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 Vol. 014 Issue 019 (February 2 2009)
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 Wake us when it's over
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Wake Us When It's Over The Scrapbook finds itself in a minority of one here, but we'll say it anyway: We thought Barack Obama's inaugural address was surprisingly mediocre. Not as painful to listen...
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David Skinner, bard
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_Casual The Poet and his Muse Agood friend was planning a surprise party for her husband, also a good friend, and she asked me to contribute a poem to the celebration. Now, I was busy at work and...
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Let 1,000 Republican Flowers Bloom
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EDITORIAL the weekly Standard Let 1,000 Republican Flowers Bloom The ceremonies, unity, and patriotism of Inauguration week were nice. The bloviating, fawning, and gushing from celebrities and...
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The Classic Triad Strikes Again
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SCHULMAN, SAM
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The Classic Triad Strikes Again Clinton the Forerunner, Bush the Master, Obama the Decadent. by Sam Schulman Lincoln or Reagan? TR or Ike? Washington or Wilson? Camelot or Campobello? Offshore...
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The Republicans' Best Weapon
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BARNES, FRED
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The Republicans' Best Weapon It's Obama himself. by Fred Barnes In 1994, congressional Republicans carried laminated copies of their Contract With America (tax cuts, term limits, etc.) in their...
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More to It Than Meets the Eye
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STELZER, IRWIN M.
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More to It Than Meets the Eye The hidden coherence of Obama's recovery plan. by Irwin M. Stelzer It grieves me to say so, but President Obama's conservative critics just don't get it. The new...
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What a Difference a Day Makes
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Mccormack, John
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What a Difference a Day Makes Obama starts out a tiny bit less doctrinaire on abortion than Clinton. by John McCormack Barack Obama was supposed to make his first presidential foray into the...
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The Sermon on the Mall
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Eastland, Terry
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The Sermon on the Mall God and man in the Obama White House. by Terry Eastland Barack Obama is the most religious Democratic president since Jimmy Carter. In announcing his campaign two years ago...
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This Is No Time to Panic
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STOSSEL, JOHN
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This Is No Time to Panic Our economy has recovered before and can do so again. by John Stossel Politicians are in agreement: Government must spend, spend, spend to solve the economic "crisis." The...
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A Misanthrope's World
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TERZIAN, PHILIP
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A Misanthrope's World Andrew Wyeth, 1917-2009. by Philip Terzian One of the less appealing aspects of art scholarship and criticism in the past half-century has been the extent to which it has...
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The Gaza Aftermath
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BOOT, MAX
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The Gaza Aftermath Most Israelis think they won this round By Max Boot Jerusalem Another war, another debate. When I was last in Israel in August 2006, the war against Hezbollah was just...
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Ground Zero for the GOP
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Rubin, Jennifer
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Ground Zero for the GOP The first rematch of the Obama era will be the Virginia governor's race this fall By Jennifer Rubin Republicans' 2008 election losses have spawned a spate of...
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What to Do About the Gitmo Detainees
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HESSLER, STEPHANIE
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What to Do About the Gitmo Detainees The ball is in Congress's court By Stephanie Hessler On his second day in office, President Obama issued an executive order to close the Guantanamo Bay...
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The Gothic Vision
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GELERNTER, DAVID
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Books & Arts The Gothic Vision Blueprints for technology in patterns of design by David Gelernter We see better when we recognize and can name (at least for our own purposes) the things we see....
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Pater Knows Best
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Schwartz, Joel
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Pater Knows Best The quest for success in inner-city schools. by Joel Schwartz Towards the beginning of this important and provocative book, journalist David Whitman notes that "the premier civil...
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Expiration Date
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TANTILLO, LILA DE
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Expiration Date Why and how the human shelf life grows longer. BY LILA DE TANTILLO If, for many in modern society, the fear of death may be considered to be among the most deep-seated and...
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His Masters' Voices
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JAMES, JAMIE
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His Masters' Voices The British Library presents the sound of writers speaking. by Jamie James The British Library has just released an anthology of recorded interviews with famous 20th-century...
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Suburban 'Titanic'
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PODHORETZ, JOHN
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Suburban 'Titanic' What happens when satire is mistaken for tragedy. by John Podhoretz Richard Yates's novel Revolutionary Road is a work in disguise. It takes the form of a domestic tragedy, but...
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Parody
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The New York Times Company said Monday that it had reached an agreement with Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helu for a $250 million loan intended to help the newspaper company finance its...
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Vol. 014 Issue 020 (February 9 2009)
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Vol. 014 Issue 021 (February 16 2009)
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Vol. 014 Issue 022 (February 23 2009)
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