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A lot of people were skeptical when Mr. Barbra Streisand, James Brolin, won the starring role in the CBS miniseries "The Reagans." His wife today confirmed their suspicions of a hatchet job. On her TV show this afternoon Oprah Winfrey asked Babs about the oddball casting. "How is that for you, Miss Democrat?" A smirking Streisand responded to titters, "I said as long as they tell the truth about Ronald Reagan, I have no problem." Considering her history of distorting the truth to suit her partisan agenda, expect Hollywood to be even more inaccurate than usual on this "biography."...

Researchers help define what makes a political conservative By Kathleen Maclay, Media Relations | 22 July 2003 BERKELEY – Politically conservative agendas may range from supporting the Vietnam War to upholding traditional moral and religious values to opposing welfare. But are there consistent underlying motivations? Four researchers who culled through 50 years of research literature about the psychology of conservatism report that at the core of political conservatism is the resistance to change and a tolerance for inequality, and that some of the common psychological factors linked to political conservatism include: * Fear and aggression * Dogmatism and intolerance of...

This site has a one or two page, concise summary of political events for each century since 1900. Written by a Russian historian. Great for boning up on history and answering "when did that happen?" questions. (The Twentieth Century, Year after Year)