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		<title>Lincoln the campaigner</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Lynch</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Abraham Lincoln]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Burlingame]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month the Chicago Tribune ran a story on Lincoln with some interesting input from prize-winning scholar Michael Burlingame.  Burlingame discussed Lincoln as a political campaigner, and also offered some reflections on Lincoln&#8217;s attitudes about race and slavery.  You can read &#8230; <a href="http://lincolninstitute.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/lincoln-the-campaigner/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lincolninstitute.wordpress.com&amp;blog=22131329&amp;post=435&amp;subd=lincolninstitute&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Lincoln Prize winners</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Lynch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lincoln Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[border states]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Leonard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gettysburg College]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joseph Holt]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[William Harris]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to William C. Harris and Elizabeth Leonard, co-winners of the 2012 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize awarded by Gettysburg College and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.  These two distinguished scholars will share the prize for two works published &#8230; <a href="http://lincolninstitute.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/2012-lincoln-prize-winners/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lincolninstitute.wordpress.com&amp;blog=22131329&amp;post=432&amp;subd=lincolninstitute&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;America&#8217;s first superhuman&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Lynch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lincoln and Memory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abraham Lincoln]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Christopher Farnsworth has written a short essay for the Los Angeles Times, noting some of Lincoln&#8217;s appearances in comic books, science fiction movies, and other aspects of popular culture and considering what the popularity of his image reflects about our &#8230; <a href="http://lincolninstitute.wordpress.com/2012/02/18/america-first-superhuman/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lincolninstitute.wordpress.com&amp;blog=22131329&amp;post=426&amp;subd=lincolninstitute&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lincoln and Shakespeare</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Lynch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[general info]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abraham Lincoln]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[William Shakespeare]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Douglas Wilson reflects on Lincoln as a lover and reader of Shakespeare in an interesting piece at The American Scholar, which you can read by clicking here.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lincolninstitute.wordpress.com&amp;blog=22131329&amp;post=424&amp;subd=lincolninstitute&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lincoln&#8217;s birthday around the Web</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Lynch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lincoln and Memory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abraham Lincoln]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are a few links to enjoy as you celebrate Abraham Lincoln&#8217;s 203rd birthday. Here&#8217;s an interesting piece on Lincoln&#8217;s changing image in popular culture. Contrary to widespread belief, Lincoln&#8217;s birthday is not commemorated in any official national holiday.  The &#8230; <a href="http://lincolninstitute.wordpress.com/2012/02/12/lincolns-birthday-around-the-web/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lincolninstitute.wordpress.com&amp;blog=22131329&amp;post=421&amp;subd=lincolninstitute&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Did Lincoln create big government?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Lynch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lincoln as President]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abraham Lincoln]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a recent post at The Heritage Foundation&#8217;s blog, the answer is no.  Citing scholars such as Allen Guelzo and Ralph Lerner, Julia Shaw notes that while the government grew considerably due to the exigencies of the Civil War, &#8230; <a href="http://lincolninstitute.wordpress.com/2012/02/10/did-lincoln-create-big-government/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lincolninstitute.wordpress.com&amp;blog=22131329&amp;post=418&amp;subd=lincolninstitute&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Landau pleads guilty</title>
		<link>http://lincolninstitute.wordpress.com/2012/02/09/landau-pleads-guilty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Lynch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lincoln Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[archives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barry Landau]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jason Savedoff]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Barry Landau, the presidential collector and author accused of stealing thousands of dollars&#8217; worth of material from various archival repositories (including documents signed by Abraham Lincoln), pleaded guilty earlier this week.  He now faces up to ten years in prison. &#8230; <a href="http://lincolninstitute.wordpress.com/2012/02/09/landau-pleads-guilty/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lincolninstitute.wordpress.com&amp;blog=22131329&amp;post=415&amp;subd=lincolninstitute&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Illinois Lincoln sites threatened with severe cuts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Lynch</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[historic sites]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[museums]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Illinois historic sites associated with the state&#8217;s most famous resident, some of which have already suffered drastic budget reductions,  are currently threatened with the possibility of further cuts: State preservation officials warn that expected deep reductions, coming after decreases of &#8230; <a href="http://lincolninstitute.wordpress.com/2012/02/06/illinois-lincoln-sites-threatened-with-severe-cuts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lincolninstitute.wordpress.com&amp;blog=22131329&amp;post=410&amp;subd=lincolninstitute&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sneak peek</title>
		<link>http://lincolninstitute.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/sneak-peek/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Lynch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[LMU Lincoln News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abraham Lincoln]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lincoln Memorial University]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum staff is currently at work on a new temporary exhibit.  This display will examine portrayals of Lincoln in film and on television, featuring original posters and other items.  Here&#8217;s a sneak peek at one &#8230; <a href="http://lincolninstitute.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/sneak-peek/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lincolninstitute.wordpress.com&amp;blog=22131329&amp;post=402&amp;subd=lincolninstitute&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Harold Holzer on the Lincoln-Douglas Debates</title>
		<link>http://lincolninstitute.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/harold-holzer-on-the-lincoln-douglas-debates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Lynch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lincoln and Memory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abraham Lincoln]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harold Holzer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lincoln-Douglas debates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newt Gingrich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Douglas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer has an interesting piece on the Lincoln-Douglas debates in The Washington Post.  He argues that this famous series of confrontations didn&#8217;t mark a high point in American political rhetoric. For months, Newt Gingrich has floated the same challenge &#8230; <a href="http://lincolninstitute.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/harold-holzer-on-the-lincoln-douglas-debates/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lincolninstitute.wordpress.com&amp;blog=22131329&amp;post=399&amp;subd=lincolninstitute&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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