http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/George_WashingtonFind stories, videos, and photos about George Washington from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:51:51 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/George_Washington14433Find stories, videos, and photos about George Washington from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/17/fort.hood.medals/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/17/fort.hood.medals/index.html#cnnSTCTextMilitary victims of the Fort Hood massacre will be eligible to receive the Purple Heart if Congress passes a bill introduced Tuesday.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:12:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/sharrif_floyd/10/20/all.american/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/sharrif_floyd/10/20/all.american/index.htmlSharrif Floyd, a 6-foot-3 and 310-pound senior at George Washington High in Philadelphia, is one of the top defensive linemen in the nation. Floyd was named the MVP of the Premier Showcase in June and won the Maxwell Award at Football University in the same month, earning an invite to the prestigious Top Gun camp in July. With dozens of college offers to choose from, this week he was named as a member of the East team for the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Floyd will regularly check in with SI.com to discuss his season and the recruiting process.Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:39:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/sharrif_floyd/10/06/floyd.diary/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/sharrif_floyd/10/06/floyd.diary/index.htmlSharrif Floyd, a 6-foot-3 and 310-pound senior at George Washington High in Philadelphia, is one of the top defensive linemen in the nation. Floyd was named the MVP of the Premier Showcase in June and won the Maxwell Award at Football University in the same month, earning an invite to the prestigious Top Gun camp in July. With dozens of college offers to choose from, the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Bowl nominee will regularly check in with SI.com to discuss his season and the recruiting process.Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/10/feehery.heckle.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/10/feehery.heckle.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen I worked in the House of Representatives in the mid-'90s, Congressional Republicans grew enamored of the idea of replicating the tradition of "Question Time" that was popular in the British House of Commons.Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:20:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20302828,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20302828,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnDubbed the "New World's Westminster Abbey," Glendale cemetery is grand, exclusive and filled with A-list starsMon, 07 Sep 2009 20:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/08/south.dakota.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/08/south.dakota.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTextEleven members of Greenpeace pleaded not guilty to federal charges after they were arrested for hanging a banner on South Dakota's Mount Rushmore Wednesday to protest global warming as the G-8 summit in Italy begins.Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/03/30/mt.vernon.travel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/03/30/mt.vernon.travel/index.html#cnnSTCTextMount Vernon is undergoing a renaissance. Today the site's annual attendance matches its highest since 1976. Why? Visitors used to spend only an hour or so at his house, then leave still thinking of George Washington as that grim, old man on the dollar bill. Now, visitors meet him face-to-face in three life-sized statues, and they can't get enough of America's first action hero.Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/24/inauguration.scripture/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/24/inauguration.scripture/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhile President-elect Barack Obama will certainly be making history when he takes the oath of office on January 20, he'll also be repeating it -- by placing his hand on the same Bible that Abraham Lincoln used during the inauguration of 1861.Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/studentnews/01/11/one.sheet.inauguration/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/studentnews/01/11/one.sheet.inauguration/index.html#cnnSTCTextUse this resource as a brief history of presidential inaugurations and the traditions associated with them.Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/12/24/d.c.georgetown/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/12/24/d.c.georgetown/index.html#cnnSTCTextHere's what I see as I cross the intersection of M Street and Wisconsin Avenue: a sleek woman in to-die-for jeans speaking a language I can't pin down; an iPod-toting jogger with shopping bags from a tony store; a model (or she should be) in knee-high boots and a thigh-high skirt. It's like a well-cast movie -- all the elements fit like a study in big-city fashion.Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/02/slaves.white.house/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/02/slaves.white.house/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn January, President-elect Barack Obama and his family will make history, becoming the first African-American first family to move into the White House -- a house with a history of slavery. In fact, the legacy of American presidents owning slaves goes all the way back to George Washington.Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/31/hooper.virginia.interactive/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/31/hooper.virginia.interactive/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnlike in previous U.S. presidential elections of recent times, the battle for the White House in 2008 begins just a short drive west from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, across the Potomac River amid the commuter belt sprawl of northern Virginia.Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/27/hooper.washington/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/27/hooper.washington/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnlike in previous U.S. presidential elections of recent times, the battle for the White House in 2008 begins just a short drive west from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, across the Potomac River amid the commuter belt sprawl of northern Virginia.Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/09/30/roadtrips.presidential/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/09/30/roadtrips.presidential/index.html#cnnSTCTextSince the days of George Washington, U.S. presidents have carved out a long tradition of official road trips, if not by motorcade, then by railroad or horse and carriage.Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/09/05/o.lying.game/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/09/05/o.lying.game/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhat do Pinocchio, Richard Nixon, and an "O, The Oprah Magazine" very inventive columnist all have in common? Every now and then, when the situation calls for it, they've been known to bend, sculpt, or otherwise contort the facts to their liking. Hey, if it saves Bambi's mother... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/02/lieberman.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/02/lieberman.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCTextIndependent Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman spoke to the Republican National Convention Tuesday night. Here is the text of the speech:Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:54:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1830102,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1830102,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe director and Blockbuster aficianado talks to TIME about his video past and his current filmThu, 07 Aug 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/07/navy.sub/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/07/navy.sub/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.S. Navy submarine leaked trace amounts of radioactive water for two years as it made port calls in Japan and other Asian nations, the Navy said Thursday.Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/01/navy.sub.leak/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/01/navy.sub.leak/index.html#cnnSTCTextWater with trace amounts of radioactivity may have leaked for months from a U.S. Navy nuclear-powered submarine as it traveled around the Pacific to ports in Guam, Japan and Hawaii, Navy officials told CNN on Friday.Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/30/navy.captain.fired/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/30/navy.captain.fired/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Navy fired the captain and executive officer of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington on Wednesday because of a massive fire that damaged the ship in May, Navy officials said.Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/07/15/mf.founding.fathers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/07/15/mf.founding.fathers/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere were 56 men who put quill to parchment during the Summer of Independence in 1776.Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/03/washington.boyhood.home/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/03/washington.boyhood.home/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter nearly three years of excavation, archaeologists have confirmed the discovery of the site of George Washington's boyhood home near the banks of the Rappahannock River in northeast Virginia.Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:22:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1819913,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1819913,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe archaeologists were delighted to at last find the remains of George Washington's boyhood home but got stumped when they looked for evidence of the cherry tree and rusty hatchetThu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1812757,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1812757,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWith thousands of vets experiencing PTSD, the military debates whether mental injuries merit its loftiest honorMon, 09 Jun 2008 03:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/kevin_armstrong/06/05/washington.draft/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/kevin_armstrong/06/05/washington.draft/index.htmlA soothsayer, Fernando Frias is not.Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/23/ship.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/23/ship.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne sailor was treated for first-degree burns and 23 others for heat stress after a fire on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier burned for hours, the Navy said Friday.Fri, 23 May 2008 21:39:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/tim_layden/05/05/eightbelles.aftermath/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/tim_layden/05/05/eightbelles.aftermath/index.htmlFor journalists, Kentucky Derby chaos begins in earnest when the race ends. We watch the race from some less-than-ideal location (we are given sensational viewing spots on the balcony at the front of the press box, but it is nearly impossible to report quickly after the race from that perch, because of the crush of humanity between the sixth-floor balcony and racetrack-level winner's circle). Then we scramble to find quick and genuine reaction, before time dulls emotions.Tue, 06 May 2008 20:14:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1728134,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1728134,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWho gets the church? Who gets the people? Who gets George Washington? A bitter battle leads to one legal decision -- and a promise of more court appearancesFri, 04 Apr 2008 22:45:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/richard_deitsch/03/18/greensboro.regional.breakdown.women/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/richard_deitsch/03/18/greensboro.regional.breakdown.women/index.htmlUnderrated: George Washington. They've outscored opponents by an average of 12.3 points. They've won 20-of-23 games. And they have senior guards: Kimberly Beck (13.6 points, 6.3 assists) and Sarah Jo Lawrence (whose 3.85 GPA is more impressive than her 13.2 points). Add to that wins over tournament darling Texas A&M and Auburn (their first-round opponent). Traveling across the country -- the Colonials play at Stanford's Maples Pavilion -- won't be easy, but this is a veteran team with tournament success. Last year, George Washington advanced to the Sweet 16.Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/02/18/washington.advice/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/02/18/washington.advice/index.html#cnnSTCText"Every action in company ought to be done with some sign of respect to those that are present."Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:18:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1709918,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1709918,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWho says the European Union is undemocratic? Its citizens will have the chance to vote for the design of the new two-euro coinTue, 05 Feb 2008 13:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/27/news/newsmakers/gross_banking.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/27/news/newsmakers/gross_banking.fortune/index.htmThe tangled web of subprimes has claimed more than its share of victims in recent months: homeowners by the hundreds of thousands, to be sure, but also those who created, packaged, insured, distributed, and ultimately bought what should have been labeled "junk mortgages" but which by a masterstroke of marketing genius received a more respectable imprimatur.Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/family/09/05/ep.newborn.mistakes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/family/09/05/ep.newborn.mistakes/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen you take your bundle of joy home from the hospital, it's inevitable you won't do everything right. We asked pediatricians for the five most common mistakes parents make with their newborns.Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:53:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/kevin_armstrong/10/18/documentaries.hs/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/kevin_armstrong/10/18/documentaries.hs/index.htmlFour blocks off Broadway and 1,900 miles removed from the football fields of West Texas, the collective fans of film and football flocked to the first-floor auditorium of Stuyvesant High on the West Side of Manhattan in early October.Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:47:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/18/magazines/fortune/easton_winik.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/18/magazines/fortune/easton_winik.fortune/index.htmAuthor Jay Winik's tour de force Civil War book, April 1865: The Month that Saved America, was a surprise international bestseller. The book also turned the author into a favorite go-to guy for top CEOs and government leaders seeking historical perspective on what Winik calls "the poetry of leadership." Last week, Winik published a brilliant new work, The Great Upheaval, which takes a panoramic look at the critical close of the 18th century, intertwining the tumultuous events taking place in America, France and Russia.Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:06:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/09/03/100172461/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/09/03/100172461/index.htmIf there's any reliable guide to market panics, it would be George Washington. Atop his granite pedestal, with its commanding view of the intersection of Broad and Wall streets, he has witnessed more than a century of financial mayhem. Being cast in bronze, he can't convey the lessons of history so directly. But chief among them is: Panics are precisely the moment you need someone of his stature (roughly 12 feet).Tue, 04 Sep 2007 09:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/wayoflife/08/22/lotteries/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/wayoflife/08/22/lotteries/index.html#cnnSTCTextHere are five things you probably didn't know about the lottery.Fri, 24 Aug 2007 01:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/10/hello.world/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/10/hello.world/index.html#cnnSTCTextxyKhalid Sheikh Mohammed has admitted responsibility for the 9/11 attacks and a catalog of other terrorist acts, according to an edited transcript of a tribunal at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Thu, 10 May 2007 16:05:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/kevin_armstrong/04/27/metal.wood/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/kevin_armstrong/04/27/metal.wood/index.htmlTo the untrained ear, the thud meant little.Fri, 27 Apr 2007 18:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/14/guantanamo.mohammed/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/14/guantanamo.mohammed/index.htmlKhalid Sheikh Mohammed, the suspected mastermind of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, admitted to those attacks and numerous others during a U.S. military hearing on Saturday, according to an edited transcript of the hearing released by the Pentagon Wednesday.Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:47:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/07/news/dollarcoin/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/07/news/dollarcoin/index.htmSome owners of the recently released George Washington Presidential coins unwittingly got a little more bang for their buck - and they have God to thank.Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:15:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/15/news/dollar_coin/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/15/news/dollar_coin/index.htmCoin enthusiasts and casual collectors lined up Thursday morning at Grand Central Terminal in New York for the first opportunity to get the $1 presidential coin - but the new coin's widespread adoption is far from guaranteed.Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:42:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/12/news/presidential_dollar/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/12/news/presidential_dollar/index.htmThe U.S. Mint will issue a dollar coin featuring the likeness of George Washington this Thursday, the first in the series of presidential coin dollars.Mon, 12 Feb 2007 17:23:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tracy_schultz/01/19/inside.bkw/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tracy_schultz/01/19/inside.bkw/index.htmlPeople are talking about the George Washington women's basketball team, but coach Joe McKeown hopes his players aren't listening.Fri, 19 Jan 2007 19:46:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tracy_schultz/01/03/womens.ranks/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tracy_schultz/01/03/womens.ranks/index.htmlAnother week of rankings brings another shakeup in the bottom half of the top 10. Stanford has recovered from a slow start to the season and is back in the top 10 for the first time since Nov. 20 after a win