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Night, kennedy and lincoln are sort of bookends, where i soon i assume everyone knows about who lincoln was and who kennedy was. I wont talk much about kennedy and did not talk about lincoln. I assume most people dont know much about garfield and mckinley, so we will talk more about garfield and mckinley more than the actual assassinations. The assassination of lincoln by john wilkes booze and of kennedy by lee harvey oswald, we were in they were able to get away from the scene of the murder all...

Were now in the billiard room which is one of the rooms that was built as part of the addition that the blaines made to the house in 1872. This is also a room which has been a place to hang photographs and in some cases the christmas cards of the previous first families. The first family was the millikens, and this is a large family, Carl Milliken and his wife are shown in the photograph along with their large family. There have been 21 families who have called the blaine house their home from t...

Harriet blaine beal donated the house and grounds to the state of maine for the purpose of a governors home. Sadly Harriet Blaine beal had lost her son, Walker Blaine beal, in world war i and he had actually owned the house and then upon his death the house reverted back to her and she, recognizing it probably wasnt going to go on in the family and negotiation that recognizing the need that maine had and the close proximity of the blaine house to our statehouse across the street she donated the ...

Along with their large family. There have been 21 families who have called the blaine house their home from the millikins in 1920 to currently Governor Paul Lepage and his wife first Lady Ann Lepage beginning in 2011. Today when we think of james g. Blaine in maine, i think we think primarily of the blaine house. It really is a symbol of both the maine governorship. And also of the state of maine as a whole. I think it is probably as well known a house as any in the state, and thus the equating ...

I know exactly the year, with then congressman Dick Gephardt who was running for president. And i knew dick quite well and i was chatting with him and i asked him, do you know the last member of the house who was elected from the house to become president . And he said no. I said, well, let me give you a hint. Do you know who the only member of the house who was elected straight from the house to be president . And he still said no. And i said garfield. And he said they shot him. And i said your...

New tonight on eyewitness news. The search for a shooter. Durham Police and the swat team surround a house. what they found inside in a live an update. Plus. The latest debate over the ballot box comes to an end. The new early voting plans that will impact you at election time. And. Dialingup danger. A warning for smartphone owners. what you need to know. Eyewitness news starts right now. Developing right now a manhunt continues tonight for a gunman after three people were shot at two different ...

Delays during the evening commute. The trains are running again. Weve been reporting on delays due to a emergency at the montgomery station. You see pictures of people waiting at the embarcadero station. A few minutes before 5 00 p. M. A woman took a running jump in front of the train. Emergency crews had to uncouple two cars to get to the woman. She suffered a head injury but was alert and talking to responders. Tonight, thousands of commuters are delayed. We went to montgomery station and they...

It. A lot of people agree with what im saying. Plus, iowa earthquake. Ted cruz pulls way ahead in a brandnew poll and a fresh rivalry is born. Hes been so nice to me, but i think the time will come to an end pretty soon. Reporter and with just two days until the next debate, we will reveal who made it to cnns main stage and whos been bumped off. Plus, the top political minds join us live from the las vegas strip. Hello. Im jake tapper live in las vegas, where the state of our union is cruising t...

Main stage and whos been bumped off. Plus, the top political minds join us live from the las vegas strip. Hello. Im jake tapper live in las vegas, where the state of our union is cruising towards a showdown. Two major new polls out this morning showing senator ted cruz announcing a major challenge to donald trump. In iowa, cruz now leads, beating trump 31 points to 21 points in a Des Moines Register poll. Nationwide, trump still on top, but cruz is biting at his heels. Trumps at 27, cruz at 22 i...

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