The history behind current events.

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• Watershed Moment The death of a Montana dam.
  Caitlin DeSilvey April 17, 2008
  
• The Lincoln-Douglas Debates Unplugged A new book strips away the nostalgia around this classic encounter.
  David Greenberg April 7, 2008
  
• The Long Goodbye It's too early to talk about Hillary's withdrawal.
  David Greenberg March 5, 2008
  
• Memo to Obama Fans Clinton's presidency was not a failure.
  David Greenberg Feb. 12, 2008
  
• Attack in the Other Direction! How to recover from a big loss in the early primaries.
  Jeff Greenfield Jan. 8, 2008