Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias announces he will put the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel and Conference Center up for public auction in December during a news conference at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill. , Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. Giannoulias hopes to finally end a political and financial debacle that has dragged on for more than 25 years and cost taxpayers nearly $30 million. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias announces he will put the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel and Conference Center up for public auction in December during a news conference at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill. , Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. Giannoulias hopes to finally end a political and financial debacle that has dragged on for more than 25 years and cost taxpayers nearly $30 million.

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  1. Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias announces he will put the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel and Conference Center up for public auction in December during a news conference at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. Giannoulias hopes to finally end a political and financial debacle that has dragged on for more than 25 years and cost taxpayers nearly $30 million.
  2. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 26: The George Washington and Abraham Lincoln mascots lead the Statue of Liberty float during the 83rd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade on the Streets of Manhattan on November 26, 2009 in New York City. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in Canada and the United States and traditionally it is a time to give thanks for the harvest.
  3. Jim Getty, portraying President Abraham Lincoln recites The Gettysburg Address during a program on the 146th anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address at Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pa., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
  4. Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, center, shows off his American Flag covered tie to Jim Getty, portraying President Abraham Lincoln, left, and David Klinepeter portraying Ward Hill Lamon, before a program on the 146th anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address at Soldiers' National Cemetery in, Gettysburg, Pa., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
  5. This image provided by the Raab Collection shows a letter President Abraham Lincoln wrote to a boy whose friends didn't believe he had met the commander in chief. The letter is being sold in Philadelphia for $60,000.
  6. This image provided by the Raab Collection shows a letter President Abraham Lincoln wrote to a boy whose friends didn't believe he had met the commander in chief. The letter is being sold in Philadelphia for $60,000.
  7. JOILET, IL - NOVEMBER 14: A hearse for Pfc. Michael S. Pearson sits outside the funeral home at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery November 14, 2009 in Joliet, Illinois. Pearson was one of the U.S. Army soldiers who died following the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas on November 5.
  8. JOILET, IL - NOVEMBER 14: Attendees hold American flags during the funeral service for Pfc. Michael S. Pearson at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery November 14, 2009 in Joliet, Illinois. Pearson was one of the U.S. Army soldiers who died following the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas on November 5.
  9. JOILET, IL - NOVEMBER 14: An honor guard salutes during the funeral service for Pfc. Michael S. Pearson at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery November 14, 2009 in Joliet, Illinois. Pearson was one of the U.S. Army soldiers who died following the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas on November 5.

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