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… power and with pampering their members at the cost of the common good. Union leaders, however, have offered to make … the Wisconsin show down.   During periods of crisis in the past, Wisconsin has provided some of nation's greatest … regulation of railroads and other powerful utilities, civil service reform, regulation of lobbyists, resource …

… who make up the Religious Right, faith is important when it comes to moral issues such as abortion and homosexual … the Republicans, thus offering the possibility of a much richer religious dialogue. Equally important, they are … needs of their country over their own personal interests or passions. Civic humanists called such behavior “virtue.” …

… John F. Kennedy did to his would-be iconographer, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., that he hopes someone is busy getting it all … himself. Which won’t be so bad. Obama’s already an accomplished memoirist. He evidently prefers to be his own … Century (2009) and is a writer for the History News Service. …

… greatest of the genre, “High Noon.”Ý Bush may be drawing lessons from the wrong Hollywood flick, though, for American … a villain and his henchmen threaten the safety of a western community, whose cowardly citizens cringe in the face of … culture and politics, and is a writer for the History News Service. …

… was a consolation prize: the hand that rocked the cradle or poured the tea did not rule the world, and everyone knew it. … of all classes and races know a lady when we see one. She combines a highly attuned sense of others’ needs with an … First Lady. Catherine Allgor, a writer for the History News Service, is a professor of history and a Presidential Chair …

… George Santayana made one of the world’s best known comments about history when he said that those who learn nothing from the past are condemned to repeat it. The recent and continuing … in New Brunswick, N.J., and a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …

… Can responses to past terrorist acts provide any sort of guidance to the … of the Marne. Both sides then dug in along what would become the great Western Front, a series of trenches extending … occurred would be over quickly and would be relatively painless, antiseptic almost, with minimal collateral …

… It’s failing because Bolivians are trapped in a colonial past — and not just in the sense that the United States … are only make things worse. America’s goals in Bolivia come down to two things: limiting the production of cocaine … coca. These policies have little chance of success unless ordinary Bolivians come to feel more ownership of their …

… No modern society could withstand the loss of its vital services. The panicked and desperate enemy population would … airpower. In World War II they tried to vindicate their teacher. The Army and Navy wanted aircraft primarily to support their own operations, but Army Air Force commanders tried instead to amass all the planes they could …

… and funding for the arts. These three men were all accomplished politicians, nationally well known before being … World War II. Johnson too was a senator, with six years’ service as Senate majority leader. Americans were used to … page as the president who chose him or her? A candidate who passes this litmus test has history on his or her side. …

… There’s a common perception that Vice President Joe Biden lost the … to a healthy and productive administration.”   Over the past weeks, Biden made a distinctive contribution to the … have traditionally excluded them from their inner circles. Franklin Roosevelt never told Vice President Harry S. …

… to praise the great presidential losers of the American past. Yes, the time has come for all true lovers of trivia to stand up and be … presidency as a major candidate, between 1800 and 1808 Charles Cotesworth Pinckney lost three times as the nominee of … History News Service …

… would serve merely as an explicit reminder of the U.N.'s incompetence.   An examination of the situation with an eye to …   The post-First World War settlement, the Treaty of Versailles, had two critical problems:  First, it did not include … in the proliferation of anti-personnel landmines, have bypassed the conference altogether.   To suggest, however, as …

… Although the litigation arouses great fear among critics, past cases of reparations elsewhere indicate that the slavery lawsuit could become an invaluable tool for bridging the racial divide in … Injustices" (2000) and a writer for the History News Service. …

… Board of the President’s Initiative on Race in June, commentators greeted the news with low expectations. Fifty … thing happened. In 1947, when President Truman named Charles E. “Electric Charlie” Wilson of General Electric to … Truman was desegregation of the armed forces and the civil service. Other actions, many delayed for years, required …

… President Bush is presiding over what is fast becoming a foreign policy disaster. The war in Iraq is a … Woodrow Wilson because of his championing of democracy. A less flattering, but more insightful, comparison would … of the Permian Basin and a writer for the History News Service. He is the author of "Freedom's Main Line: The …

… staff, I am alarmed by this news. As their administrations come to a close, presidents establish foundations to raise … on archivists have cast a shadow over his foundation. A law passed in 1974 while the special prosecutor investigated … processing staff, is a writer for the History News Service. …

… and anger are settling into a cold rage against whoever committed the atrocity and those who may be sheltering the … were the primary actors, these Americans favor the wholesale extermination of the terrorists. Killing bin Laden … at Auburn University and a writer for the History News Service. …

… go either way. All it took was the parents’ unwavering commitment toward raising either a boy or a girl, and this … distinguishable. As some declare Semenya too manly to compete, for example, a popular South African magazine … of Oregon in Eugene and a writer for the History News Service. …

… in 1942 and that the Soviets would hit us with nuclear missiles during the Cold War. But those things never happened, … buildings and a section of the Pentagon, on Sept. 11. Commentators have noted that the terrorists picked their … Henry Butterfield Ryan is a writer for the History News Service. He is also an associate of the Institute for the …

… details of domestic issues, the most eye-opening comments on foreign policy have stemmed from Gov. George W. … in peacekeeping operations in the Balkans, much less attention has been paid to Bush's equally striking … in New Brunswick, N.J., and a writer for the History News Service. …

… protests in Paris and perfectly good French wine poured down the gutter in Peoria, this year we’re finally at … French Louisianians like myself no longer have much in common with our cousins in Paris. But in 1803, following the … television this fall. He is a writer for the History News Service. …