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...chief executive of any state waging a war depends on the political will of the people to support that war until its conclusion. The campaign to sustain the public's political will includes appeals to patriotism, freedom, democracy and sacrifice and is a recurring theme in American history. Abraham Lincoln constantly worried about those who criticized the Civil War for its enormous loss of life and its aim of ending slavery to save the Union. And while World War II raged in Europe, F.D.R. had to defend his Lend-Lease program against isolationists in Congress. Only time will tell whether...
...Bush Stays Away," Charles Krauthammer defended President Bush's policy of not attending the funerals of soldiers killed in Iraq [Dec. 8]. Of course, it is not feasible for Bush to go to every funeral, but have either Krauthammer or Bush considered President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address? It was given on Nov. 18, 1863, in the middle of the Civil War. Lincoln eloquently honored the fallen soldiers without suggesting any weakness. His words of compassion and hope were not written by a professional speechwriter. Is it too much to expect that Bush will emulate Lincoln's humble example and honor...
...next two decades--should provide 20 more years of growth for an economy that already produces a quarter of the world's television sets and washing machines and half of its cameras and photocopiers. U.S. towns built on products that seem uniquely American--think A.T. Cross pens from Lincoln, R.I.--have been devastated as employers moved whole factories to China...
Stacey Hoffman, 32, wasn't always a babe. Two years ago, when she drove her pickup truck into an auto-window-tinting shop owned by Kevin May in Lincoln, Neb., May, six years her senior, barely noticed her. Then an aide at a nearby nursing home and mired in a rocky, miserable relationship, Stacey weighed 180 lbs., deeply disliked the sight of her own face and didn't exactly radiate self-confidence. She didn't radiate much of anything, except perhaps a conviction that she looked 50 and would never be as happy or as attractive as Lisa, her bikini...
...Number of rats competing in the 19th annual Xtreme Rat Challenge in Lincoln, Nebraska. There are five events: hurdles, long jump, rope climb, tightrope walking and weightlifting...