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Opinion: Is Obama Spurring Growth, or Knocking It Down?

(July 8) -- Government can spur the private sector. That's the gist of the argument that's in the air this summer. This week, for example, President Barack Obama said, "we've got much more work to do to spur stronger job growth and to keep the larger recovery moving." Such spurring is often said to occur in a technical...

Congressman Wants Reagan on $50 Bill

(March 3) -- Reviving a controversy about which American historical figures deserve to be honored on the nation's currency, a North Carolina congressman is proposing replacing a portrait of Ulysses S. Grant on the $50 bill with one of conservative icon Ronald Reagan. "President Reagan is indisputably one of the most...

FDR Kept Deadly Disease Secret, New Book Claims

(Jan. 3) -- It's hardly news that President Franklin D. Roosevelt was not a healthy man as he led the nation during World War II. But aside from the cardiac problems that the public has known about for years, the authors of a new book argue that he suffered from a deadly form of skin cancer, and that it eventually killed...

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THE HUFFINGTON POST

Franklin D. Roosevelt: Socialist or "Champion of Freedom"?

In recommending this program I am thinking not only of the immediate economic needs of the people of the Nation, but also of their personal liberties -- the most precious possession of all Americans.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

Mitt Romney Is Related to Six Former Presidents, Including FDR And The Bush Family

When your dad is the former governor of Michigan, and your mom was a Senate candidate, you might expect that presidential lineage comes with the territory.

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Bill Murray to Play Franklin D. Roosevelt

It's been a long while since Bill Murray has taken on a real serious role.

Background on Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt ( or ; January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States (1933–1945) and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war.

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