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“The evils of tyranny are rarely seen but by him who resists it.”

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No Particular Agenda
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Voters Beware
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New-Fangled Vote Counting
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Fear and Freedom
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Video: On the Road in South America, Part Two
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They’re Called Term Limits
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Pucker Up
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Sneaky Lobbyists Prefer Sneakiness
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“Deceptive” Charge “Misleading”
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The Great Dood Drain of ’17
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After Them, the Deluge
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Is Denmark Socialist?
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Who’ll Stop the Wars?
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MediocreCare — Guaranteed!
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Of Loot and Leverage
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On April 26, 1777, Sibyl Ludington, aged 16, rode 40 miles to alert American colonial forces to the approach of the British. Her ride was over twice as long as Paul Revere’s more famous effort.

On the same day in 1805, United States Marines captured Derne under the command of First Lieutenant Presley O’Bannon, an important event in the First Barbary War.

In April 26, 1865, Union cavalry troopers cornered John Wilkes Booth, assassin of President Lincoln, in Virginia, shooting him to death. There was no interrogation.