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H.D.S. Greenway

Borrowing from Lincoln's genius

By H.D.S. Greenway
November 25, 2008

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Barack Obama's decision to reach out to rival Hillary Clinton for secretary of state follows the philosophy of one of his political heroes, Abraham Lincoln. (Full article: 700 words)

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