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Holding on, letting go
The Vietnam War was a searing conflict that cost 58,000 American lives. Thirty years later, for many Americans the war still echoes in college classrooms, within families and in the...
Some wounds of war have healed—many others won’t go away
At one end of the National Mall, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is walking into the Capitol for a vote, with students on the steps instantly recognizing him and calling out...
Holding on, letting go
The Vietnam War was a searing conflict that cost 58,000 American lives. Thirty years later, for many Americans the war still echoes in college classrooms, within families and in the...
He kept the faithful
Of all the moves President-elect Bush made in fall 2000 to ensure that the base of his party would support him, none was so important as the appointment of John...
Laying claim to the nation
There are many ways to try to explain why George W. Bush won a second term, but probably no one way. The quick leap to explain the election--that it was...
Race hinged on choice between fear and anger
In the end, it came down to a choice between fear and anger. Throughout his campaign, President Bush traded on fear, the threat of terrorism and a hot war in...
Day of decision
Americans, at least those who have not done so already, head to the polls Tuesday to address an incumbent president's contentious handling of war and the economy and a challenger's...
The final pieces
If John Kerry's campaign could be reduced to a single slogan, it would be: "I'm not George Bush." It is simple, direct and decidedly incomplete. Yet it is the unofficial...
A repeat of the recount?
Hope tells David Boies that his phone won't be ringing on Wednesday, Nov. 3. Experience tells him that it probably will. The master litigator who represented then-Vice President Al Gore...