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How can one write history so that it seems like a thriller? How does one write a biography without making the subject the centerpiece of the narrative? I have no idea if David Pietrusza asked himself these questions — or this one: How can history be written as a newspaper headline? Call this a biography by indirection. Franklin Delano Roosevelt is defined by competing individuals and movements: Huey Long, Father Coughlan, Al Smith, the Liberty League, Earl Browder and the Communist Party, Dr. Francis Townsend and the Townsend Plan, Norman Thomas and the Socialist Party. They threatened FDR’s majority in...

Leftists like to control the vocabulary and the discourse. Leftists have decided to amputate the word Clinton from the name of Hillary Clinton, wife of Bill Clinton, our former president. No self-respecting conservative should EVER use the name Hillary without the mandatory last name, Clinton. She carries all the baggage that the name Hillary Clinton provides. Do not be manipulated by leftists, use her whole name. If headline space is an issue I recommend: Mrs. Clinton.

BETRAYAL OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY By Alfred E. (Al) Smith [Alfred E. Smith, Democratic governor of New York during four terms, became the Democratic candidate for President in 1928 but lost to Herbert Hoover. In 1932 he supported Franklin D. Roosevelt for President, but by 1936 he was so shocked and alarmed by what he saw happening that he decided to warn his Party. Because of the popularity of President Roosevelt this step was considered by some to be virtual treason. Nevertheless, on January 25, 1936, Alfred F. Smith gave the following speech in Washington, D.C., to warn the American ...

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton said on Monday he would have preferred to leave the White House in a coffin because he loved being commander in chief, but signaled his political life is over. "It's good that we have a (term) limit. Otherwise I would have stayed until I was carried away in a coffin. Or defeated in an election," Clinton said at a conference in Istanbul. "I loved doing the job."

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, talks with Francisco Cano, right, and Felicitas Rosel about the Nevada foreclosure crisis at their home in Las Vegas, Nev., Tuesday, May 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) Former US President Bill Clinton takes a picture with a camera given to him by students at the Photojournalism Workshop, a center where high school students learn writing and photography, as he campaigns for his wife Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, May 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y.,...

Presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks during a rally in Central Point, Ore. Thursday, May 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) Presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., reacts to supporters during a rally in Central Point, Ore. Thursday, May 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.2ce4732a35934cdd88d36f1cc53af862.clinton_2008_sddl101.jpg Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., reacts to supporters with Rapid City, S.D., councilman Malcom Chapman at a rally in Sioux Falls, S.D., Thursday, May 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., gestures to the crowd after being introduced by Rapid City, S.D., city...

Rush Limbaugh, between crowing about the success and attention of his "Operation Chaos," switched sides in the Democratic primary this morning. "I now urge the Democratic superdelegates to go publicly make your mind up for Obama," he said. Earlier, he said, "I'm now tempted to tell superdelegates to pick Obama because I now believe he would be the weakest nominee." Limbaugh had been urging his listeners to support Hillary as the only chance for Republican victory in November, and to extend the Democratic primary. Exit polls and anecdotes suggest that many did. Not sure there are really a lot of...

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., looks at a racing helmet presented to her by driver Sarah Fisher, left, during a campaign event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Ind. Tuesday, May 6, 2008, the day of the Indiana primary election. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., offers a Sharpie pen to an aide after signing race car helmets while campaigning at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Ind. Tuesday, May 6, 2008, the day of the Indiana primary election. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) Senator Barack Obama attends a Democratic party Jefferson-Jackson...

"Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks with traveling reporters on her campaign charter plane shortly before take off in Winston-Salem, N.C., Friday, April 18, 2008. Pictured from left to right: aide Huma Abedin; and traveling press secretaries Jamie Smith and Mo Elleithee."

