls Obama At HLS | 11/4/2008 | See Source »

...think of no more fitting way to conclude than to show you that flag as I urge you to exercise your right to vote tomorrow...a right for which many who fought under this flag gave their lives,” said Tribe...

Author: By Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tribe Recalls Obama At HLS | 11/4/2008 | See Source »

...first known likeness of Uncle Sam appeared in an 1832 political cartoon. The character was clean-shaven and draped in the American flag...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Uncle Sam | 11/4/2008 | See Source »

...Linda Lindberg, registrar for the county, fired up a PowerPoint presentation and warned the group not to become overwhelmed by what they were about to hear. But despite her American-flag T shirt, earrings and bandanna, she seemed a bit overwhelmed herself. "We're so looking forward to seeing the end of the day on Tuesday," she began. "I can't tell you how much...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Secrets of What Makes Your Polling Place Work — Or Not | 11/3/2008 | See Source »

...four years ago, or even 21 months ago, for that matter. There are the subtle physical changes: the graying hair, the pounds shred from months of grueling 18-hour days. And then there's the legacy of the longest campaign in U.S. history: a stronger debate voice, a flag pin on his lapel and a tendency, picked up from Hillary Clinton, to relay some of the stories he's heard from struggling Americans. Thanks to John McCain and Sarah Palin, he's refined the art of attacking an opponent by flinging their own words back at them. "Look...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Long Campaign, And a Changed Barack Obama | 11/2/2008 | See Source »

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