| LETTERS | 2 |
| TILTING AT WINDMILLS | 6 |
| Peters, Charles | |
| The Pro Bono Hustle | 10 |
| Mundy, Liza | |
| What is the Air Force Really Worried About: National Security or Job Security? | 18 |
| Easterbrook, Gregg | |
| TIDBITS & OUTRAGES | 23 |
| THE WASHINGTON MONTHLY Journalism Award | 27 |
| Take a Number and Wait | 28 |
| Shaw, David | |
| MEMO OF THE MONTH | 33 |
| Warning: Sports Stars May be Hazardous to Your Health | 34 |
| DeParle, Jason | |
| The Worst City Government | 37 |
| WHO'S WHO | 47 |
| POLITICAL PUZZLE | 53 |
| Barclay, John | |
| POLITICAL BOOKNOTES | 54 |
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