Topic - Abraham Lincoln

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  What killed Lenin? Poison called possibility

  Stress, family medical history or possibly even poison led to the death of Vladimir Lenin, contradicting a popular theory that a sexually transmitted disease debilitated the Soviet Union's founder, a UCLA neurologist said.

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  PRUDEN: Nary kiss nor hug for the blind activist in China

  Barack Obama says he agrees with Abraham Lincoln (you could ask him) that America is "the exceptional nation," a nation unique in a world of moral squalor, a beacon of hope for the "tired, the poor, the huddled masses yearning to breathe free." But sometimes cold pragmatism demands the exceptional nation make exceptions.

• What killed Lenin? Stress didn't help, poison eyed

  Stress, family medical history or possibly even poison led to the death of Vladimir Lenin, contradicting a popular theory that a sexually transmitted disease debilitated the former Soviet Union leader, a UCLA neurologist said Friday.

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  BOOK REVIEW: 'Victors in Blue'

  Some publishers promise readers through exaggerated book titles more than the authors intend. This can lead to cases of buyer's remorse. Happily, it is not the case with "Victors in Blue," which, despite its faintly misleading subtitle, is still a valuable addition to anyone's Civil War library and a treat to read.

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  Painting of Obama burning Constitution sets McNaughton's career aflame

  When Jon McNaughton decided to paint an image of President Obama holding a burning U.S. Constitution, he figured he would face critical dismissal and online scorn. But literally suffer for his art? Nah - that's what models are for.

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  Hill weighs 'budget autonomy' for D.C.

  Sen. Joe Lieberman plans to introduce legislation that would grant "budget autonomy" to the District, a key priority for Mayor Vincent C. Gray and other city leaders that would allow them to manage their fiscal year and local dollars without being tethered to congressional approval, a Senate committee aide said Monday.

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  Inside the Beltway: Savage unleashes more fury

  The inimitable talk-radio host Michael Savage can attack his foes with a quick bolt of vitriol or via long-form insight that is just as caustic. Speaking of long form, Mr. Savage's sixth political book, "Trickle Down Tyranny: Crushing Obama's Dream of the Socialist States of America," will be published Tuesday.

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  Santorum spending Ill. primary night in Gettysburg

  As Illinois Republicans vote in the state's presidential primary, GOP hopeful Rick Santorum is reconnecting with a son of Illinois remembered for one afternoon he spent in Pennsylvania.

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  Raising money, Obama calls on GOP to raise its game

  President Obama kicked off a full day of fundraising Friday in Chicago by urging Republican presidential candidates to behave more like Abraham Lincoln by promoting the common good.

• Gettysburg gift store pulls Booth bobblehead dolls

  Bobblehead dolls of the man who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln have been pulled from sale in Gettysburg National Military Park's visitors' center.

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  PRUDEN: A discount on the 2-cent endorsement

  In the age of the Internet, when everybody wants to get his two cents into the debate and anybody can invent his own facts and rant in a blog or sometimes even a newspaper column, endorsements don't mean much. They particularly don't mean much coming from a congressman.

• Police: Package at Limbaugh's home was not harmful

  Authorities say a suspicious package sent to Rush Limbaugh's South Florida home was not dangerous or hazardous.

• Lincoln's Cottage in DC tackles modern slavery

  The house where President Abraham Lincoln drafted the Emancipation Proclamation some 150 years ago is confronting the reality that more people are held in modern-day slavery than at the height of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

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  Get Out: 'Here Without Me'

  It's tough to beat Paul Newman directing John Malkovich through a script by Tennessee Williams. But someone — or rather, something — did: time.

• WILLIAMS: Presidential focus on style over substance

  Great leaders have the vision and the ability to motivate themselves and others to achieve difficult tasks.

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