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., and Chelsea Clinton react as four-year-old Sonya Wilkerson, right, jokes around on stage during her mother Kerri's introduction at a campaign event at Haverford College in Haverford, Pa., Thursday, April 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) Four-year-old Sonya Wilkerson takes the microphone as her mother Kerri introduces Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., during a campaign event at Haverford College in Haverford, Pa., Thursday, April 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., campaigns with her daughter Chelsea Clinton at Haverford College in Haverford, Pa.,...

A pro-Tibet demonstrator stands with demonstrators and supporters during the Olympic Torch relay in San Francisco, California April 9, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters) A pro-Tibet demonstrator is seen behind a Chinese flag before the beginning of the Olympic Torch relay in San Francisco, California April 9, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters) Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown smiles as the Olympic flame arrives at 10 Downing Street in London April 6, 2008. (Jeff Moore/Pool/Reuters) Mayor Gavin Newsom (L) talks with a police officer before the Olympic torch relay in San Francisco April 9, 2008. (Carlos Avila Gonzalez-San Francisco Chronicle/Pool/Reuters) Democratic presidential candidate Hillary...

Sen. Clinton served on Wal-Mart's board of directors from 1986 to 1992, when she was first lady of Arkansas. During her presidential campaign, she has faced some criticism over Wal-Mart's labor record and the lack of women in upper management.There is footage in the archive of Mrs. Clinton joining Mr. Walton, Wal-Mart's founder, on a stage at the 1991 opening of a store in Rogers, Ark. "I'm so proud of this company and everything it represents," Mrs. Clinton said. "It makes me feel real good about what we've been able to do."Mr. Walton responded: "You're a great associate, Hillary." Turning...

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks during a press conference after the NATO-Russia Council meeting at the Parliament in Bucharest, Romania. Officials and analysts say that as both Putin and US President George W. Bush prepare to exit the world stage, their aim is to "turn down the volume" on disagreements and send out a general message of cooperation to smooth the way for their successors. (AFP/Natalia Kolesnikova) Former president Jimmy Carter in Washington, October 23, 2007. Carter, one of a handful of high-profile Democrats who has remained neutral in his party's presidential primary battle, has hinted that he supports...

"Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., left, has a word with aide Huma Abedin prior to the start of a discussion on jobs, Wednesday, April 2, 2008, during a campaign event at the IBEW Local Union 5 Training Facility in Pittsburgh " "Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks to members of her staff on board her campaign charter plane shortly before take-off from Washington's Reagan National Airport, Friday, March 28, 2008. At left is aide Huma Abedin."

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., accompanied by Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, right, and John W. Manzetti, president and CEO of Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse, second from left, listens to an explanation by Charlotte Smith, left, a project manager in wound healing research with non-embryonic stem cells, Wednesday, April 2, 2008, during a visit to the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., looks through a microscope as Dr. Iliya Lefterov, second from left, looks on during her visit to a lab researching Alzheimer's Disease, Wednesday,...

Mandi Hamlin, right, who claims a Transportation Security Administration agent forced her to remove a nipple ring with pliers in order to board an airplane demonstrates what she was asked to do by the TSA during a news conference Thursday, March 27, 2008, in Los Angeles, as her attorney Gloria Allred looks on. (AP Photo/Nick Ut) Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left is is checked by security personnel prior to boarding an airplane, Wednesday, March 26, 2008, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Former US Vice-President and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Al Gore addresses media representatives in...

18 Mar 2008 12:24 pm CBS News is reporting that eight years worth of Hillary Clinton's schedule as First Lady will be released tomorrow by the National Archives.

Bill Clinton: "If You Elect Me" (I'm Speaking as Her)Jake Tapper, ABC Blog.com For a natural-born politician such as former President Bill Clinton, it may be tough to spend so much time talking about someone else. In Portsmouth, Ohio, he said, " If you elect me, I'll repeal those subsidies. And put them into a strategic energy fund that will create American jobs for America's future with clean energy." Watch Video HERE. If you coughed and missed the "Hillary says" in that sentence you might be surprised when he reaches the "if you elect me" part of the pitch more than 60 words later....