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Cultural and Political Reverberations of the Civil War
From independence to the fight over what that really means. On this 4th of July, our rebroadcast of To the Point looks at how the War Between the States helped define America today...
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenThe Fourth of July celebrates American independence. The Civil War was fought over what that really means. On this rebroadcast of today's To the Point, we see how the War Between the States helped define what America is today. Also, partisan sniping on Capitol Hill ahead of the debt-ceiling deadline.
Banner image: A mock flyer advertises the re-enactment of a mid-19th century slave auction January 15, 2011 in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. Photo: John Moore/Getty Images
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2 storiesPartisan Sniping on Capitol Hill ahead of Debt-Ceiling Deadline
Congress will return to Washington tomorrow after the Senate cancelled the Fourth of July recess. It's all about the urgency of raising the national debt ceiling before August 2. But last week, the political rhetoric was harsher than ever, which could have unintended consequences.
Read the story8 minThe Fourth of July and the Civil War
The Fourth of July celebrates American independence, but it's also 150 years to the day since Abraham Lincoln asked for troops to restore the Union. The North and the South differed over what independence really meant, and they went to war over states' rights and civil rights, issues that still divide the nation today.
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