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Article: Great debates.(Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates That Defined America)(Book review)
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- The Christian Century
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- August 26, 2008
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Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates That Defined America.
By Allen C. Guelzo.
Simon & Schuster, 416 pp., $26.00.
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DURING THE THIRD DEBATE of the 2000 presidential election, then-vice president Al Gore stepped away from his podium and wandered over to George W. Bush's side of the stage while Bush was answering a question. Observers were perplexed. Was Gore attempting to establish an alpha-male persona? Trying to rattle Bush by intruding on his personal space? Simply aiming to connect with the live audience and inject some excitement into a rather staid event? Whatever Gore had in mind, his behavior remained puzzlingly ...