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Michaud: Moon-sized goals can drive U.S. forward

Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong on the lunar

Photo credit: AP, 1969 | Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong on the lunar surface.

Anne Michaud

Portrait of Newsday editorial board member Anne Michaud Anne Michaud

Anne Michaud is the interactive editor for Newsday Opinion. She

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Mitt Romney's mention of the late Neil Armstrong during the Republican National Convention on Thursday raised cherished images for Americans of a certain age. Those of us who remember the Apollo 11 days can still recall that excitement and sense of purpose. We're nostalgic for it now.

No one would look to the 1960s as a united decade in our history. But as Armstrong took those first steps...

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