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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke.
The Florida re-count, 2000
The various legal issues underlying the failure to elect a new President.
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Park Avenue's colourful Christmas
Festive fairy lights remind Alistair Cooke of a time when Christmas was less than holy.
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The US Senate trial of Bill Clinton, 1999
Alistair Cooke reports on the US Senate trial of President Bill Clinton.
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Constitutional rights
Constitutional rights and violation of the American flag.
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US national Holidays
How Alistair Cooke convinced the state of Idaho to celebrate George Washington's birthday.
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Watergate - 25 years on
The Watergate scandal and the eventual resignation of President Richard Nixon.
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Halloween, 1996
A chronicle of the origins of Halloween and the economy of pumpkins.
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Kennedy's rocking chair
The secret ailments of President John F Kennedy.
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The OJ Simpson verdict, 1995
How Americans feel about the OJ Simpson trial following the delivery of the verdict.
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Labor Day 1995
A brief history of Labor Day, and what is holds for 1995.
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