blogs.abcnews.com - 1/11/2009
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On Inauguration Day, not only will President-elect Obama be sworn in using the Bible that was used to swear in President Abraham Lincoln, he will dine like Lincoln as well. The luncheon that will be served in Congress's Statuary Hall...
nypost.com - 1/13/2009
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Last updated: 4:04 pm January 13, 2009 Posted:
2:55 am January 13, 2009 They're going to party...
like it's 1861! In what will be a Lincoln-themed inauguration from top to bottom, Obama won't only follow in the footsteps of the former president - he'll ...
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thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/18/2009
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Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to
gather at the Lincoln Memorial today for the "We...
Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration." Times reporters are at the event and will regularly update this post throughout the day.
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Obama Will Eat Like Lincoln on Inauguration Day
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... -- scallops, shrimp, lobster -- served as a nod to the 16th president's love of stewed and scalloped oysters. The main course -- duck breast with sour-cherry chutney and herb-roasted pheasant served with molasses sweet potatoes and winter vegetables -- is a nod to the root vegetables and wild game that Mr. Lincoln favored growing up on the frontier in Kentucky and Indiana. The apple cinnamon sponge cake dessert is a nod to Mr. Lincoln's love of apples and apple cake. Read more: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/01/obama-w...
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... after another on a media that’s itching to make the comparison. In theory it’s a bad idea to have a party “rooted around” one individual — but The One isn’t just any individual, or so we should believe. If Lincoln told you to dial up some Blue Dog Democrat and ask him to vote for another bailout, you’d do it, wouldn’t you? Well, there you go.
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