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How Women Got the Vote

Thu, 27 Aug 2008 17:35:00 GMT

In 1918, American women could vote in just 15 states. Now candidates fall all over themselves to court women's votes. Funny how things change. But how did they?

Cicero's Advice for Politicians

Thu, 27 Aug 2008 16:56:00 GMT

Two full weeks of U.S. primetime political speeches have begun, with the Democratic National Convention this week and the Republican National Convention next week. How will the politicians here in America try to connect with us masses? Let's ask famed orator Marcus Tullius Cicero.

A Trip to Russia, Part 4

Sat, 22 Aug 2008 00:51:00 GMT

The Soviet Union rose and fell in less than a century, but while it lasted, it was one of history's most powerful political unions. Among its official missions: to foster worldwide communist revolution.

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A Trip to Russia, Part 3

Thu, 20 Aug 2008 23:24:00 GMT

Russia's Romanov czars ruled autocratically for 300 years. But modernity, Marxism, and a fiery leader named Vladimir Lenin brought them down. Let's see how today.

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Russia's Roots, Part 2

A Trip to Russia, Part 2

Fri, 21 Aug 2008 22:58:00 GMT

The first leg of our Russian journey ended in Moscow, with the waxing strength of the czars. As Russia's czars gained power, the land's peasants and nobles lost it big. The czars wanted serfs. The czars wanted rich estates. The czars wanted to rule a great power.

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Russia's Roots, Part 1