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7:30 AM, Feb 6, 2012 • By MARK HEMINGWAY

The Hill: "Dick Armey: Gingrich campaign turned into 'first-rate vendetta' against Romney"

Las Vegas Sun: "Economic woes, anti-Obama sentiment fail to draw large turnout"

Andrew Stuttaford: "Greece has reached the latest of many last ditches this weekend"

New York Times: "19 Americans in Egypt Face Trial in Inquiry Over Funding"

New York Post: "JFK's Teen Mistress in Explosive New Tell-All"

Politico: "Super Bowl ads: Pete Hoekstra's hits a nerve"

1:23 PM, Jan 27, 2012 • By JEFFREY H. ANDERSON

During last night’s debate, Mitt Romney responded to Newt Gingrich’s proposal that America establish a lunar colony by the end of the decade by saying that if someone presented him with that proposal, “I’d say, ‘You’re fired.’” While one might think Romney justified in firing someone who pitched Gingrich’s specific proposal, Romney gave the distinct impression that he also might have fired John F. Kennedy back in 1962.

4:01 PM, May 26, 2011 • By JEFFREY H. ANDERSON

Writing in USA Today, Neil Armstrong, Gene Cernan, and Jim Lovell —the first and last men on the moon, and the commanders of Apollo 11, 17, and 13 — highlight another example of President Obama’s lack of faith in American exceptionalism. In a piece entitled, “Is Obama Grounding JFK’s Space Legacy?” the three astronauts (now 80, 77, and 83 years old) write:

JFK's approval remains sky-high.

1:32 PM, Dec 7, 2010 • By JAY COST

I was reminded yesterday of the single greatest public relations coup of the 20th century. Late last month, the Gallup poll asked Americans to evaluate how recent presidents handled their job in the White House. The big news for the political class was that 47 percent of respondents approved of George W. Bush, slightly better than Barack Obama's approval. That was striking to me as well, but not as much as where John F. Kennedy stood on the list:

Ted Sorensen bloviates.

2:10 PM, Sep 28, 2010 • By PHILIP TERZIAN

Since 1963 Theodore C. Sorensen has been subsisting on his eight-year career as a ghostwriter for John F. Kennedy, and faithful readers of the New York Times have come to rely on his periodic contributions to the editorial pages during the past 47 years. Here Sorensen has repeated, with emphasis, his simple, three-part formula for understanding modern American history:

Why Obama should relinquish control and lower tax rates for all Americans.

2:00 PM, Sep 5, 2010 • By FRED BARNES

There’s a phrase that never crosses President Obama’s lips, even as he prepares to propose new tax cuts for small business. The phrase: permanent, across-the-board cuts in marginal tax rates for the wealthy.

Kennedy Congressional Moratoriam Still On

8:49 AM, Mar 1, 2010 • By MARY KATHARINE HAM

Earlier this weekend, a Democratic source said Joe Kennedy III was considering running for Rep. William Delahunt's seat if he decided against a reelection run, but he says no:

Joseph P. Kennedy III told The Associated Press on Sunday that "I've got a job I love being an assistant district attorney on the Cape, and I want to get better at it at this point."

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