Word: lyndon
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...middle of the Vietnam War, aides to President Lyndon Johnson spoke of seeing "the light at the end of the tunnel" - that is, until the Tet offensive early in 1968 showed the light to be that of an onrushing train. Are we finally seeing light at the end of the Iraq tunnel? It's messy, it's not what we were promised, and it's not over yet... but the basic outlines of the conflict's conclusion are emerging...
...solar companies and banks are helping homeowners stretch the cost over the lifetime of the panels, and sunny California is at the forefront of this trend. In April, SolarCity, one of the biggest panel installers in the state, began offering no-money-down leases for home installation. Says ceo Lyndon Rive: "If you had the choice of using clean power over dirty power and paying less for it, wouldn't you take...
...Franklin D. Roosevelt with Fala 2. Lyndon Johnson with his beagle 3. Warren Harding with Laddie Boy 4. Richard Nixon with Checkers
...Then again, history also suggests that Democrats don't blow out Republicans; there hasn't been a Democratic landslide since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. It's also unwise to underestimate the hunger of the media for an exciting race. If Obama emerges as a big front runner, it's a good bet that the press will air more of McCain's attacks. And so far, polls have indicated a fairly tight race, usually tilting toward Obama by just a few points. Obama is still a relative newcomer in a wartime election, unknown to many Americans. He's still...
DIED. Merle Miller, 67, author who turned taped interviews into controversial oral histories of Presidents Harry Truman and Lyndon Johnson; of an abdominal infection; in Danbury, Conn...