that is the imagery of wrestling in new salem, some 33 years previously. and i think, once again, that lincoln's early experiences were configurative of the strategy and statesmanship as commander in chief. most military historians talk about how much lincoln grew on the job as president and as commander in chief in the civil war. but i think that that's wrong. he didn't have to grow very much. and so all of the talk in modern biographies of lincoln about his capacity for growth is ultimately not really very helpful in understanding him. we do not need to understand him as a product of growth. all the great qualities in abraham lincoln were present from the beginning. [ applause ] >>> it's a very familiar place for jefferson davis to come in second to abraham lincoln. [ laughter ] davis as president of the confederate states led his country in its war against the united states. the constitution followed the united states constitution in giving the president the power of commander in chief. in wartime the confederate president would take political lead of t

briefly, lincoln had just come to town, just moved to new salem, and the local bullies who were called the grove boys, challenged him to a wrestling match to meet their champion, jack armstrong. well, there's a kind of flap doodle over the question whether in this brutal wrestling match that ensued that lincoln use add chokehold on armstrong. and if you want to nope the details of the wrestling match, they're covered very well in a

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a 4-year-old in salem, new hampshire has now joined the ranks of spiderman and captain america thankscomic book company that turned him into a super hero it all began when anthony smith refused to wear his hearing aid. he was born without his right ear and only partial hearing in his left. he said he didn't want to wear his hearing aid since super heros don't wear them. anthony's mom contacted marvel comics. the next day they sent him 1984 comic book featuring hearing impaired hero hawkeye. soon after that they named blue ear after anthony's hearing device. >> they made blue ear right after you. what did you think? >> good. >> it was good? >> yeah. >> there is his hearing aid. my gosh, is he wearing a hearing aid and he he wouldn't let it go. >> anthony says blue ear is his new favorite super hero. well, here on "the fox report," we have learned that if you see a bear up in a tree, just shoot it with a tranquilizer and it will fall. in this case the bear got stuck. so firefighters had to go with plan b. plan b is next. [ male announcer ] this is corporate caterers, miami, florida. in

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new hampshire boy is a huge comic fan. and particularly of "the avengers." here's a report on how marvel comics responded. >> reporter: 4-year-old anthony smith from salem mightbut his powers are far reaching. he has no hearing on his right side. hearing loss on his left. and one day decided he didn't want to wear his blue hearing aid to school anymore. >> basically one day he woke up and i said, time to put your hearing aid in. let's put it in blue ear. we've always called it that. and he said, no, superheroes don't wear blue ears. >> reporter: his mother told him superheroes do wear hearing aids. but she wasn't so sure. so she e-mailed the experts, and got this back from marvel comics in new york city. a comic book cover featuring hawkeye, a superhero who did lose his hearing. >> oh, by the way, we do have a superhero. he's in "the avengers" and he lost his hearing. so we gave it to him and he was captivated. he was staring at it. look. there it is. >> reporter: then marvel comics sent a drawing of a new superhero inspired by anthony. meet the blue ear, saying, thanks to my listening device, i hear someone in trouble. >> and then he saw, this is me. i love

salem service. mornings on 2 starts now. >>> good morning. welcome to mornings on 2. i'm dave clark. >>> i'm het heather holmes. >> we have new information about reports of a police shooting in vallejo. one officer was injured in that incident. what do you know, christian. >> reporter: we've been talking to a series of witnesses since 4:30 this morning. let's give you a look at this investigation. it appears this investigation is beginning to wind down. we've seen a number of police vehicles leaving the area. as you turn to the right, you might just be able to make out a traffic reconstructionist over here who is apparently taking some of the last measurements here for this -- what started out as a police pursuit and turned into an officer-involved shooting. we saw investigators tow away the car. witnesses tell us they heard that car come roaring into the parking lot with police close behind. >> i heard police right behind. then i heard shots fired. it sounded like over here. and then they got -- they apprehended somebody right there. and then i guess the guy with the gun got away. >> reporter: we're still trying to verify th

new york times." back to your calls and the future of the class of 2012. winston-salemn.c., and a pan of line, good morning. caller: for the graduates of 2012, the prospects will be dim and they will be for quite awhile. i cannot speak from experience but if you graduate in something , your opportunity for employment pay will be not as good as you expected to be. host: how old are you? caller: i am 25. host: when did you graduate? caller: i graduated at 21 but went back and i'm getting a master's degree. i was studying humanities but if you study something like engineering, you do quite well. i have a few friends who are doing quite well. even friends who are getting -- are struggling. your support -- if you are not studying, your prospects are shot. host: when you finish your masters? caller: hopefully this coming year. host: this is from our facebook page -- you can join the conversation on facebook. here is another point of view from our twitter page -- the story from "the detroit news"-- next is gary from new york city, good morning. caller: good morning and thank y