Related Content: July 4
Our Messy Liberties, Then And NowGwen's Take On the Fourth of July, I poured a cup of coffee and started my day reading the Declaration of Independence at my kitchen table. Out loud. You should try it. It’s one thing to think you know what it says. It’s another thing to hear the words come back at you in your own voice. We all remember the opening phrases -- “When in the course of human events...” and “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal….” But how many of us recall how in-your-face the rest of the document is? |
PBS NewsHour: Campaign Cash Race Is on for GOP '12 Contenders, Obama CampaignWeb content July 4, 2011 Republican presidential contenders spent the July 4 holiday on the campaign trail. Lately most have spent their time feverishly dialing for the dollars they will need to support their campaigns. NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian updates us on the race for campaign cash. |
