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The True Lincoln (The True Lincoln)

Only now are historians discovering the personal and political depth of the leader who saved the nation

The Saga of Mary Todd (The True Lincoln)

Lincoln's wife was a full political partner. That's only one reason why she was despised

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  • Looking for Lincoln
    TIME photographer David Burnett talks about his search for relics of our 16th President
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  • Slavery Up Close
    On the eve of the Civil War, 4 million people are held in bondage
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The Master of the Game (The True Lincoln)

When he arrived in Washington he didn't have much political experience, but Lincoln had emotional strengths that made him a natural

All the President's Men (The True Lincoln)

His lack of military experience didn't stop Lincoln from micromanaging the war. Three years and seven generals later, he found the man to match his determination

Across the Great Divide (The True Lincoln)

The friendship between Lincoln and Frederick Douglass required from both a change of heart

They Said He Was A Lousy Speaker (The True Lincoln)

His style could be too plain for the taste of his time, but much that Lincoln said speaks powerfully to us

It's Not Abe. Honest (The True Lincoln)

Some 140 years after his death, Lincoln has inspired a national crew of impersonators. The beards are real

NATION

The Gimme-Five Game

A trove of e-mail offers an inside look at a lobbying scandal that's making top conservatives nervous

A Man in Sesame Strife

PROFILE Is Kenneth Tomlinson trying to save public broadcasting--or turn PBS into G.O.P. TV?

Why China Is Buying

A U.S. oil company is the latest target of China's shopping spree. Will Washington let it get away?

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Iran's New Hand (Notebook)

In a stunning landslide, conservative Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wins Iran's presidency

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