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PEORIA — Calling the Electoral College "antiquated," U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood told junior high school students individual votes for president don't count, and the current system should be changed. "All these people in America are going to go out and vote on Election Day 30 days from now and the truth is that their vote doesn't really count because it's the Electoral College who will decide who the next president is," LaHood told about 130 students Wednesday at Holy Family School. Earlier this year, Illinois became the third state to support choosing the president by the nation's popular vote instead...

Van Cliburn didn't play, Bruce Hornsby wasn't introduced, and the guest of honor's English interpreter could barely be heard by much of the outdoor audience. Other than that, the 2008 Liberty Medal ceremony honoring former Soviet leader Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev went off without a hitch tonight at the National Constitution Center. Against the backdrop of clouding relations between the United States and Russia, former President George H.W. Bush, chairman of the center, presented the 20th annual award to Gorbachev for his role in ending the Cold War and bringing democracy to the formerly communist Soviet Union. "Regardless of the dividing...

The National Constitutional Center in Philadelphia is dedicated to "increasing public understanding of, and appreciation for, the Constitution, its history, and its contemporary relevance." So naturally, it has named Bill Clinton its next chairman. In "Dereliction of Duty: The Constitutional Record of President Clinton," the Cato Institute examined Mr. Clinton's record: Though he "has expressed support for an 'expansive' view of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, he has actually weakened a number of fundamental guarantees, including those of free speech and the right to trial by jury and that against double jeopardy. He has also supported retroactive taxes,...

Bill Clinton succeeded George H. W. Bush as president and now he will succeed him as chairman of the National Constitution Center. The Philadelphia museum said Tuesday that Clinton’s one-year term will begin Jan. 1. The first President Bush is finishing his second one-year term as chairman. Clinton was the keynote speaker when ground was broken for the center in September 2000, and visited in 2004 for a book signing and in March 2006 to address the National Youth Leadership Council.

Bill Clinton Named Chairman of Constitution Center Tuesday, September 9, 2008 2:29 PM PHILADELPHIA — Former President Bill Clinton has been named the next chairman of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, succeeding former President George H.W. Bush, the center announced Tuesday. Bush has been chairman of the museum and nonprofit group, dedicated to educating the public about the U.S. Constitution, since January 2007. Clinton will begin his term on Jan. 1. Both men have long ties to the museum, which sits in Philadelphia's historic section near the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. As president, Clinton backed its establishment and...

I have written the following letter to the National Constitution Center regarding its naming of Bill Clinton to the position of Chairman: To: Joseph M. Torsella -- President and CEO Ashley Berke -- Senior Public Relations Manager, Dear Mr. Torsella and Ms. Berke: Please allow me to express my great disappointment to hear that former President Clinton will become Chairman of the National Constitution Center. Perhaps your organization is not aware of Mr. Clinton’s actual views on the US Constitution and on the founders’ bedrock commitment to individual liberty. For the record, here are some salient statements that Mr. Clinton...

PHILADELPHIA - Former President Bill Clinton has been named the next chairman of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, succeeding former President George H.W. Bush, the center announced Tuesday. Bush has been chairman of the museum and nonprofit group, dedicated to educating the public about the U.S. Constitution, since January 2007. Clinton will begin his term on Jan. 1.