The United States waged a brutal, racist war in the Philippines, but then became devoted to greatly improving the lives of people in America's only colony.
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The French helped us win our revolution. A few years later, we were at war with Napoleon’s navy. The two countries have been falling in and out of love ever since. Why?
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The United States Information Agency did not long survive the Cold War that it had helped to wage. But, today, the lessons it taught us may be more useful than ever.
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Hal Holbrook has lived with him nearly as long as Samuel Clemens did, and he explains why Twain still has the power to delight and to disturb.
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