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Withers: Obama , DADT, and the State of the Union

James Withers — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:12:36 +0000

According to news reports, the White House asked Sen. Carl Levin to postpone his hearings on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell until next month. The rumor is that in tomorrow’s State of the Union,(...)

Withers: Douglass and Lincoln

James Withers — Wed, 20 May 2009 13:29:00 +0000

Frederick Douglass had no use for Abraham Lincoln. The American abolitionist thought the country’s first Republican president was cool at best on the slavery question and timid when it came to(...)

Neff: Learning Lincoln’s lesson

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:24:19 +0000

This time of year, being from the Land of Lincoln, I am reminded of my childhood studies.

There is a story in my hometown — as there probably are Lincoln stories in most Illinois towns —(...)