against Arizona State.Wed, 03 Jan 2007 20:26:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/19/lifestyle/coins/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/19/lifestyle/coins/index.htmThe U.S. Mint is issuing a new series of gold collector coins that feature the nation's early First Ladies, the Mint said Tuesday.Tue, 19 Dec 2006 14:18:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/10/16/8390258/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/10/16/8390258/index.htmWith books about George Washington arrayed on a shelf behind him in his office in Kabul, Afghan President Hamid Karzai talked to Fortune recently about the nation-building challenges that still con... Mon, 09 Oct 2006 13:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/09/08/911.overview/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/09/08/911.overview/index.htmlAs his cab wound through the narrow streets toward Ground Zero, Henry Pitkin recalled the day his city was attacked.Fri, 08 Sep 2006 13:42:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/05/01/8375445/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/05/01/8375445/index.htmFrom Elvis to Ali Mon, 01 May 2006 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/02/16/washingtons.birthday/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/02/16/washingtons.birthday/index.htmlOn the third Monday in February, schools and banks close, federal buildings shut down, and a deluge of advertisements for three-day sales overwhelm even the avid shopper. What's the occasion? Well, that depends on whom you ask - and where you live.Thu, 16 Feb 2006 19:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/30/washington.portrat/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/30/washington.portrat/index.htmlThe Wednesday sale of a portrait of George Washington will help the New York Public Library to procure more books and manuscripts -- but not as many as predicted.Wed, 30 Nov 2005 20:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/29/stuart.washington/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/29/stuart.washington/index.htmlTwo portraits of George Washington by renowned artist Gilbert Stuart, one of them commissioned as a gift for Alexander Hamilton, are to be auctioned Wednesday at Sotheby's in Manhattan.Tue, 29 Nov 2005 23:28:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/18/pf/thedolans/lottery/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/18/pf/thedolans/lottery/index.htmIn case you missed it! This is an excerpt from the May 14, 2005 show.Wed, 18 May 2005 18:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/03/16/political.memorabilia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/03/16/political.memorabilia/index.htmlButtons and stickers and signs, oh my!Wed, 16 Mar 2005 19:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/26/congressional.medal/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/26/congressional.medal/index.htmlConcerned that the prestige of the congressional gold medal is being diluted because Congress is doling out too many of them too often, the House voted Wednesday to cap the number of medals approved each year at two and placed other restrictions on who can receive it.Wed, 26 Jan 2005 22:41:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/10/21/pf/college/expensive_colleges/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/10/21/pf/college/expensive_colleges/index.htmQuick: What will $36,750 buy you?Thu, 21 Oct 2004 21:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Careers/09/01/lessons.presidents/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Careers/09/01/lessons.presidents/index.htmlU.S. presidents have guided us to wartime victory and plunged us into economic depression. All of their triumphs and failures can teach us a thing or two about our own careers.Wed, 01 Sep 2004 11:59:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/08/05/real_estate/ultimateteardowns/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/08/05/real_estate/ultimateteardowns/index.htmSteve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer, owns a home in Woodside, Calif. that most people would consider a pretty decent place to live.Thu, 05 Aug 2004 14:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/12/hair.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/12/hair.tm/index.htmlGentlemen, start your hair dryers.Mon, 12 Jul 2004 16:54:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/30/pf/goodlife/beer/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/30/pf/goodlife/beer/index.htmAs America toasts its founding, pause to consider beer's role in the history of the Republic.Wed, 30 Jun 2004 14:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/06/29/revolution.july4/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/06/29/revolution.july4/index.htmlWhether it's because fireworks have lost their fizzle or beaches seem ho-hum, some travelers are turning to Revolutionary War-era sites to celebrate America's birthday and savor a unique summer vacation.Tue, 29 Jun 2004 12:28:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/05/01/367307/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/05/01/367307/index.htmIf your hunger for mystical esoterica hasn't been fully slaked by Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code or its 500-page Illumminati-obsessed prequel, Angels and Demons, David Ovason's new book, The Secret ...Sat, 01 May 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/04/22/pf/paper_trail_0405/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/04/22/pf/paper_trail_0405/index.htmIf your hunger for mystical esoterica hasn't been fully slaked by Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" or its 500-page Illumminati-obsessed prequel, "Angels and Demons," David Ovason's new book, "The Secret Symbols of the Dollar Bill" (HarperCollins, $19), may do the trick.Thu, 22 Apr 2004 17:37:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/07/23/307402/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/07/23/307402/index.htmNot long ago, a patient who asked his physician about acupuncture would have probably gotten a dirty look. Today some medical doctors have incorporated acupuncture into their practices, and studies...Mon, 23 Jul 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/03/19/299177/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/03/19/299177/index.htmThis presidential portrait, on loan to the Smithsonian, will be taken back by its cash-strapped owner unless the museum can scare up $20 million. 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