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Obama-Lincoln Parallel Examined By Presidential Scholars (VIDEO)

Obama-Lincoln Parallel Examined By Presidential Scholars (VIDEO)
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CBS News talked to two presidential scholars to examine the parallels between Barack Obama and Abraham Lincoln. The two men are separated by 150 years of history, yet they are still closely linked. Obama is well-aware of the comparison. Today he arrived in Washington, D.C. via train in a trip that resembled the one Lincoln took. While the Union is not split, Obama is facing multiple crises that will test him as few presidents have been. Read the article from CBS News here.

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