Though his emphasis is on our current state of knowledge, Mr. Scharf does not neglect his history.
He does not begin his history in Arabia, or at the moment of the Arabs' eruption into world affairs with the birth of Islam.
In a press conference after his talks with Mr Gul, the American president said that he had not changed his view of history.
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His aim must be not only his own place in history, but also America's: both will require more sensitivity and unity, and less shock and awe than in his first term.
Yet he wrote his history not as sweeping cycles or grand themes, but in terms of individual discovery and experience.
Details of his parole licence were not put on police computers, mental health services did not pass on information about his personality disorder and his history of domestic violence was not shared with the probation service.
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Interestingly, Jefferson organized his library not alphabetically but thematically by his own scheme: Memory (History), Reason (Philosophy) and Imagination (Fine Arts).
But while the numbers looked promising for Vitter, history was not on his side, as Louisiana had not elected a Republican to the Senate since Reconstruction.
His central message is not that history will absolve him (though on Iraq he asks critics to consider the oppression Saddam would be dealing out were he still in power).
Yet his is not so much an informal history of hospitality as an incidental one.
Tiger Woods is 32 years and two months old, and it is not too soon to start assessing his place in history.
As for Michael Sata, his history in this province is not favourable - a great many were insulted a while back by him.
Recognising his error, he was not keen to see history repeat itself.
It's not exactly an unfamiliar feeling for Noah, given his history.
Even though Mr. Gill has been reinstated by his superiors at Homeland Security following what is said to have been "a thorough investigation, " it is not obvious how someone who withheld information about his employment history could be "cleared" - especially given how troubling that information is.
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They expect history to treat him well, not because of his excuses but because of his achievements.
However impressive Gibson's futuristic bona fides, not even Mistry could have guessed at his encyclopedic knowledge of fashion history.
In a political age when biography is destiny, Bush has not exactly clammed up on personal matters, detailing over time his history as a drinker, his religious conversion, his fidelity to his wife Laura.
But Mr. Santorum's history of wearing his Catholicism on his sleeve may not be disqualifying given the timing and the opponent.
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In his address, Mr Tusk said the lessons of history should not be forgotten.
It is the boldest newspaper venture in Canadian history and a controversial one, not just among his rivals.
Sheen has a long history as a problem child and I am not defending either his self-destructive or violent behavior.
If the head of government underreacts when the country is threatened, history is not likely to excuse him on the grounds that his excessive caution enjoyed bipartisan support.
History remembers that to the end of his campaign, not only did he highlight issues that made people upset about the current situation, Reagan speeches and appearances pressed specifics.
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Whether you think America and Israel were right in those past actions or not, they are history, and they suggest who Saddam sees as his ultimate targets: them, and their allies, such as Britain and Italy.
Mr Inwood, in his book, concedes that for most of its history London has not done too badly without a central guiding hand.
"Should any political party attempt to abolish Social Security, unemployment insurance and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history, " Eisenhower wrote his brother.
His unorthodox 37 not out saved Zimbabwe from becoming only the 16th side in Test history to be bowled out for less than 100 in both innings.
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