This week’s cover features Abraham Lincoln, “The Great Campaigner,” in a piece by author and historian Sidney Blumenthal. “Some consider politics a dirty word,” the story dek pitches, “but the 16th president was a master of political ruthlessness—for the sake of the highest ideals.” Check it out!

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   3 days? Lincoln, we appreciate your legacy.

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