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FOR RELEASE SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2013, AT 1:11 A.M. EDT - This April 16, 2013 photo shows a bust of Abraham Lincoln on display at the Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Museum and Library in Philadelphia.

Battles and skirmishes. Living history scenarios. Confederate and Union camp life displays.

Gov. Corbett urged Villanova Law School graduates to embody the passion of Abraham Lincoln and the integrity of Thomas More as they embark on their careers.

The park service has produced a plan which calls for the elimination of raft rentals, an ice rink and other tourist amenities in the park.

Take the kids on an educational outing that they are sure to remember. The Ronald Reagan Library and Museum is open to visitors and you can get an impressive history and political education while you are there.

Richard Hanks, author of This War is for a Whole Life: The Culture of Resistance among Southern California Indians, 1850-1966." A lecture on the fight for Indian sovereignty in Southern California will feature speaker Richard A. Hanks at 7 p.m. Saturday May 18, at Dorothy Ramon Learning Center Gathering Hall in Banning.

To hear liberals in the media express shock, however belatedly, at how " gruesome " and " grisly " were the murders of newborns by "Doctor" Kermit Gosnell following botched, third-trimester abortions, one would think that your average run of the mill abortion more resembled the merciful deaths of convicted murderers by lethal injection, if not a ... (more)

The 30-year-old actress is obsessed with whipping up dishes and gets her inspiration from 'Top Chef' and 'Chopped'. She told People magazine: 'I love all of the cooking shows like 'Chopped' and 'Top Chef'. I've just started to learn in the last couple of years and I love it.

If you missed seeing 'Lincoln' when it was in theaters you can see it for free at Stonecrest library.

The theme of presidential leadership is a venerated one in America, the subject of many biographies and an enduring mythology about great figures rising to the occasion.

If Council Bluffs is to bring home a Class 4-A medal from this week's state track meet, it is most likely to come in the boys discus.

Stephen Spielberg's " Lincoln " may have garnered an Oscar for Daniel Day-Lewis, but it made a bigger impact on American history.

More than 3,000 peaceful demonstrators were arrested. The images from those days, including that of Birmingham police chief "Bull" Connor, are indelibly etched in the minds of those of us who saw them, and many of those who have seen them replayed since.

George Lucas gave Kathleen Kennedy the keys to the Star Wars franchise, and she's taking it for a spin on the Autobahn this summer.

Every president picks predecessors as role models. For Ronald Reagan, it was Calvin Coolidge.

If your DVD of the Academy Award-nominated Lincoln is already wearing out and Feb.

The Claremont Institute is happy to announce our 2013 Publius Fellows. Publius Fellowships are offered to recent college graduates and young professionals pursuing careers in the fields of politics, education, and journalism.

A Philadelphia abortion doctor convicted of killing live babies may be in court for the final time before serving out the last chapter of his life in prison.

In February, Lee won the Oscar many expected to go to Spielberg for his Civil War epic "Lincoln." But it was the Taiwan-born Lee, who had previously won the award for "Brokeback Mountain," who won for his 3-D shipwreck saga "Life of Pi." At Cannes, though, Spielberg is something like Lee's boss.

CANNES, France -- Asked about their recent history as Oscar rivals, Steven Spielberg and Ang Lee look at each other hesitantly before Spielberg graciously offers, "After you." The two have come to the Cannes Film Festival just months after facing off as the two favourites for best director at the Academy Awards.