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Article: POLITICAL SYMBOLS
Post-Tribune (IN);  November 2, 1988 ;     236 words ...THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM THE PRINTED VERSION. Voice of the people-letters to the editor I think the stranded whales at Point Barrow, Alaska, had a symbolic meaning. The two whales represented the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates. And only one of them has a

Article: ARTICLE: Of political symbols.
The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan);  September 14, 2009 ;     681 words ...By: M. Abul Fazl September 14 (THE NATION): W H Auden holds that the Greek lyric poets were equally important in their own sphere; for it was through them that the western civilisation has learned to distinguish poetry from history, pedagogy and religion. This is another instance of modern Europe

Article: Cartoonist depicted two political symbols; Nast ...
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  January 9, 2005 ;     672 words ...This week (Jan. 15) in 1870, an American tradition was born when America's first great political cartoonist, Thomas Nast, first drew a cartoon donkey to symbolize the Democratic Party. In this historic cartoon, which was drawn for Harper's Weekly, the donkey - Nast drew a "jackass" - represented

Article: PUPILS LEARN POWER OF POLITICAL SYMBOLS ARTIST ...
Post-Tribune (IN);  November 1, 1996 ;     659 words ...PHOTO COLOR THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM THE PRINTED VERSION. WHAT'S NEXT Students participating in the Kids Voting USA program are to accompany their parent or guardian to the polling place Tuesday to cast their ballots. About 25,000 Northwest Indiana students from Lake

Article: Washington, D.C. displays new political symbols
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  April 25, 2002 ;     582 words ...WASHINGTON (AP) - The stone and bronze statues of the nation's capital will have a bit of competition for the next five months. Two hundred colorfully decorated plastic statues of donkeys and elephants were put on display Tuesday for the first time. The "Party Animals" exhibit is billed as the

Article: Uncle Sam, St. Nick, political symbols drawn from ...
The Gazette;  December 24, 2000 ;     626 words ...The single person most responsible for Santa's modern appearance is Thomas Nast, the greatest figure in American editorial cartooning. This in itself would be enough to keep his memory alive, but Nast is also responsible for other enduring American symbols: the Republican Elephant, the Democratic

Article: COLUMN: A history of American political symbols
University Wire;  October 26, 2004 ;     670 words ...Hannah Northey University Wire 10-26-2004 (The Voice) (U-WIRE) ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- As the November 2nd presidential election nears, the political propaganda is heating up more than ever before, burying American voters in a plethora of contrasting images that are difficult to digest. Consider Bush's