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Topic: AP U.S. History

American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees union member wears their protest message on his shirt while rallying against the proposed pension legislation in Springfield, Ill. (AP/Seth Perlman)

Common sense pension reform roadblocks

Robert Reich - RobertReich.org
The simple log cabin in which US president Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809. The cabin stands on the Kentucky farm belonging to Lincoln's father and still exists, housed within a museum building. (MPI/Getty Images)

All the presidents' log cabins

Andrew Belonsky
Ronald Reagan knocks his head while responding to a reporter's question at a news conference, March 19, 1987. (AP/Dennis Cook)

Why the GOP hates U.S. history

Sean McElwee
A reenactment of the 135th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg in Gettysburg, Pa. (AP/Paul Vathis)

Jenny Kutner
(Reuters/Mike Theiler)

Sarah Gray
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